News Update
Deadline approaching to submit Central Florida water supply project options
Staff report
Enviro-Net
The Central Florida Water Initiative works collaboratively with the region’s utilities, water users and local stakeholders to identify water supply project options that will help meet water supply needs--now and in the future.
One piece of this effort is the creation of a new list of potential projects to meet water users’ needs, which will be included in the upcoming 2020 CFWI Regional Water Supply Plan.
The water management districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection formed a new CFWI work group last year dedicated to developing regional water supply project options. This group is made up of engineers, planners and scientists from the water management districts, DEP, local governments and other area stakeholders.
As part of this effort, the districts have been reaching out to stakeholders in the Central Florida region to help develop ideas and concepts for new potential water supply, water resource development and water conservation project options.
Creating a list of potential water supply projects is a collaborative process based on voluntary input from area stakeholders. The districts are particularly focusing on identifying potential projects that achieve water conservation, provide reclaimed water to new water users, develop alternative water supplies or benefit natural systems.
Organizations or individuals that would like to submit a project option or concept for consideration in the Central Florida Regional Water Supply Plan are encouraged to contact their respective water management district representative listed below.
Potential project options can be submitted via mail or email. The districts request that any responses be submitted by April 1, 2019, so that they can be considered for the 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan. A link to a project option form is provided below.
Thomas Kiger, P.E., Southwest Florida Water Management District
Thomas.kiger@swfwmd.state.fl.us
(352) 796-7211, ext. 4536
Lori Burklew, St. Johns River Water Management District
lburklew@sjrwmd.com
(407) 659-4813
Richard Nevulis, South Florida Water Management District
rnevul@sfwmd.gov
(561) 682-6242
Project Option Form:
cfwiwater.com/application/CFWI-Project-App-Final.pdf