Project Overview

The City of Venice currently owns and operates one Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant, which serves approximately 26,000 residents  from its location near the Intracoastal Waterway. Though the current system adequately distributes water to customers throughout the City, occasionally customers further east may experience lower pressures during peak demand times. In order to improve the level of service, the City is planning a Water Booster Pump Station (BPS).  The BPS will be located on the northern portion of an approximately 40-acre City-owned parcel at the eastern end of Gene Greene Road adjacent to the Dona Bay Surface Water Storage Facility.

In addition to the pump station and ground storage tank, the project will also include two new 16-inch water lines along Knight’s Trail and the Venetian Golf and River Club Perimeter Road, an Emergency Operations Center for the Utilities Department, and an Emergency Interconnect with Sarasota County’s Potable Water System. The City also intends to construct a solar panel system to power the proposed BPS.

The project was designed by the City’s consultant Black & Veatch. Poole & Kent Company of Florida was awarded the contract to build the facility. Construction began in October 2023 and the booster pump station is expected to be operational late 2025.