News Release
nr09-072
Jeff Cole,Communications and Governmental Affairs Director (386) 329-4497
CONTACT:
Area 4:Ed Garland (321) 676-6612(Office) or (321) 863-0055 (Cellular)
Water supply planning meetings continue throughout District
PALATKA, Fla., Oct. 21, 2009 - The St. Johns River Water Management District has scheduled additional meetings to encourage public participation in the development of the District Water Supply Plan (DWSP) 2010 and review of the draft District Water Supply Assessment (WSA) 2008.
WSA 2008 and DWSP 2010 are being designed to meet the requirements of the water supply planning provisions of Florida Statutes. The District began hosting public meetings in May.
The draft WSA 2008 includes projections of water use through the year 2030 and identifies areas where current and anticipated sources of water and conservation efforts will not be adequate to meet projected needs and sustain the water resources and related natural systems. These areas are called priority water resource caution areas (PWRCAs).
Approximately 97 percent of the District's 18-county region has been identified in the draft WSA 2008 as PWRCAs or potential PWRCAs. Through the planning process, the potential PWRCAs will be refined to determine whether they are indeed areas of concern or should be reduced in scope.
The public meetings will focus on the central, southern and northern water supply planning areas of the District.
The current schedule of meetings is as follows:
Oct. 22, 9 a.m., Northeast Florida water supply planning groundwater modeling subgroup, Governing Board room, District headquarters, 4049 Reid St. (Hwy. 100 West), PalatkaOct. 28, 9 a.m., Volusia County minimum flows and levels (MFLs) subgroup, Volusia County training room, first floor, Thomas C. Kelly Administrative Center, 123 West Indiana Ave., DeLandNov. 10, 2009, 9 a.m., Northeast Florida water supply planning groundwater modeling subgroup, Green Cove Springs City Hall, 321 Walnut St., Green Cove SpringsNov. 13, 10 a.m., Water Conservation subgroup, Governing Board room, District headquarters, 4049 Reid St. (Hwy. 100 West), Palatka Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m., "Per Capita" technical group, District headquarters, room 226 (Resource Management building), 4049 Reid St. (Hwy. 100 West), PalatkaNov. 17, 9 a.m., Northeast Florida water supply planning groundwater modeling subgroup, Governing Board room, District headquarters, 4049 Reid St. (Hwy. 100 West), PalatkaDec. 3, 10 a.m., Central water supply planning area work group, Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) Gardenia Facility, first floor conference room, 3800 Gardenia Ave., OrlandoDec. 9, 9 a.m., Volusia County minimum flows and levels (MFLs) subgroup, Volusia County training room, first floor, Thomas C. Kelly Administrative Center, 123 West Indiana Ave., DeLandDec. 11, 1:30 p.m., Southern water supply planning area work group, Indian River County Commission Chambers, 1801 27th St., Building A, Vero BeachDec. 17, 10 a.m., Water Conservation subgroup, Governing Board room, District headquarters in Palatka, 4049 Reid St. (Hwy. 100 West), PalatkaDistrict objectives for the 2010 water supply planning process are to allow review and further evaluation of projected water resource impacts, finalize identification of PWRCAs for the 2010 plan, complete WSA 2008 and include it as an appendix in the 2010 plan, identify strategies to prevent unacceptable impacts and incorporate these strategies into the 2010 plan.The District is taking every opportunity to ensure that the public participates in this important planning process. Meeting dates are subject to change. Visit the District's Web site at www.sjrwmd.com/watersupplyplanning/upcomingmeetings.html to verify meeting dates and visit www.sjrwmd.com/watersupplyplanning to learn more about the water supply planning process.
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