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Central Florida Water Initiative Regional Water Supply Plan Bill Graf Intergovernmental Representative South Florida Water Management District. Today’s Presentation. Northwest. Suwannee River. What is CFWI? What is a water supply plan? Importance for local involvement

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  1. Central Florida Water InitiativeRegional Water Supply PlanBill GrafIntergovernmental RepresentativeSouth Florida Water Management District

  2. Today’s Presentation Northwest Suwannee River • What is CFWI? • What is a water supply plan? • Importance for local involvement • Opportunities for public participation St. Johns Southwest South Florida

  3. What is the CFWI? • Central Florida Water Initiative — A collaborative water supply planning effort to protect, develop, conserve and restore central Florida’s water resources

  4. CFWI Governance • Steering Committee • One representative each from: • Utilities, St. Johns River, South Florida & Southwest Florida water management districts’ Governing Boards (3), Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services • Management Oversight Committee • Technical Oversight Committee • Technical Teams (6)

  5. What Are the Challenges?? • Reaching sustainable groundwater limits • Meeting future demands on the area’s water resources • Overlapping regulatory programs

  6. Addressing the Challenges • One shared groundwater model • One coordinated strategy for Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) prevention & recovery • One Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP)

  7. Water Use All Classes Historic Projected

  8. Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP) • Demands from all categories • 20 year planning horizon • Evaluation of water resources • How to meet the demands • Potential sources • Project options • Funding mechanisms • Update every 5 years

  9. We will write it after the email invite text is finalized as the wording needs to be consistent. So when she gets us final text on the email invite, we can turn around the news release in a few hours – but the text will be the same. RWSP Water Resource Evaluation • Future demands estimated and aquifer changes evaluated • Availability of groundwater determined from multiple measuring sticks to ensure protection of water resources and existing water users

  10. RWSP Groundwater Availability Measuring Sticks • Water bodies with MFLs within the CFWI • Wetlands evaluated by the CFWI Environmental Measures Team • Re-evaluated and proposed MFLs within CFWI • Southern Water Use Caution Area (in Polk Co.) Saltwater Intrusion Min. Aquifer Level • Non-MFL water bodies • Rivers • Aquifer water quality • Current agency/regulatory constraints

  11. Findings from Groundwater Availability Evaluation • Traditional groundwater sources can meet some, but not all projected and permitted needs in the CFWI.

  12. Findings • Areas that limit future groundwater availability based on measuring sticks • Wekiva Springs/River System • West Seminole County/West Orange County • South Lake County • Lake Wales Ridge • SWUCA

  13. Primary Areas Susceptible to Groundwater Withdrawals Wekiva Springs/ River System S Lake County Lake Wales Ridge W Seminole & W Orange Counties Southern Water Use Caution Area (SWUCA)

  14. CFWI Planning Level Groundwater Availability Estimates • 800 mgd • Average groundwater use (1995 to 2010) • Includes some management activities • 850 mgd • Sustainable level of traditional groundwater sources available for water supply without causing unacceptable harm to water resources and associated natural systems • 250 mgd • Amount of new water supply options needed in the RWSP (difference between 2035 projected demands and sustainable level using existing sources)

  15. RWSP Water Supply Options • Demand management options • Example: Conservation potential • Water supply development options • Example: Expanded use of reclaimed water to meet irrigation demands • Water resource development options • Example: Water storage to capture wet weather flows

  16. Linking Land Use with Water Supply Planning After the Districts update the Regional Water Supply Plan: • Local governments must amend their comprehensive plan to include a 10-year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan within 18 months of RWSP update and submit to Dept. of Economic Opportunity (DEO) • Work Plan must demonstrate sufficient water supply for at least next 10 years • Identify the projects to be developed

  17. Importance for Local Involvement • Ensure plan reflects local needs • Review of population projections and documents • Coordination among: • County Commission/City Council • Utility staff • Planning staff • Identify projects to meet future water demand

  18. Public Involvement Schedule

  19. Live CFWI Webinar • Learn more about the CFWI, the RWSP and get questions answered • Participate in a live webinar on Thursday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. • Visit Polk Government TV’s website at www.polk-county.net/icast

  20. Next Phase: Solutions • Strategies to meet future water demands by: • Optimizing use of existing groundwater • Identifying demand management activities • Identifying viable alternative supplies • Establishing consistent rules

  21. Additional information • can be found at • cfwiwater.com QUESTIONS?

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