Hernando County Commissioners got a little greener this month! By approving the funding for the improvement of the Glen Wastewater Treatment Plant, the next phase of water reuse was put into action!

In two years the treatment plant, as well as other utility projects that are underway, should be completed and the Hernando County Utilities Department will have added the capacity to increase the amount of reclaimed water by 37% per day!! Increasing the availability of reclaimed water is encouraged by the Southwest Florida Water Management District, affectionately known as Swiftmud. According to Anthony Andrade, senior analyst for Swiftmud, “Reclaimed water is a vital water resource, we look at it not only as a help to meet our needs, it’s critical to meet our needs.”

The reclaimed water will more than likely be heading toward the local golf courses for irrigation. Every gallon of reclaimed water that is used by a golf course for irrigation, a gallon of drinking water does not have to be pumped.

Great job, Hernando County!