Transcript Slide 1

Where Will We Find Our Water
Florida Chamber of Commerce
23rd Environmental Permitting Short Course – Early Bird “C”
July 22, 2009
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
Water Resource Caution
Areas
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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
DEP Web Site Updated 6/10/2008
Minimum Flows And
Levels
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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
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
CFCA
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Groundwater withdrawals limited
to 2013 demands
Supplemental water supplies
required to meet post-2013
demands
Supplemental water supplies:
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Surface Water
Stormwater
Reclaimed Water
Saltwater
Brackish Groundwater from Lower
Floridan Aquifer that does not
contribute to harmful cumulative
impacts
NTBWUCA & SWUCA
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New groundwater withdrawals are
limited
Strict per-capita water use limits
are imposed
Alternative water supplies required
to meet future demands
Alternative water supplies:
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Surface Water
Stormwater
Reclaimed Water
Saltwater
Brackish groundwater that does
contribute to saline water intrusion or
wetland impacts
Water transfers
LEC Regional Water
Availability
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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:
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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
Water Reservations
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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:
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Water Transfers
Reclaimed Water
Saltwater
Brackish groundwater from Floridan aquifer
Problems Developing
Alternative Water
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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
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
Yankee Lake – Public
Participation
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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!
Yankee Lake – No
Environmental Impact
Immeasurable Flow Impact
Immeasurable Water Quality
Impact
What Do We Do?
Traditional Supplies
Conservation
Reuse
AWS Supplies