Direct Potable Reuse in Polk County

Episode 1 of the The LEAD’r Podcast podcast, hosted by Lakes Education Action Drive, titled "Direct Potable Reuse in Polk County" was published on February 4, 2022 and runs 35 minutes.

February 4, 2022 ·35m · The LEAD’r Podcast

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Summary

Polk County’s Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Pilot project’s goal is to demonstrate that the direct potable reuse process can produce drinking water that meets or exceeds federal and state standards and provides an option for increasing Polk’s water supply in the future.

Episode Description

join us for our February Podcast as we discuss "Direct Potable Reuse" in Polk County. Our guest is Polk County Utilities Director Tamara Richardson. Ms. Richardson is a Professional Engineer and has served as Director of Polk County Utilities since December 2017. As director, She and her team are responsible for all functions of the Utilities Division, including water production and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, reclaimed water production and distribution, compliance and capacity, capital investments, maintenance and repairs, customer service and billing, and the financial management of these efforts.

Before coming to Polk County, Ms. Richardson served as the City Engineer and Utilities Director for a medium-sized Central Florida city with similar utility services for 15 years. Prior to that, she was a consulting engineer for a design firm specializing in municipal water and wastewater infrastructure. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering.

This is a fascinating conversation about Direct Potable Reuse and for more information, check out the links below.

Polk County Utilities

Department of Environmental Protection, "One Water Florida"