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U.S. Water Services Corporation has been awarded the Wastewater Utility, Collection System and Maintenance Contract regarding the City of Marathon Wastewater, Vacuum Collection and Stormwater Facilities.  U.S. Water provided a competitive proposal in response to the City RFP and scored the highest technical ranking while competing against two internationally owned firms.  The new contract start date is effective 10/01/09.  A large thank you goes out to Ted Yarboro, Chris Jones, DeWayne Dousay and Lee Penick for providing vital quality services and support to the important Florida Keys Community.

U.S. Water Services Corporation was asked by the City of Lauderhill to begin fulfilling a full time role of contract operations provider related to the City Water Utility Facilities.   U.S. Water was previously contracted to provide relief operating services March thru May of this year.

The City of Lauderhill has requested that U.S. Water Services Corporation assist the City by providing relief operating services to augment the direct City Utility Operating Staff.  Services Began this month and as with many contracts throughout the State of Florida, U.S. Water will standby ready to provide relief operating services as needed by the City.

The Island Dunes Country Club has selected U.S. Water Services as the preferred contract operator to service the Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Treatment System located in Jensen Beach, St. Lucie County Florida.  U.S. Water will provide utility operating services 6 hours per day, 7 days a week with weekly inspections to the associated 6 remote lift stations. The contact stabilization Wastewater Treatment Facility is permitted at  0.12 MGD with secondary domestic wastewater treatment consisting of two surge basins, two re-aeration basins, two clarifiers, one filter dosing basin, two gravity filters, a chlorine contact chamber, two digesters as well as six remote lift stations. Treated effluent meeting the effluent reuse limitations set forth in facility permit is captured in storage pond allowing a slow-rate public access providing water for irrigation to the Island Dunes 63 acre golf course.

In conjunction with the planning of the Pasco County Government, The Aloha Utility System was purchased by the FGUA in February 2009.  U.S. Water Services Corporation was selected by the FGUA as the preferred provider to operate and maintain the water, wastewater and reclaimed facilities, associated infrastructure and provide billing/collection services. Now known as the FGUA Pasco System,  the Aloha Utility System – previously existed as the second largest privately held utility system in the State of Florida while serving 17,400 connections and a population of approximately 45,000.  U.S. Water Services is assisting the FGUA and the County of Pasco in resolving publicized water quality problems that have plagued the system over many years. 

The system facilities are located and permitted within two service areas within southwest Pasco County known as the Aloha Gardens and Seven Springs service areas.  The total system consists of 11 individual Water Treatment Plants with combined production of 4.0 MGD.  The WWTF capacity totals 2.1 MGD with separate flow received direct by Pasco County totaling 0.48 MGD.  The WWTF is an extended air treatment facility with mechanical screening and grit removal, effluent traveling bridge filter, 2.3 million gallons of reject effluent storage and 17.1 million gallons of total reclaimed water storage. 

Contract value totals approximately $26,000,000.00 covering an initial contract term of 5 years.