- The city of Altamonte Springs will no longer comply with the city of Apopka’s requests to reduce or stop reclaimed water flows due to breaches of their 2013 agreement.
- Altamonte Springs requires Apopka to accept up to 4.5 million gallons per day of reclaimed water under a 50-year agreement signed in 2013.
- Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson denies cutting off flows except for maintenance and requests a meeting with Altamonte to resolve operational disputes.
Altamonte Springs’ city attorney said the city of Apopka has repeatedly cut off or reduced reclaimed water flows, violating the terms of both cities’ 50-year agreement that was executed in June 2013.
In a Jan. 27 certified letter to the city of Apopka — reviewed by The Apopka Chief — Altamonte Springs city attorney Mary L. Sneed wrote that both cities entered into the agreement to help Apopka meet future water demands while reducing its reliance on groundwater.
Under the “Agreement for the Delivery of Reclaimed Water,” which Sneed attached to the letter, Apopka is required to “routinely receive and accept up to 4.5 million gallons per day (MGD)” of reclaimed water from the Altamonte Springs Regional Water Reclamation Facility (ASRWRF)…