Alafia River Pump Station
The Alafia River Intake and Pump Station is located near the Bell Shoals Road Bridge on the Alafia River. The water use permit issued by Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) limits the harvest of water from this site to 10 percent of the river flow whenever flow at Bell Shoals Road is greater than 80 million gallons per day (mgd).
This means at least 80 million gallons per day must be flowing in the river before any water can be withdrawn.
Withdrawals are capped at 51.7 mgd, and that amount is only allowed when the river flows at Bell Shoals Road are higher than 517 mgd. With these restrictions, the maximum withdrawal conditions during high flows would have less than a 3-4 inch effect on the river level in the vicinity of the intake.
Estimated Long-term Annual Average Permitted Yield = 17.2 mgd
| River Flows At Withdrawal Location |
Maximum Withdrawal Rate |
| MGD |
CFS |
MGD |
CFS |
| 0 to 80
80 to 520
Above 520 |
0 to 124
124 to 800
Above 800 |
0
10% of total flow
52 (Peak) |
0
10% of total flow
80 (Peak) |
