Governing Board MeetingJanuary 11, 2006
Susan Gray, Ph.D.
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Lake Okeechobee and Estuary Recovery
A combination of capital projects and numerous interagency initiatives
Designed to provide measurable and meaningful improvements to water quality and water quantity in Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries
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LOER Components and District Lead Responsibilities
Lake Okeechobee Fast Track Projects
Revise Lake Okeechobee Operating Schedule (will require significant District support)
Set TMDLs for tributaries
Mandatory fertilizer BMPs
ERP Revisions
Alternative storage/disposal of excess surface water
Innovative land use planning
Eliminate land application of wastewater treatment residuals
Lake Okeechobee Protection Program
CERP Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project
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LakeOkeechobeeFast-Track Projects5 construction projects north of Lake Okeechobee:
•Nubbin Slough STA Expansion•Taylor Creek Reservoir•Lakeside Ranch STA•Rerouting Runoff from the
S-133 Basin•Rerouting Runoff from the
S-154 Basin
5 construction projects north of Lake Okeechobee:
•Nubbin Slough STA Expansion•Taylor Creek Reservoir•Lakeside Ranch STA•Rerouting Runoff from the
S-133 Basin•Rerouting Runoff from the
S-154 Basin
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Lake Okeechobee Fast Track Projects
Point of Contact: Harold Aiken/Mark Long/Denise Arrieta
Steps to implementation/Schedule: Initial design and data collection Nov ‘05 – Mar ’06
(Conceptual design being conducted by CDM) Develop Basis of Design Report Apr ‘06 – Oct ‘06 Obtain Design Criteria Approval Nov ‘06 Obtain Permits Oct ‘06 – Sept ‘07 Nubbin Slough expansion permits Jan ‘06 – Aug ‘06 Nubbin Slough construction Sep ‘06 – Dec ‘07 Construct remaining Fast Track Oct ‘07 – Dec ‘09
projects
Completion Date December 2009
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Permanent Forward Pumps for Water Supply during Droughts
Point of Contact: Larry Carter/Karen Counes
Steps to implementation/Schedule: Develop Basis of Design Report Jan ’06 – Aug ‘06
(SOW, preliminary operating criteria under development)
Obtain Design Criteria Approval Sept ‘06
Design Pumps/Structures Oct ’06 – Sept ‘07 Obtain Permits Oct ’06 – Sept ‘07 Construct Pumps/Structures Oct ’07 – Sept ‘09
Completion Date: 2009
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Revise Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule
Revise the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule
Work with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise federal regulation schedule levels
Achieve a better balance among lake management objectives
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SFWMD Support to ongoing revisions to the Lake Okeechobee Operating Schedule
Phase I completion date: December 2006Phase II completion date: 2010SFWMD Point of Contact: Kim O’Dell
Steps to implementation/Schedule: SSM & water shortage modeling Oct ’05 – Aug ‘06 Seed bank evaluation Oct ’06 – Jan ‘07 Evaluate feasibility of spring recession Nov ‘06 Re-map lake sediments Apr ’06 – Apr ‘07 Review in-lake dredging options Jun ’06 – May ‘07 Ecological/hydrological modeling Oct ’05 – Sep ‘07 Purchase temporary pumps Feb ’06 – Aug ‘06 Electrical, installation platforms for Aug ’06 – Jan ‘07
temporary pumps
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Revise ERP Criteria
Revise the Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) criteria to better address the water quality impacts due to new development and land-use changes within the Kissimmee, Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee Estuary and St. Lucie Estuary watersheds
Supplement the Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) Criteria
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Revise ERP Criteria
Point of Contact: Damon Meiers
Steps to implementation/Schedule: Revise Lake O Protection Act Jan ’06 - July ‘07 Develop guidelines to determine Jan ’06 – Dec ‘07
P loading and BMP credits ERP rule revisions Feb ’06 – Dec ‘07 Coordination with State-wide ERP Feb ’06 – Dec
‘06
review
Completion Date: 2008
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Alternative Storage/Disposal of Excess Surface Water
Identify alternative sites on public, private, and tribal lands for moving and storing excess water from the lake and its tributary basins to help reduce high discharge volumes to the estuaries
Assess feasibility of deep well disposal and ASR options for Taylor Creek and the Brighton Reservation
Options for Storage and/or Disposal of Excess Surface Water
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Water Storage Assessments:Study Areas
Figure 2Figure 2
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Point of Contact: Benita Whalen, P.E.
Steps to implementation, schedule: Ongoing communication with public and ongoing
private land owners on storage opportunities Complete public lands assessments Dec ‘05 Complete conceptual designs & cost estimates Mar ‘06
for public land storage Evaluate cost-effectiveness of storage options Apr ‘06 Initiate construction of 4 pilot facilities on Apr ‘06
private lands Complete private & tribal lands assessments Jun ‘06 Enter into agreements on additional sites Dec ‘06 Design, construct, monitor Jan ‘07 – Dec ‘09
Completion Date 2009
Alternative Storage/Disposal of Excess Surface Water
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Point of Contact: Scott Burns/Robert Verrastro
Steps to implementation, schedule: Assess feasibility of reactivating Taylor Jan ’06 – Jun
‘07
Creek ASR well
Feasibility of deep well injection Jan ’06 – Jan ‘07
Conduct pilot ASR for Brighton Reservation Jan ’06 – Apr ‘08
Design and permitting of 10 ASR wells Jan ’06 – Jun ‘07
Construct & begin operation 10 ASR wells Jul ’07 – Dec ‘09
Completion Date:2009
Alternative Storage/Disposal – Deep Well Injection and ASR
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Continued Implementation of the LOPP & CERP LOWP
Comprehensive, phased approach already under way to reduce phosphorus loadings and provide water storage to the lake by 2015
Continued Implementation of the Lake Okeechobee Protection Program and CERP Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project
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Point of Contact: Susan Gray / David Unsell
Steps to implementation, schedule: Ongoing water quality projects, lake 2004 –
2015
and watershed assessments for LOPP
Flow ways feasibility study Jun ’06 – Sep ‘07
LOWP CERP PIR completion Jan ’06 – 2008
LOWP CERP land acquisition Jun ’07 – 2012
LOWP CERP design and permitting 2009 - 2015
LOWP CERP Construction 2010 – 2015
Completion Date: 2015
Continued Implementation of LOPP and CERP LOWP
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Set TMDLs for Lake Okeechobee Tributaries - FDEP
Speed up development of total maximum daily loads of phosphorus allowed for the Lake Okeechobee watershed tributaries to protect and restore downstream water bodies
TMDLs = Total Maximum Daily Loads
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Mandatory Fertilizer BMPs - FDACS
Revised application rates for agriculture; low phosphorus for urban use
Reassess fertilizer application rates for agriculture and encourage the development and use of low phosphorus fertilizer in urban settings
Mandatory Fertilizer Best Management Practices (BMPs):
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Innovative Land-Use Planning - FDCA
Innovative land-use planning techniques, including use of Florida’s Rural Land Stewardship Areas Program, to facilitate the acquisition of lands for public works
Growth Management to Encourage Innovative Land-Use Planning
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Eliminate Land Applications of Residuals - FDEP
End the practice of depositing domestic wastewater residuals on land, which can result in excess nutrients getting in tributaries and estuaries
Residuals Contain Nutrients that are land applied in Phosphorus-Sensitive Basins
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Watershed Current Projects
Project Description Status
Annual P-Load Reduction (Mtons)
Project Water
Storage (acre-ft)
Equivalent Lake
Okeechobee Depth (ft)
Larson 6 & Milking R Soil Amendment Evaluation Complete (Apr-02) 0.05 n/a n/a
Critical Project: Byrd Stockyard Stormwater Retention/Detention Complete (Jun-02) 0.04 1 0.000002
Structure Retrofit PC01-L59 and S-192, Tributary Dredging L-62, L-63N Complete (Mar-04) tbd tbd tbd
Dairy BAT @ Dry Lake 1, Butler Oaks, and Davie Dairy Complete (May-04) 3.8 300 0.0006
Davie Dairy Public-Private Partnership: Chemical Trmt of Off-site Runoff Complete (Jun-04) 0.58 n/a n/a
PL-566 Structure Retrofit - Beaty Ranch Complete (Jun-04) 0.01 1 0.000002
Phosphorus Source Control Grant Projects Complete (Aug-04) 26.49 618 0.001
Buck Island Cattle Ranch Water Management Research Complete (Jan-05) tbd tbd tbd
Lazy S Ranch Iron Humate Filter Runoff Treatment Complete (Feb-05) 0.41 206 0.0004
Kirton Ranch Isolated Wetland Restoration Complete (Feb-05) 0.9 800 0.002
Lamb Island Dairy Remediation Complete (Apr-05) 0.36 100 0.0002
Taylor Creek STA Complete (Jul-05) 2.8 420 0.0009
EAA Diversions: Closter, East Shore, East Beach, SFCD, South Shore Complete (Jul-05) 12.37 44,538 0.10
Kissimmee River Restoration Under construction 28 tbd tbd
Nubbin Slough STA Under construction 6.5 1,600 0.003
Dairy Best Available Technologies @ Milking R Under construction 3.1 240 0.0005
Structure Retrofit G-106, PC03-L63N, PC01-L63S, PC02-L63S Under construction tbd n/a n/a
Installation of 2 Urban Sediment Traps Under construction tbd n/a n/a
Mattson Former Dairy Remediation Under construction tbd 222 0.0005
Eagle Island Farm Tailwater Recovery and Reuse Project Under construction 0.6 400 0.0009
Solid Waste Authority (Palm Beach County) Under construction 3.6 n/a n/a
WOD Permit Addendum Modifications & Consent Agreements Onoing 25% tbd tbd
FDACS BMPS Onoing 25% tbd tbd
SUBTOTAL 89.6 49,446 0.11
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Watershed Projects to Be Constructed North of Lake Okeechobee.
Project DescriptionConstruction will
begin
Annual P-Load Reduction (Mtons)
Project Water
Storage (acre-ft)
Equivalent Lake
Okeechobee Depth (ft)
Isolated Wetland Restoration @ Lemkin Creek Dec-05 0.2 53 0.0001
Rofra Former Dairy Remediation Dec-05 0.02 9 0.00002
Water Quality Alternative Supply (Cattle drinking water) Dec-05 0.02 n/a n/a
McArthur 5 Former Dairy Remediation Dec-05 0.05 46 0.0001
Pilgrim Former Dairy Remediation Jan-06 tbd tbd tbd
PL-566 Structure Retrofit - Taylor Creek Ranch Jan-06 0.02 1 0.000002
Runoff Diversion / Nubbin Slough Jan-06 tbd n/a n/a
101 Ranch Alternative Water Supply Projects (2) Jan-06 tbd 493 0.001
Cornerstone Farms Alternative Water Supply Project Jan-06 tbd 482 0.001
DHW Sod Alternative Water Supply Project Jan-06 tbd 134 0.0003
Lamb Island Dairy Tributary Stormwater Treatment Project Mar-06 0.14 140 0.0003
Isolated Wetland Restoration @ Eckerd Youth Center Mar-06 0.4 150 0.0003
Taylor Creek Dredging Mar-06 tbd n/a n/a
Buck Island Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 1.5 967 0.002
Alderman Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 0.1 43 0.0001
Williamson Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 0.2 150 0.0003
Lykes Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 0.4 5,000 0.01
EAA Reservoir Apr-06 tbd 76,000 0.16
Nubbin Slough STA Expansion May-06 4.1 1,000 0.002
Larson 7 Former Dairy Remediation Jun-06 tbd tbd tbd
Lemkin Creek Urban Runoff Treatment Dec-06 1 400 0.0009
Kissimmee River Headwaters Revitalization Project Jan-10 tbd 100,000 0.2
Nubbin Slough "fast track" STA / Reservoir May-06 2 600 0.001
Lakeside Ranch "fast track" STA Oct-06 45 12,000 0.03
Taylor Creek "fast track" reservoir Dec-06 4 32,000 0.1
TOTAL 149.7 279,113 0.6
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Summary of FY06 ActivitiesLOER Project Implementation Schedule
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug SepFast Track Projects
Initial design and data collectionDevelop Basis of Design Report
Nubbin Slough expansion permitsNubbin Slough construction
Permanent Forward PumpsDevelop Basis of Design ReportObtain Design Criteria Approval
Revise Lake Operating Schedule - SFWMD SupportRevise SSM and water shortage rules
Re-map lake sedimentsReview in-lake dredging options
Ecological/hydrological modelingPurchase temporary pumps
Electrical, installation platforms for temporary pumps
Revise ERP CriteriaIdentify and implement potential legislative revisions
Guidelines to determine P loading & BMP creditsERP rule revisions
Coordination with state-wide ERP review
Alternative Storage/Disposal of Excess Surface WaterOngoing communication with public & private land owners
Complete public lands assessmentComplete conceptual designs & cost estimates for public land storage
Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of storage optionsComplete construction of 4 pilot facilities
Complete private & tribal lands assessment
Alternative Storage/Disposal - Deep Well Injection & ASRAssess feasibility of reactivating Taylor Creek ASR Well
Feasibility of deep well injectionConduct pilot ASR for Brighton Reservation
Design and permitting of 10 ASR wells
Continued Implementation of LOPP & CERP LOWPOngoing water quality projects for LOPP
Lake and watershed assessments for LOPPFlow ways feasibility study
LOWP CERP PIR completion
FY 2005-2006
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Summary of Estimated Costs for FY06
Lake Okeechobee Fast Track Projects
Permanent Forward Pumps
Lake Schedule Revisions
ERP Revisions
Alternative Surface Water Storage
ASR/Deep Well Disposal
Lake Okeechobee Protection Program
CERP Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project
FY06 T0TAL
$13,232,500
$1,800,000
$4,009,300
$0
$1,000,000
$ 900,000
$5,000,000
$ 200,000
$26,141,800
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Lake Okeechobee and Estuary Recovery
All LOER components are progressing
At the request of the Governing Board, additional efforts have been incorporated including:
In-lake nutrient removal options•Marsh flow-ways
•Sediment removal
Implement ASR
Feasibility of deep well injection
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Opportunities for Local Government Participation
Implement stormwater utilities and stormwater retrofits
Assist with BMP implementation for low P fertilizer in urban settings
Move forward to convert septic systems to central sewers
Land acquisition for preservation & Restoration
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Other Agency Actions
Implement Modified Water Deliveries
Removal of sediments and bank stabilization of the C-44
Retrofit S-308 and S-77 for mid or top water releases