Fact Sheet

The Florida Governmental Utility
Authority (FGUA) is a special purpose
government that acquires, owns,
improves and operates water and
wastewater utilities.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Fact Sheet
SERVICES
Water
Wastewater
Reclaimed water
COUNTIES
Alachua
Citrus
Collier
Desoto
Hardee
Hendry
Hillsborough
Lake
Lee
Marion
Orange
Pasco
Polk
Putnam
Seminole
Volusia
Contact the FGUA Operations Office
280 Wekiva Springs Road, Suite 2000
Longwood, FL 32779
(877) 552-FGUA (3482) – toll free
(407) 629-6900 (phone)
(407) 629-6963 (fax)
[email protected]
www.fgua.com
SYSTEMS AND COUNTIES
LAKE
MISSION
“The FGUA provides communities with high value, cost effective utility management alternatives within a public
government structure that maximizes customer service quality.”
STRUCTURE
Seven-member Board of Directors (with
seven alternates) comprised of appointed
representatives from participating counties or
municipalities.
Board establishes policy and sets goals for
everything from customer service standards and
rate setting, to the acquisition of utility systems.
Local governments are represented on the
leadership board and maintain important
decision-making control over utilities serving
their communities.
FGUA representatives have participated in more than
1,600 community events.
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Managed more than $500 million in financial transactions
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Managed more than $220 million in capital improvement projects
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Acquired more than $322 million in water and wastewater utilities
FOUNDED
Formed in 1999 through an interlocal agreement
between Brevard, Lee, Polk and Sarasota
counties.
Today, counties include Citrus, DeSoto, Hendry,
Lee, Pasco, and Polk.
SERVICES BY THE NUMBERS
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Manages approximately 120,000 customer
connections daily
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152 wells
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2,000 reclaimed water customers
75 water treatment plants
32 wastewater treatment plants
Delivers more than 10 million gallons of drinking water daily
Treats more than 7 million gallons of wastewater daily
BENEFITS
The benefits a local government receives from joining
the FGUA include:
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Leveraging economies of scale
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Reliable, efficient, and responsive utility management
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Public ownership alternative
Centralized management, operations, and planning
SYSTEMS AND COUNTIES
The FGUA manages the following 84 systems, within
fourteen (14) counties:
ALACHUA
Arredondo Estates
COLLIER
Golden Gate
CITRUS
Castle Lake
Kenwood North
Pine Valley
The Meadows
West Citrus
HARDEE
Peace River
HILLSBOROUGH
MacDill Air Force Base
48 Estates
Carlton Village
East Lake Harris Estates
Fairways at Mt. Plymouth
Fern Terrace
Friendly Center
Grand Terrace
Haines Creek
Hobby Hills
Holiday Haven
Imperial Mobile Terrace
Kings Cove
Morningview
Palms Mobile Home Park
Picciola Island
Piney Woods/
Spring Lake Manor
Quail Ridge
Ravenswood
Silver Lake Estates/
Western Shores
Skycrest
Stone Mountain
Summit Chase
Valencia Terrace
Venetian Village
LEE
Lehigh Acres
North Fort Myers
South Seas
MARION
49th Street Village
Belleair
Belleview Hills Estates
Belleview Hills Jog Acres
Chappell Hills
Fairfax Hills
Hawk’s Point
Marion Hills
Ocala Oaks
Ridge Meadows
West View
Woodberry Forest
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ORANGE
Tangerine
PASCO
Aloha Gardens
Angus Valley
Colonial Manor
Dixie Grove Estates
Holiday Anclote/Westwood
Jasmine Lakes
Lindrick
Mad Hatter
Palm Terrace
Seven Springs
Virginia City
Zephyr Shores
POLK
Breeze Hill
Gibsonia Estates
Lake Gibson Estates
Orange Hill/Sugar Creek
Rosalie Oaks
Village Water
PUTNAM
Beecher’s Point
Hermits Cove
Interlachen Lake Estates
Palm Port
Park Manor
Pomona Park
River Grove
Saratoga Harbor
Silver Lakes Oaks
St. Johns Highlands
Welaka Mobile Home Park
Wooten
SEMINOLE
Chuluota
Florida Central Commerce Park
Harmony Homes
VOLUSIA
Jungle Den
Twin Rivers/Tomoka View
Contact the FGUA Operations Office
(877) 552-FGUA (3482) – toll free • (407) 629-6900 (phone)
(407) 629-6963 (fax) • [email protected]
www.fgua.com