Principals’ Meeting October 6, 2011

Common Goals for Everglades Restoration

  Goal 1: Improve Water Quality •  State-funded projects will improve water

quality to achieve Florida’s Phosphorus criterion of 10 ppb

  Goal 2: Increase Water Moving South •  Initiation of Central Everglades Planning

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State’s Objectives for Meeting

  Presentation of a plan for improving water quality

  Agreement on a timeline for finalizing the State plan

  Agreement on general principles •  State issuing NPDES permits containing

the projects for improvement of water quality

•  Agreement on the kick-off of the Central Everglades Planning Initiative

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State Issued NPDES Permits

  Florida Department of Environmental Protection issues permits for treatment areas under existing EPA Memorandum of Agreement •  Fully comports with Clean Water Act •  Includes stringent water quality limits for

discharges to the Everglades •  Identifies suite of treatment and storage projects

and aggressive milestones to assure timely success

•  Achieves water quality standards

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Proposed Timeline and Necessary Steps to Issue Permits

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10/26/2011 Conclusion of meetings with EPA re:

NPDES permit

contents

11/15/2011 Completion of briefings to Florida

stakeholders

November 2011

Follow-up Principals’ Meeting

12/2/2011 FDEP

publishes notice of

draft permits

1/3/2012 Notice of Intent to

Issue

Final Permits

Conceptual Construction Schedule

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Jan 2012

State Issued NPDES Permits with enforceable

construction schedule

~2015 Water Storage construction complete in

Central Flow-way; designs

underway

~2018 STA

construction complete in Eastern and

Western Flow-ways

~2022 Water

Storage components

complete

10 ppb

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Eastern Flow Path

CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT

Loxahatchee Refuge

STA Expansion 4,700 ac

STA1W STA1E STA1W STA1E

New STA

7,600 ac

New STA 8,900 ac

Storage 45,000 Acre-ft.

Amended Determination

State of Florida

Goal = 10 ppb in Everglades

Goal = 10 ppb in Everglades

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Central Flow Path

CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT

Loxahatchee Refuge

WCA-2

WCA-3

STA 3/4 STA 2

Loxahatchee Refuge

WCA-2

STA 3/4

STA 2

Storage 54,000 Acre-ft

STA 2

STA 15,000 Acres

Amended Determination State of Florida

Loxahatchee Refuge

WCA-2 WCA-3 WCA-3

New STA 600 Acre

Goal = 10 ppb in Everglades

Goal = 10 ppb in Everglades

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Western Flow Path

CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT

WCA-3

STA 5

STA 6

STA 5

STA 6 Storage

7,700 Acres

C C

1,900 acres of earthwork to maximize

treatment area

Amended Determination

State of Florida

Goal = 10 ppb in Everglades

Goal = 10 ppb in Everglades

WCA-3

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Central Everglades – Projects and Process

CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT

Revised Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule

Decompartmentalization of Water Conservation Area 3

and Everglades National Park

Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Storage and Treatment

Seepage Management

Water Conservation Areas

Everglades National Park

State Commitment

 Serve as Local Sponsor  Streamlined Planning Effort  Provide Technical Expertise  Modeling  Plan Formulation  Facilitate Citizen Participation

Discussion & Next Steps