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Utilities Department May 25, 2010

Orange County Board of County Commissioners Water Conserv II Rapid Infiltration Basin Expansion Project. Utilities Department May 25, 2010. Presentation Outline. Background Proposed Project Zoning Issues Project Permitting Next Steps. Presentation Outline. Background Proposed Project

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Utilities Department May 25, 2010

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  1. Orange County Board of County CommissionersWater Conserv II Rapid Infiltration Basin Expansion Project Utilities Department May 25, 2010

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • Proposed Project • Zoning Issues • Project Permitting • Next Steps

  3. Presentation Outline Background Proposed Project Zoning Issues Project Permitting Next Steps

  4. Background • Water Conserv II is one of the largest agricultural reclaimed water projects in the world • Owned by Orange County and the City of Orlando • Operational since 1986 • Primary components are irrigation and aquifer recharge

  5. Background Benefits of Water Conserv II Agricultural irrigation for citrus Rapid infiltration basins (RIBs) for aquifer recharge Wet-weather capacity

  6. Background 2,684 acres in Orange County 2,559 acres in Lake County

  7. Background Existing RIB capacity of 29.2 MGD

  8. Background Existing RIBs in Lake County RIB Site 2 Constructed in 2004 Zoning approved by Lake County Land area – 850 acres RIB area – 35 acres Current capacity of 9.5 MGD RIB Site 2

  9. Presentation Outline Background Proposed Project Zoning Issues Project Permitting Next Steps

  10. Proposed Project • New RIB construction • Sites 1 and 10 • Add up to 10.3 MGD of RIB capacity • Lake County P&Z recommended denial of zoning request

  11. Presentation Outline Background Proposed Project Zoning Issues Project Permitting Next Steps

  12. Zoning Issues Lake County/Clermont JPA Established joint planning area (JPA) in south Lake County The proposed project is located within the JPA Clermont initiated discussions regarding annexation of Water Conserv II property Clermont and Lake County are negotiating revisions to the JPA to accommodate Water Conserv II annexation

  13. Zoning Issues – Benefits of Annexation Water Conserv II receives zoning for RIB expansion Water Conserv II sells reclaimed water to Clermont at BCC approved rate Clermont constructs reclaimed water interconnect

  14. Zoning Issues – Benefits of Annexation Lake County and Clermont receive commitment to develop east-west connector road corridor Possible future economic development uses consistent with Water Conserv II and Horizon West

  15. Presentation Outline Background Proposed Project Zoning Issues Project Permitting Next Steps

  16. Project Permitting Applications needed Annexation Rezoning of project area Agreements to be negotiated Reclaimed Water Delivery Agreement Initially 1 MGD Pre-annexation Agreement Zoning suitable for RIBs East-west connector road corridor commitment Economic development planning Reclaimed water commitment

  17. Presentation Outline Background Proposed Project Zoning Issues Project Permitting Next Steps

  18. Next Steps BCC approvals not needed at this time Future approval by BCC of the Pre-annexation Agreement Future approval by BCC of the Reclaimed Water Delivery Agreement

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