The well-trained, professional staff of the Marco Island Utility Department strives for the highest quality service dedicated to the public health and welfare of City customers, after reorganizing under the Public Works Department in 2005. The five divisions are: Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Maintenance, Distribution and Collection, and Engineering.
Utility staff is responsible for providing water, wastewater, and reuse services to residents of Marco Island, Marco Shores, and the Isles of Capri (wastewater). Water is sold in bulk to Collier County for Goodland, and bulk wastewater treatment is provided to the North Marco Utilities. In addition, Staff handles planning, budgeting, engineering, and regulatory issues for the resident.Utility Department responsibilities include:
• Providing service to 15,000 to 40,000 residents through 11,000 customer meters
• Maintaining 500 miles of water transmission lines
• Maintaining 200 miles of sewer collection lines
• Maintaining 64 wastewater lift stations
• Maintaining 25 miles of reuse water distribution lines
• Producing and distributing 3.1 billion gallons of potable water
• Collecting and treating 730 million gallons of wastewater
• Producing and distributing 401 million gallons of reuse water for irrigation
• Repairing approximately 350 water pipe breaks in 2005
• Responding to approximately 5,500 “Sunshine One Call” requests in 2005 to identify locations of utility lines for construction purposes
Some current projects include: increasing the number of Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR) wells for storage of potable water; making improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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