PANAMA CITY - The Northwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board will provide nearly $5.5 million in grant funding to Bay County for the development of an alternative pump station for Deer Point Lake Reservoir, which serves as the county’s primary water supply source.
“As Deer Point Lake Reservoir is vulnerable to impacts from major coastal storm surge events, this project is vital to ensuring a clean, safe and reliable supply of water for the region,” said Governing Board Chairman George Roberts. “The District is pleased to partner with Bay County to implement this project and achieve one of our long-standing water supply planning priorities.”
The funding will be used to develop an upstream intake near the mouth of Econfina Creek. The project includes the construction of a surface water intake, pump station and pipeline—which will have the capacity to deliver approximately 30 million gallons per day (mgd) of raw water to the Bay County Water Treatment Plant.
“The new pumping station will be located in the northernmost portion of Deer Point Lake Reservoir,” said Paul Lackemacher, Utility Services Director at Bay County Utilities Services. “This new pumping station, surface water intake, and pipeline will ensure our residents that the County will have an available back-up water supply in the event of extreme conditions.”
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