Where Will We Find Our Water Florida Chamber of Commerce 23rd Environmental Permitting Short Course Early Bird C Ju

1. Where Will We Find Our WaterFlorida Chamber of Commerce23rd Environmental Permitting Short Course – Early Bird “C”July 22, 2009

2. Overview DEP and Water Management District Have Identified Water Resource Problem Areas Water Management Districts Have Limited Traditional Water Supplies Minimum Flows and Levels Limited Water Resource Availability Areas Water Reservations Water Management Districts Have Identified Alternative Water Supplies Problems Have Been Encountered in Developing Alternative Water Supplies

3. Water Resource Caution Areas Water Resource Caution Areas are areas that have or are projected to have critical water supply problems within 20 years As of June 10, 2008, over 75% of the State of Florida has been designated a Water Resource Caution Area Every Water Management District with the exception of the Suwannee River Water Management District has a Water Resource Caution Area Draft 2010 District Water Supply Plans propose to designate more than 90% of State as Water Resource Caution Area

4. Minimum Flows And Levels MFLs are those flows or levels below which significant harm to the water resources occurs Water allocations cannot interfere with MFL attainment except as part of recovery or prevention strategy Hundreds of MFLs have been established by all water management districts

5. Limited Water Resource Availability Areas SFWMD, SJRWMD and SWFWMD Have Established Limited Water Resource Availability Areas Covering Most of Peninsular Florida Traditional Water Supplies Are Capped in Limited Water Resource Availability Areas SFWMD, SJRWMD and SWFWMD Have Established CFCA in Central Florida SWFWMD has Established NTBWUCA and SWUCA in South-West Florida SFWMD has established Regional Water Availability Area in the Lower East Coast of Florida

6. CFCA Groundwater withdrawals limited to 2013 demands Supplemental water supplies required to meet post-2013 demands Supplemental water supplies: Surface Water Stormwater Reclaimed Water Saltwater Brackish Groundwater from Lower Floridan Aquifer that does not contribute to harmful cumulative impacts

7. NTBWUCA & SWUCA New groundwater withdrawals are limited Strict per-capita water use limits are imposed Alternative water supplies required to meet future demands Alternative water supplies: Surface Water Stormwater Reclaimed Water Saltwater Brackish groundwater that does contribute to saline water intrusion or wetland impacts Water transfers

8. LEC Regional Water Availability New direct or indirect surface and groundwater withdrawals from regional system limited to actual use 12-60 months prior to April 1, 2006 prohibited New or alternative water supplies required to meet future needs New alternative water supplies: Certified CERP project water Surface water during wet conditions not needed for Everglades Restoration Reallocated terminated or reduced existing water use Water offsets Reclaimed Water Saltwater Brackish groundwater from Floridan aquifer

9. Water Reservations Water reserved from consumptive use for protection of fish and wildlife Only pre-existing legal uses are protected During past 37 years two reservations were established SFWMD in process of establishing reservations for 30+ CERP projects and Kissimmee River First CERP reservation established 7/2/09 for Picayune Strand Reservation New alternative water supplies required: Water Transfers Reclaimed Water Saltwater Brackish groundwater from Floridan aquifer

10. Problems Developing Alternative Water Denial of Water Resource Problems by Affected Water Utilities Multi-Jurisdictional Project Governance Issues Inter-District Water Resource Coordination Issues Unexpected Opposition by Local Governments and Private Citizens to Critical Alternative Water Supply Projects Anti-Growth Opposition to Alternative Water Supply Projects Interplay Between State and Federal Water Quality Mandates and Alternative Water Supply Development Limited State or Federal Funding Assistance Economic Downturn and Reduced Projected Potable Water Demands

11. Yankee Lake Example Strong Opposition by Downstream Local Governments and Concerned Citizens to 5.5 MGD Withdrawal From St. Johns River Despite Insignificant Environmental Impact and Long-Term Water Supply Planning Scrutiny of Seminole County Water Conservation Programs and Per Capita Water Use Even Though it Met or Exceeded SJRWMD’s Existing Regulations Limitations on Surface Water Withdrawals Because of Downstream Impaired Water Quality Conditions SFWMD Proposed Reservation of Surface Water From Kissimmee River in Contrast to SJRWMD Development of Surface Water from St. Johns River

12. Yankee Lake – Public Participation WUAB 1994 – 2001 88 public meetings Water 20/20 1997 – 2000 8 public meetings SJR Project 2003 – 2008 103 public meetings ECFWISPI 2004 – 2005 20 public meetings DWSPS 1998 – 2006 11 public meetings CFCA 2006 – 2007 15 public meetings AWSCIS 2007 – 2008 23 public meetings Governing Board Meetings 168 public meetings Water Summits/Conservation Workshops 3 public meetings Cumulative Impact Study 2008 4 public meetings TOTAL 14 years/443 public meetings!

13. Yankee Lake – No Environmental Impact Immeasurable Flow Impact Immeasurable Water Quality Impact

14. What Do We Do?