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Golden Gate
Lehigh Acres
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The Golden Gate System of the FGUA serves the Golden Gate community in Collier county, which is located in an unincorporated area between Green Blvd., the Golden Gate main canal, Santa Barbara Blvd., and Collier Blvd. (CR 951) (approximately eight miles east of Naples in Collier county).

Golden Gate is a series of large subdivisions that cover just over four square miles of urban residential and light commercial property. Most of these are single-family homes.

The Golden Gate System serves about half of the Golden Gate development with water services and provides a little less than half with wastewater services. The supply for Golden Gate water system comes from a series of shallow aquifer wells that pump about 1.95 million gallons per day. The system also has a water treatment plant, three storage tanks, and approximately 40 miles of water lines that carry water back and forth from the facilities to homes and businesses. As of January 2010, the Golden Gate System served 3,416 water customers and 2,218 wastewater customers.

To keep your system current, the FGUA is updating the Golden Gate System’s water and wastewater Master Plan. In addition to the existing Golden Gate facilities, the FGUA’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan outlines over $15 million in improvements in the coming years.

New improvement projects near you

A water system distribution project is currently underway in Golden Gate. This project will loop identified water mains to improve hydraulic conditions and water quality.

The expansion of the Golden Gate WWTP is nearing completion. This project expanded the current plant capacity from 0.95 MGD to 1.50 MGD and included a dedicated brine disposal line and pump station that directly routes RO concentrate byproduct from the water treatment plant to the newly constructed deep injection well at the wastewater treatment plant.

An infiltration and inflow (I&I) removal project is currently under construction. This project is intended to reduce (I&I) into the collection system during the rainy season. Construction includes testing and sealing joints and laterals, Manhole to Manhole lining, smoke testing, cleaning and video inspecting gravity sewer lines.

A manhole rehabilitation project is currently under construction and includes sealing and coating of deteriorated manholes and adjustments that are necessary to restore the manholes to their original condition.

A lift station pump replacement project is currently underway in Golden Gate. This project includes replacement of aged pumps that have been repaired or rehabbed multiple times. Replacement of these pumps helps prevent possible lift station overflows.

A project is currently underway to install automatic flushing devices in the Golden Gate Utility System. Installation of automatic flushing devices at locations experiencing low chlorine residuals will help maintain water quality and ensure a better finished product.



Golden Gate FGUA Utility Advisory Committee (UAC)

The Golden Gate FGUA Utility Advisory Committee is made of five local community members with experience or interest in the FGUA. The FGUA Board of Directors appoints committee members to offer suggestions and recommendations on FGUA business to the FGUA board. The members serve a voluntary three-year term. For information about the Golden Gate UAC, contact the Golden Gate Community Services Representative at 877-552-3482.

Current committee members are:
William Combs - Chair
(Vacant) - Vice Chair
David Farmer
William Arthur
W. James Klug, III

View the 2009-2010 Committee Meeting schedule (PDF)

All UAC meeting minutes are included in the FGUA agenda packet.



2007 budget for the Golden Gate system
2008 budget for the Golden Gate system
2010 budget for the Golden Gate system
Water quality (Consumer Confidence) report for this system (updated in July each year)


Golden Gate Community Services Representative: Dieudonne Thomas
Email Golden Gate Customer Service
877/552-3482 Telephone

Community Services Manager: Yvette Hartsfield
407/629-6900 Telephone