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Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply AuthorityAuthority

February 21, 2007February 21, 2007

Demand ProjectionsDemand Projections Northern Region 2000-2025 (mgd) Northern Region 2000-2025 (mgd)

CategoryCategory 20002000 20252025 ChangeChange

AgricultureAgriculture 3030 3030 00

Public SupplyPublic Supply 7171 127127 5656

Ind./Commercial, Ind./Commercial, Mining, PowerMining, Power 3939 4343 44

RecreationRecreation 1212 2121 88

TotalTotal 153153 221221 6868

2004 Estimated Water Use

Northern Planning AreaNorthern Planning AreaWater Resource Conditions Water Resource Conditions

Resources are generally in good condition Resources are generally in good condition from a regional perspectivefrom a regional perspectiveHigh growth area with pattern of High growth area with pattern of development that has trended toward high development that has trended toward high water demandswater demandsAreas of concern have emergedAreas of concern have emergedOpportunity exists to develop a strategy to Opportunity exists to develop a strategy to preventprevent local impacts from coalescing into a local impacts from coalescing into a regional problem regional problem

Common Issue:Common Issue:Increasing Public Supply Growth,Increasing Public Supply Growth,

Water-Intensive Patterns of DevelopmentWater-Intensive Patterns of Development

Water-Intensive Patterns of DevelopmentWater-Intensive Patterns of Development

Northern District StrategiesNorthern District Strategies

• Water Conservation Summit

• Per Capita Requirements

• Marion / Sumter Counties

• Expand NTB WUCA

• Citrus and Hernando Counties

WATER CONSERVATION SUMMITWATER CONSERVATION SUMMIT

Workshop in partnership with the Workshop in partnership with the SJRWMD targeting Citrus, Hernando, SJRWMD targeting Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion and Sumter Lake, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties.counties.

WATER CONSERVATION SUMMIT

Target Audiences

• Elected Officials

• Community Leaders

• Regional Agency Members

• SJRWMD and SWFWMD Board Members

• Local Government Administrative Staff

• Utility and Planning Personnel

• Advisory Committee Members

WATER CONSERVATION SUMMIT

Conceptual Program

• Welcome/Introductory Comments

• State of the Resources- Hydrology and Geology of the Region- Water Supply Trends and Projections

• Legislative and Regulatory Requirements- Growth Management Legislation- Local Government Comprehensive & Land Development Plans- Northern District Water Use Management Strategies

• Expanding the Water “Pie”- Reclaimed Water Considerations- Conservation Opportunities- Education and Outreach

WATER CONSERVATION SUMMIT

Friday, March 23, 2007

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

OCALA HILTON

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Per Capita RequirementsPer Capita Requirements

County-wide Per Capita Use RatesCounty-wide Per Capita Use Rates

Central and Southern CountiesCentral and Southern Counties Average 114 gpd/cAverage 114 gpd/c Ranges from 86 to 145 gpd/cRanges from 86 to 145 gpd/c

Northern Counties Northern Counties Average 167 gpd/cAverage 167 gpd/c Ranges from 146 to 172 gpd/cRanges from 146 to 172 gpd/c

Note: Per capita usage rates are affected by factors Note: Per capita usage rates are affected by factors such as source substitution and the number of such as source substitution and the number of residents per household. residents per household.

Standardized methodology for calculating Standardized methodology for calculating populationpopulation

Maximum per capita rate requirementsMaximum per capita rate requirements

Initiate Rulemaking, including a Public Initiate Rulemaking, including a Public Input ProcessInput Process

Per Capita RequirementsPer Capita Requirements

Per Capita RequirementsPer Capita Requirements

- January Board: Initiation of - January Board: Initiation of rulemaking to expand the Southern rulemaking to expand the Southern Water Use Caution Area per capita Water Use Caution Area per capita requirements District-wide.requirements District-wide.

- Workshops TBA- Workshops TBA

Marion / Sumter Counties WUCAMarion / Sumter Counties WUCA

Marion / Sumter Counties WUCAMarion / Sumter Counties WUCA

- Initiate a public process to receive input as to - Initiate a public process to receive input as to whether to declare all or portions of Marion and whether to declare all or portions of Marion and Sumter counties a Water Use Caution Area.Sumter counties a Water Use Caution Area.

- The public process would be conducted in - The public process would be conducted in partnership with the SJRWMD, with input from partnership with the SJRWMD, with input from the Withlacoochee River Basin Board and the Withlacoochee River Basin Board and representatives of appropriate District advisory representatives of appropriate District advisory committees. committees.

- A recommendation will be made at the April - A recommendation will be made at the April Governing Board.Governing Board.

Expand Northern Tampa Bay WUCAExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCA

Northern DistrictNorthern DistrictWater Resource Management StrategiesWater Resource Management StrategiesExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCAExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCA

NTB Recovery AreaNTB Recovery Area

Northern DistrictNorthern DistrictWater Resource Management StrategiesWater Resource Management StrategiesExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCAExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCA

Northern DistrictNorthern DistrictWater Resource Management StrategiesWater Resource Management StrategiesExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCAExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCA

Northern Tampa BayNorthern Tampa BayWater Use Caution AreaWater Use Caution Area

Key Existing Rule Provisions:Key Existing Rule Provisions:

Enhanced conservation requirements Enhanced conservation requirements (e.g., rate structures, water audits)(e.g., rate structures, water audits)Enhanced efficiency requirements Enhanced efficiency requirements (e.g., reduced irrigation allocations)(e.g., reduced irrigation allocations)Metering of Permits Metering of Permits >> 100,000 gpd 100,000 gpdReclaimed water requirementsReclaimed water requirements

Expand Northern Tampa Bay WUCAExpand Northern Tampa Bay WUCA

-- Initiate a public process to receive input as Initiate a public process to receive input as to whether to expand the Northern Tampa Bay to whether to expand the Northern Tampa Bay Water Use Caution Area into those portions of Water Use Caution Area into those portions of Pasco and northern Hillsborough counties not Pasco and northern Hillsborough counties not currently in the Northern Tampa Bay Water Use currently in the Northern Tampa Bay Water Use Caution Area. Caution Area. -- Receive input from the Coastal Rivers, Receive input from the Coastal Rivers, Hillsborough River and Withlacoochee River Hillsborough River and Withlacoochee River Basin Boards and representatives of appropriate Basin Boards and representatives of appropriate District advisory committees.District advisory committees.- A recommendation will be made at the April - A recommendation will be made at the April Governing Board.Governing Board.

Hernando & Citrus Counties AreaHernando & Citrus Counties Area

2006

Hernando & Citrus Counties AreaHernando & Citrus Counties Area

Strategies:Strategies:

Enhance conservation requirementsEnhance conservation requirements

Influence the characteristics of future Influence the characteristics of future development to incorporate greater development to incorporate greater water-use efficiencieswater-use efficiencies

Enhance reclaimed water Enhance reclaimed water requirementsrequirements

Hernando & Citrus Counties AreaHernando & Citrus Counties Area

- Initiate a public process to receive input as - Initiate a public process to receive input as to whether to declare all or portions of Citrus to whether to declare all or portions of Citrus and Hernando counties a Water Use Caution and Hernando counties a Water Use Caution Area. Area.

- Receive input from the Coastal Rivers and - Receive input from the Coastal Rivers and Withlacoochee River Basin Boards and Withlacoochee River Basin Boards and representatives of appropriate District advisory representatives of appropriate District advisory committees. committees.

- A recommendation will be made at the April - A recommendation will be made at the April Governing Board.Governing Board.

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Mikel Renner, Planning Manager, Northern DistrictMiki.renner@watermatters.org

352-796-7211 ext. 4413