District grant pays for Rosedale Water System upgrades

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Nearly $275,000 in grant funding from the Northwest Florida Water Management District helped make significant upgrades to the Rosedale Water System, located in an unincorporated area of Gadsden County.

The funding, part of the District’s Water Supply Development Grant program, allowed Rosedale Water System to replace its transmission main, which includes 6,300 feet of waterline and appurtenant structures. The $271,222 grant also paid for the installation of automated water meters which will help identify the severity and location of water loss within the system.

The city of Chattahoochee owns and operates a permitted Public Water System that provides water to the 184 residents of the Rosedale community.

“A quality water supply is essential for a higher quality of life and I am thankful the water management district shares my commitment to rural communities across northwest Florida,” State Sen. Bill Montford said. “I also appreciate the local leaders in Chattahoochee for working with the District to make these necessary upgrades on behalf of their residents.”

The Rosedale Water System’s existing master meter and booster plant were recently upgraded as part of another project utilizing funds received through a legislative appropriation. The current project completed the much-needed upgrades to the water system to reduce water loss, operation and maintenance expenditures, and groundwater withdrawals.

“Our Water Supply Development Grant program has provided millions of dollars in recent years to help smaller communities throughout northwest Florida,” District Governing Board member Jon Costello said. “We are proud to work with local governments to fund projects like these that make such a positive impact in our communities.”

The District’s Water Supply Development Grant program was launched in 2013 and has awarded funding for 70 projects totaling more than $21.5 million. These projects have helped local governments and utilities make potable water distribution system improvements, replace aging infrastructure, evaluate and develop alternative water supply projects, and address local drinking water quality isshttps://nwfwp.sgssys.info/Water-Resources/Funding-Programs/Water-Supply-Grantsues. Two-thirds of the projects are in rural or financially disadvantaged communities.

For more information on projects funded under this program, please visit https://nwfwp.sgssys.info/Water-Resources/Funding-Programs/Water-Supply-Grants.