Officials dedicate Peace River pipeline’s completion
SUN PHOTOS BY GREG MARTIN, gmartin@sun-herald.com
Officials involved in a project to build a water pipeline across the Peace River celebrate its completition by throwing switches to start its pumps Thursday at the line's pumping station off U.S. 17 in Cleveland, Fla. Pictured from left are Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch, Peace River water authority director Pat Lehman, and county commissioners Chris Constance and Robert Skidmore, who is holding his daughter, Reagan.
CLEVELAND, Fla. — Behind a large water storage tank draped with a huge American flag, several dozen local politicians, regional water agency staffers and engineers gathered Thursday to celebrate the completion of a $20 million pipeline across the Peace River.
The 12-mile transmission line will allow the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority and Punta Gorda Utilities to ship up to six million gallons per day to each other, either to meet local or regional demands or provide water in case of emergency plant shutdowns.
