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State Grant Will Upgrade Water Plant In Umatilla

    The City of Umatilla has been awarded a grant that will see its water delivery system greatly upgraded.  The State of Florida has funded a $3.88 million project that will allow the city to upgrade its water plant on CR 450 NE, creating a full redundancy of the city’s water delivery.
    The funds are coming from a state fund of leftover dollars that had been allocated for Hurricane Milton recovery.
    Currently, city water is delivered mostly via a water plant located on Maxwell Road next to the Save A Lot Plaza.  The second plant serves as an additional source of water, but is much small to service the whole city.
    “If a tornado or something took out the main plant, there is no way the second plant can serve the whole city, maybe not even half,” city manager Aaron Mercer said of the need.
    The grant, which Mercer described as ‘turnkey’ will fund the entire project, and will result in what is essentially a copy of the main plant being developed at the current site, which sits across from the North Lake Regional Park.  However, the upgrades will not include a second water tower.