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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYJANUARY 2011 A summary of the estimated costs associated with implementing methods to reduce impacts of frost / freeze withdrawals to the Minimum Aquifer Level Protection Zone is provided in Table ES.2. These methods would be implemented by growers and fish farm owners under certain conditions as specified in the proposed rule. For each method, the conditions under which compliance is required and the annualized capital and O&M cost per farmed acre are provided. Additional discussion and detail regarding these costs are provided in Chapter 4.0 of this Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs. Method Table ES.2 Summary of Estimated Costs Associated with Implementing Methods to Reduce Impacts to the DPC Minimum Aquifer Level Protection Zone Annualized Cost per Farmed Acre (a) Implement alternative frost / freeze protection methods High tunnels – crops (b) $3,800 to $8,700 High tunnels – fish ponds $78 per 100 square feet of pond Crop cloths $2,200 to $2,700 Wind machines $366 Alternative Water Sources (a) (b) (c) Tailwater recovery, including net income loss $590 to $3,500 unless otherwise noted Conditions When Compliance Required If feasible or if applicant chooses option in order to reduce requested withdrawal quantity to avoid MALPZ impacts (c) Research conducted by the University of Florida found that strawberry yields per acre increased significantly when grown under high tunnels. MALPZ stands for Minimum Aquifer Level Protection Zone. The estimated costs to water users of alternative water sources that might be used for frost / freeze protection are summarized in Table ES.3. For each method, the conditions under which compliance is required and the capital and O&M cost per 1,000 gallons of water produced or purchased are provided. These costs will be fully or partially offset by the avoided costs associated with ground water withdrawals. Additional discussion and detail regarding these costs are provided in Chapter 4.0 of this Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs. 44324-000R4.docx Existing aquaculture operations that use ground water for cold protection will be required to prepare a feasibility study to evaluate the economic, technical and environmental feasibility of using alternatives to ground water for frost/freeze protection. The permittee will be required to implement feasible alternatives. The cost to implement feasible alternatives will vary significantly due to the diverse nature of the aquaculture operations. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SERC FOR DOVER / PLANT CITY WUCA RULE Page ES-12 HAZEN AND SAWYER, P.C.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYJANUARY 2011 Table ES.3 Summary of Estimated Costs of Alternative Water Sources to Water Users Water Source Horizontal well - Cost per 1,000 gallons of water produced Reclaimed water - Cost per 1,000 gallons of water purchased Cost per 1,000 gallons of water produced or purchased Low High Conditions When Compliance Required $0.11 $0.65 If applicant chooses option in order to reduce requested $0.05 $2.15 withdrawal quantity to avoid MALPZ impacts (a) (a) MALPZ stands for Minimum Aquifer Level Protection Zone. To provide flexibility to applicants requiring new groundwater quantities in a groundwater limited area, the applicant may be able to acquire permitted ground water using the Net Benefit provision of the proposed rule. Net Benefit options include obtaining historically used groundwater quantities that are retired; aquifer recharge; or obtaining groundwater mitigation credits as described in the proposed rule. The proposed rule revisions also provide flexibility to existing permittees with impacts on the Minimum Aquifer Level Protection Zone. They may self-relocate their existing permitted quantities to another location when it is in their best interest so long as the impacts are not increased, there are no changes in ownership, the use type does not change and there is no increase in quantities. An example is an agricultural operation that wishes to relocate to another site because of changes in surrounding land uses. The proposed rule changes the method by which well complaints are assigned to water use permittees who are responsible for ground water withdrawals that affect these wells. Relative to current rule, the change in the method is expected to result in the same number or more permittees being assigned well complaints and either no change or a reduction in the average number of well complaints per permittee. Depending on the frost / freeze event, some permittees who would not have been assigned a well complaint under current rule might be assigned a well complaint under the proposed rule. Other permittees who would have been assigned multiple well complaints under current rule might be assigned fewer well complaints under the proposed rule. 44324-000R4.docx ES.5 Impacts to Small Businesses, Small Cities and Small Counties In 2008, the most recent year for which data are available, there were about 5,941 business establishments in or near the DPC WUCA with 200 or fewer employees according to data from the U.S. Census. The total number of business establishments was 5,990. Thus, as much as 99 percent of business establishments in the DPC WUCA may be SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SERC FOR DOVER / PLANT CITY WUCA RULE Page ES-13 HAZEN AND SAWYER, P.C.
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