The Wahoo Project
An Update on the Wahoo Project and What is to Come in the Near Future. Contributed By: Roads, Drainage and Bridges Committee
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As many Property Owners are aware, Wahoo Drive has had a flooding problem for many years. The Roads, Drainage, and Bridge Committee has been communicating with the Property Owners on Wahoo and implemented a plan to install a Pump Station on Wahoo Drive. The committee is proud to announce the completion of the installation of the pump station which has been in the works since 2019. Thank you to the Property Owners on Wahoo for participating in our townhalls and communicating with us as we sent updates to them during the process. In 2020 we were able to finalize the engineering and the location for the easement to install the pump station. A Big THANK YOU to the McKessy Family! A permit was applied for through OCRM and the Army Corp of Engineers (COE)
as the discharge of the water was to go into the existing canal that separates Wahoo and Tarpon. The permit request took about 6 months for approval. The project was bid in October of 2020 and awarded to Malphrus Utilities. Shop drawings were submitted and approved in November of 2020 and equipment released for manufacturing. The equipment was delivered in February 2021. The contractor mobilized and started the project on February 15, 2021. The construction was completed with the Pump Station and the Force Main start up, tested and put into service on April 20, 2021. The rain event that occurred on April 24th and 25th showed the pump station performed as designed and expected.
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