Attached for City Council’s review and consideration for approval is Task Order No.23-02 from Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT) in the amount of $100,000 for engineering services associated with the 2024 Stormwater Utility System Master Plan Update for the City of New Port Richey’s Stormwater Utility.

The City’s existing Stormwater Utility Master Plan was last updated by Florida Design Consultants January 2014.  Over the past 10 years the City has constructed a number of Capital Improvement Projects which were identified in the 2014 Master Plan.  Some of the identified and completed projects included the construction of the Heights Retention/Detention Ponds.  Florida Avenue Drainage Improvements in the Downtown area.  Orange Lake Outfall, the Missouri Avenue at Madison Street Drainage Improvements. Riverview Drainage Improvements, Tanglewood Terrace Drainage Improvements, Tropic Shores Drainage Improvements, 7230 Grand Boulevard Drainage Improvements, and Richey Drive Drainage Improvements.

The 2024 Stormwater Utility System Master Plan update will re-examine the City’s stormwater system by identifying and analyzing the existing drainage information collected over the past 10 years, as well as information collected during the update process.  Proposed projects to be in the plan will be categorized as known flooding areas, water quality treatment areas, repetitive loss areas, and finally projects that have not been completed in the City’s previous Stormwater Master Plan.