Process

Construction

What Utilities are being worked on and how do they work?

First, the water system. The City gets its water from large, deep wells. The water is treated and pumped into the distribution system.
The expansion program will tie into this existing system and extend lines to unserved areas. The City lines will take the water up to a meter in the front yard. Home owners are then responsible for connecting from their homes to the the meter. The City's 22 existing wells and 15 MGD water purification plants are adequate for the existing areas plus the new expansion, so no additional water treatment facilities will be constructed under this program.
Secondly, the wastewater or sewer system. The City wastewater lines pick up the used water from a point at the edge of the property. Again, the property owners will connect from their homes or businesses to the City's line. The wastewater lines will usually connect into a gravity sewer that flows to a local neighborhood lift station.
This is a neighborhood lift station in Cape Coral. We will put these in out-of-the-way places whenever possible.
The small lift stations pump the wastewater to Master Pump stations, which collect sewage from several areas.
This is a master pump station here in Cape Coral. You can see it looks like a small house on a regular lot.
The master pump stations then pump the combined flows to the treatment plants.
The third system provides reclaimed water. This is also referred to as secondary or irrigation water.
This is treated waste water distributed from the treatment plant back to customers who can use it to water their lawns. Cape Coral is a leader in water reuse technology—an important conservation tool. The expansion program will tie into this existing system and extend lines to unserved areas. The new City lines will take the secondary water up to the front yard, where the homeowner will tie in.
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