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Minutes of the Meeting September 25, 2012
SWFWMD Governing Board Page 6 of 12
6. Employee Recognition (Video – 34:12)
The following staff members who achieved milestones of 20 years or greater for the period
of June 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012, were recognized before the Board.
MILESTONE EMPLOYEE NAME TITLE BUREAU LOCATION
30 Years Laura Howe Senior Field Technician Regulatory Support Bartow
25 Years
Mike Ames Field Operations Supervisor Operations & Land Mgt Tampa
Michael Balser Senior Professional Geologist Water Use Permit Tampa
2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation
Mr. Rathke offered the invocation. Chair Senft led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of
the United States of America.
The order of consideration returned to the published agenda. Chair Senft relinquished the gavel
to Regulation Committee Vice Chair Pressman who called the Committee meeting to order.
(33:18/42:15)
REGULATION COMMITTEE (Video – 42:28)
Discussion Items
20. Consent Item(s) Moved for Discussion – None
21. Denials Referred to the Governing Board – None
Submit & File Reports – None
Routine Reports
The following items were provided for the Committee’s information, and no action was required.
22. Southern Water Use Caution Area Quantities
23. Overpumpage Report
24. E-Permitting Metrics: Online vs. Paper Applications
25. Individual Permits Issued by District Staff
26. Resource Regulation Significant Initiatives
Regulation Committee Vice Chair Pressman adjourned the Committee meeting and relinquished
the gavel to Operations & Land Management Committee Chair Babb who called the meeting to
order. (42:15/42:48)
OPERATIONS &LAND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (Video – 43:02)
Discussion Items
27. Consent Item(s) Moved for Discussion – None
28. Hydrologic Conditions Status Report
Mr. Granville Kinsman, Manager, Hydrologic Data Section, Data Collection Bureau, said
August completes the third month of the four-month annual wet season (June through
September) and provisional rainfall totals for the month were normal to above-normal in all
regions. Rainfall during the month was scattered, regionally variable, and associated with
several weather phenomena that included dissipating tropical waves interacting with
convective (afternoon/evening) rain showers, a frontal boundary, and rainfall from Tropical
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