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SWFWMD Board Meeting Executive Summary ~ 2 ~ OCTOBER 30, 2012
b. WUP No. 20007178.006 – Development and Construction Corporation of America / Oak
Run Development – Marion County
This permit is a r enewal with modification for recreational/aesthetic type use. The authorized
quantities ar e an incr ease from those pr eviously per mitted. The inc rease in t he Annual
Average rate, from 363,000 gallons per day (gpd) to 614,300 gpd, and the Peak Month rate,
from 862,000 gpd to 1,904,400 gpd, is due to an increase in irrigated acres of golf course and
lawn and landscape ar eas. T he Permittee is in neg otiations with Marion Count y Ut ilities t o
increase reclaimed water use at the site.
Staff r ecommends t he Board appr ove t he pr oposed per mit included in t he Boar d’s m eeting
materials as an exhibit.
Operations & Land Management Committee
9. Conveyance of a Conservation Easement to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection for Mitigation Purposes, Polk County
This is a request to convey a conservation easement to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection ( FDEP). The FDEP has ag reed to t he accept ance of t his easement as part of Polk
County’s mitigation requirements for their expansion of the North Central Landfill.
Staff recommends the Board authorize the Board Chair and Secr etary to execute the instrument
necessary t o conv ey a Conser vation Easem ent t o the Flor ida Depart ment o f Env ironmental
Protection.
10. Acceptance of Easement Donation – Peace Creek Canal Project, SWF Parcel No.
20-696-206P
Staff recommends the Board accept the donation of an easement interest over 3.41 acres located
along the Peace Creek Canal owned by New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC.
Resource Management Committee
11. Initiation and Approval of Rulemaking to Amend 40D-8.624, Florida Administrative Code
(F.A.C.), to Adopt Minimum and Guidance Levels for Lakes Bonable, Tiger, and Little
Bonable in Marion County
Based on available water level records, the proposed minimum levels for each of the three lakes
are being met. In the event that water levels in the lake basin ar e not fluctuating in com pliance
with the proposed minimum levels, the recovery strategies outlined in Ru le 40D-80.074, F.A.C.,
will apply.
Staff recommends the Board:
(1) Accept the reports entitled, “Proposed Minimum and G uidance Levels for Lakes Bonable and
Tiger in Marion County” and “Proposed Minimum and Guidance Levels for Little Lake Bonable
in Marion County,” dated August 30, 2012 and September 14, 2012, respectively.
(2) Authorize staff to make any necessary clarifying or minor technical changes that may result
from the rulemaking process and to complete report finalization.
(3) I nitiate and appr ove r ulemaking t o am end R ule 40D-8.624, F. A.C., to delet e t he pr eviously
adopted guidance levels and add new guidance and minimum levels for lakes Bonable, Tiger,
and Little Bonable in Marion County.
12. Adopt Resolution No. 12-15 for the Reallocation of Funds Appropriated by the State in
Fiscal Years 2006 and 2008 – Water Protection and Sustainability Trust Fund
Manatee’s second of four MARS 10 MG Reclai med St orage Tank p roject is an on going, multiyear
alt ernative water supply pr oject. M ARS is a r egional r euse sy stem t hat consist s o f ov er
21 miles o f tr ansmission lines t hat int erconnect M anatee Count y's t hree r egional w astewater
treatment facilities, designed to distribute over 30 million gallons per day (mgd). The total cost of
the pr oject is $5 ,000,000 wit h t he Dist rict’s s hare o f 50 pe rcent cu rrently being $2, 500,000.
Approving the reallocation of the $637,824 in trust funds will optimize the use o f state funds and
benefit the District and Manatee County by decreasing each party’s project funding by $318,912.