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2002 Annual Report
Bonita Springs Utilities
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2002 in Review
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Celebrating the
May groundbreaking for the reverse osmosis
facility were BSU Board Members John Mathes,
Frank Liles Jr., Marc Ciaffone, Paul Attwood,
Bob McGrath and Harvey Haines.
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Lee County Commissioner
Ray Judah, BSU Executive Director Fred Partin,
Director of Engineering Pat Jennings and
Carol Ann Wehle, director/Greater West Coast
for South Florida Water Management District,
were on hand for the milestone.
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2002 IN
REVIEW
- Sections of BSU’s
Web site, at www.BSU.us, were launched
in Spanish to make customer service information
available to a broader audience.
- BSU and Acme Computer
Services donated 15 used personal computers
to students in local public schools.
- The utility was granted
approval to adjust its rates and fees,
the first adjustment since 1995.
- BSU and the City of
Bonita Springs finalized an agreement to
move the utility’s franchise from
Lee County to the city.
- In the spring, BSU
began construction of a $38 million reverse
osmosis water treatment plant to help meet
anticipated water demand through 2005.
- A bright pink pig,
a creation of Three Oaks Elementary School
student Leilani Gonzalez, encourages Bonita
Springs residents to “save water
for a dry day.” Leilani’s illustration
was chosen from 300 submitted for BSU’s
second Water Conservation Calendar. The
artwork of 11 other students conveys similar
messages, helping the utility to promote
the responsible protection of our water
resources year-round.
| BSU Water Customers |
Septic Tanks Eliminated
(cumulative totals) |
| 1970 |
0 |
| 1975 |
1,908 |
| 1980 |
2,567 |
| 1985 |
4,725 |
| 1990 |
7,413 |
| 1995 |
11,167 |
| 2000 |
16,594 |
| 2001 |
17,920 |
| 2002 |
19,182 |
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| 1997 |
1,235 |
| 1998 |
2,022 |
| 1999 |
2,048 |
| 2000 |
2,477 |
| 2001 |
3,699 |
| 2002 |
4,017 |
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The
BSU Board of Directors congratulates six
of the students whose artwork was chosen
for the utility’s 2003 calendar: (front
row, left to right) August - Sarah Glass,
Spring Creek Elementary; October - Stephanie
Nelson, Bonita Springs Elementary; March
- Emily Nelson, Bonita Springs Elementary;
November - Anna Eggleston, Bonita Springs
Elementary; May - Emmyrett Moreida, Bonita
Springs Elementary; and December and cover
- Leilani Gonzalez, Three Oaks Elementary
School. Not pictured: January - Janeth Leija,
Spring Creek Elementary; February - Brittany
Fones, Spring Creek Elementary; April -
Kelsey Phillips, Bonita Springs Elementary;
June - Nayra Alvarado, Spring Creek Elementary;
July - Amy Opteyndt, Bonita Springs Elementary;
and September - Carla Garcia, Spring Creek
Elementary School.
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A
drawing by Leilani Gonzalez was chosen for
the cover of the 2003 Water Conservation
Calendar.
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