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A Resolution of the City Commission accepting a grant from the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for financial services for the Coral Gables Sanitary Sewer Coastal Bay Service Area rehabilitation and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with DEP for said financial assistance under DEP Agreement No. C2207 for financial services; and authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 annual budget to recognize the grant funds as revenue and to appropriate such funds to cover the cost of the grant expenditures.
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The City of Coral Gables is repairing and/or replacing its existing gravity sanitary sewer pipe system in the areas of Cocoplum, Gables Estates, and Gables by the Sea neighborhoods that are located in the vicinity of the Coral Gables Waterway Canals and Biscayne Bay. Due to the age and substandard pipe material, the existing sewer system is currently experiencing pipe exfiltration and infiltration resulting in volumes of untreated wastewater that become the source for groundwater and surface water pollution, ultimately affecting water quality and the natural environment. This project is necessary to reduce nutrient pollution and improve the water quality in groundwater and surrounding surface water bodies. Additionally, this project will improve the reliability of the City’s sewer gravity system in serving the residents.
The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection agreed to provide financial assistance for rehabilitation in the amount of $2,000,000, representing 80% of the cost of the project. The City’s contribution will be 20% for a total of $500,000 of the project’s construction phase.
In order to receive said financial assistance, the City must enter into an agreement with the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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