MANASOTA & PEACE RIVER BBDs Meeting Notebook 10-21-09.docx

W776
SWIM Plan Implementation - Winter Haven
Project Type SWIM
AOR(s)
Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Winter Haven
Project Manager SZAFRANIEC, MARY
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
GARCIA, LIZANNE
Description
This project provides for the administration and implementation of projects as outlined in the SWIM Plan for the Winter
Haven Chain of Lakes. The FY2009 budget will include staff salaries and administrative costs to implement projects in
the SWIM Plan. Administration and implementation includes assessment of implementation progress, a development
of a Pollutant Load Reduction Goal (PLRG) for the waterbody, periodic SWIM Advisory Committee meetings, new
project development (rationale and justification), development of relevant contracts and Requests for Proposals,
invoicing, project related presentations, field visits, and miscellaneous duties as they arise.
Benefits
This project's support of the Winter Haven SWIM Plan creates an opportunity for a cohesive effort between the District,
and other state and local agencies to better implement resource management decisions and restoration activities.
SWIM projects are eligible for state matching funds with the state funding 50 percent of the project costs and the
District funding the remaining 50 percent.
Costs
The FY2010 ongoing costs for the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes SWIM Plan Implementation is funded 50 percent
from the Peace River Basin, and 50 percent from the State SWIM Program and include staff salary, travel and central
garage.
Additional Information
The Winter Haven Chain of Lakes (WHCL) is a priority waterbody on the District's Surface Water Improvement and
Management (SWIM) priority list. The WHCL is composed of 19 interconnected lakes located in and around the City
of Winter Haven in north-central Polk County. The first WHCL SWIM Plan was completed in 1990 and updated in
1998. The WHCL SWIM Plan proposed to continue implementing stormwater treatment projects as funding becomes
available. This project provides for the administration and implementation of the projects as outlined in the adopted
SWIM Plan, which includes setting a pollutant load reduction goal (PLRG). The State of Florida water policy requires
the District to set a PLRG for each of its water bodies and to adopt the PLRG in a SWIM plan, other watershed
management plan, or District-wide or basin specific plan. Lakes in the chain express some of the best and poorest
water quality in the state. The management of the system is complicated by the lakes being connected. The objective
of the recently completed PLRG modeling project was to use either the District's Linked Watershed/Waterbody model
(LWWM) or other appropriate watershed and waterbody models to simulate pollutant loadings to and water quality
dynamics in WHCL to finalize the PLRG for the WHCL. This model and the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes Water and
Nutrient Budget (PBSJ, September 2004) will be used in the planned next SWIM Plan update. This update was
anticipated in FY2007. This update has been deferred until the City of Winter Haven and the District complete the
Chain of Lakes Water Quality Management Plan (W796). In addition to this project, the District and the City are
implementing a Sediment Removal Feasibility (W794) study for three lakes in the Chain as well as additional
stormwater treatment projects.
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