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N438 Planning - WRWSA - Regional Water Supply Plan Update Project Type AORs Water Supply Cooperative Funding Strategic Initiatives Regional Water Supply Planning Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority Cooperator(s) Project Manager John Ferguson Task Manager(s) Brian Armstrong Status Proposed Coop. Funding Application Recommendation Fund as a high priority. The Authority's 2007 planning update and 2010 feasibility analyses were integral to the development of the District’s 2010 RWSP for the Northern Planning Region. Since publication, there have been spatial changes in growth rates, proposed MFLs, and new regulations which affect the demand and availability of water supply to the region. The update will efficiently provide Authority members with necessary water supply planning and representation in the District's 2015 RWSP. Description This project is a Water Supply Plan Update for the Authority's Master Water Supply Planning and Implementation Program. The plan will review existing potential water supply project options based on 2035 population projections and potential member partnerships. The update is expected to include recently studied Lower Floridan resources in its list of water supply project options, along with a review of traditional groundwater, desalination, surface water, conservation, and reclaimed water availability based on updated population and MFL criteria. Cost estimates and supply quantities for project options will be recalculated and made available for adoption in the District's 2015 Regional Water Supply Plan update. Benefits It is important for the District to plan for future water resources development in the Northern District planning region so that the impacts on water supplies experienced in other areas of the District can be avoided. Cooperatively funding the Authority's Regional Water Supply Plan Update will enable the District to advance the planning process in the region, and will ensure the long-term sustainability of water resources. The WRWSA provides a cost effective and regional approach for meeting its member government's water supply planning needs, and provides a vehicle for future resource development. Costs The total budget for the WRWSA Water Supply Plan Update is $250,000. Funding is recommended at 50 percent of project cost for a total of $125,000. The WRWSA funding obligation will be placed in their FY2013 budget. Additional Information A principal function of the WRWSA has been to review the water demands of its members, examine water resources, and determine potential water supply projects to meet projected needs. The WRWSA initially developed their Master Water Supply Planning and Implementation Program (Master Plan) in 1997 and updated the Master Plan in 2007. An addendum was developed for the Master Plan in 2009 for the inclusion of Marion County into the WRWSA. In 2010, the WRWSA completed a Feasibility Analysis for the conceptual development of traditional and alternative water supply projects identified in the Master Plan. These documents were utilized by the District to prepare the 2010 Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP), in which the Northern Planning Region was included for the first time. The District provided cooperative funding assistance through the Coastal Rivers and Withlacoochee River basins for the WRWSA's 2007 Master Plan update and the 2010 Feasibility Analysis. It was important to both the District and the WRWSA that the documents were consistent both in content, population and water demand projections, and alternatives for water supply development. The five year update of the District's Regional Water Supply Plan is due in 2015, and District staff requested that the WRWSA readdress and update its water supply plan to utilize in their planning efforts. This water supply plan update will include: updating population projections; water demands for non-potable uses; future water demands for potable users; traditional and AWS water supply availability; regional groundwater modeling; review of conservation potential; reclaimed water availability; and recommendations regarding the WRWSA's Regional Framework initiative. This update will be completed in time for the District's 2015 RWSP development. Prior Funding Cumulative Transfer or Lapsed Funding FY2012 Funding FY2013 Funding Future Funding Total Funding District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based Revenue 010 General Fund (Districtwide) 0 0 0 44 0 44 015 Coastal Rivers Basin 0 0 0 62,500 0 62,500 019 Withlacoochee River Basin 0 0 0 62,500 0 62,500 Project Funds Not Budgeted by the District Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority 0 0 0 125,000 0 125,000 Total $250,044 6
N438 Planning - WRWSA - Regional Water Supply Plan Update Critical Project Milestones Projected January 2013 Meeting with TRC and SWFWMD on Pop Projections 01/16/2013 July 2013 Meeting with TRC/SWFWMD to Review Draft Report 07/17/2013 March 2013 Meeting with TRC/SWFWMD on Water Demands 03/20/2013 May 2013 Meeting with TRC/SWFWMD to Review Conceptual 05/15/2013 Projects November 2012 Kickoff Meeting with WRWSA TRC 11/21/2012 October 2012 Contract Award 10/19/2012 September 2013 Meeting with TRC/SWFWMD to Review Final Report - 09/18/2013 Board Presentation Status As Of Amended Actual 7
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