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

B219
Land Use and Cover Mapping
Project Type Basin Initiatives
AOR(s)
Water Supply, Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Alafia River, Hillsborough River, Northwest Hillsborough, Coastal Rivers,
Pinellas-Anclote River, Withlacoochee River, Peace River, Manasota
Cooperator(s)
N/A
Project Manager DAVIS, APRIL
Task Manager(s)
DICKS, STEVE
Status Ongoing
Description
Beginning in 1989, the District initiated a comprehensive Land Use and Cover (LULC) mapping program. This program
results in a Geographic Information System (GIS) data set that identifies over 50 categories of land use and cover (for
example: single family residential, pine forest, wetland forest, row crops, citrus). The mapping categories adhere to the
Florida Department of Transportations Florida Land Use and Cover Classification System (FLUCCS) and are
compatible with similar efforts at the other water management districts. Until 2005 the program was on a five year
update cycle (1989, 1994, 1999, 2004). The rapid development within the District has made the five year update cycle
inadequate. Beginning with the 2005 orthophotos, the update is done on an annual basis.
Benefits
The LULC data collected under this project are widely used to support the District's planning, modeling and land
acquisition programs. These data are also among the most commonly requested by external customers. Accurate
tracking of acreages and locations of key agricultural land use and cover is a key component of the Southern Water
Use Caution Area (SWUCA) Recovery strategy. This information, when coupled with data collected through the
District's Water Use Permitting (WUP) process, provide the most accurate means for tracking these significant water
uses within the SWUCA. These data also provide an important source of information for monitoring permit compliance.
A significant benefit of this program is a consistent, and therefore defensible, estimation of agricultural trends.
Costs
This project was initially funded in FY1989 with updates in FY1994, FY1999, and FY2004. Since FY2005 this project
has been included in the Governing and Basin Board's budgets. The Governing Board contributes fifty percent of the
project cost and the remainder is distributed using a formula that accounts for the relative areas of each basin. This is
an annual funding request to support the continued update of the database. The District does not currently have
sufficient in-house staff resources to support this effort and the funding is used for staff augmentation, consulting
services and fieldwork associated with the project. The budget for FY2009 Land Use Mapping is $240,000 and the
proposed budget for FY2010 is also $240,000.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
010 General Fund (Districtwide) 571,101 (123,146) 162,445 254,936 1,604,624 2,469,960
011 Alafia River Basin 37,986 0 9,910
0 107,333 155,229
013 Hillsborough River Basin 52,234 0 10,631
0 116,463 179,328
014 Northwest Hillsborough Basin 22,993 0 3,374
0 24,701 51,068
015 Coastal Rivers Basin 46,533 0 11,465
0 127,002 185,000
016 Pinellas-Anclote River Basin 56,925 0 6,006
0 57,976 120,907
019 Withlacoochee River Basin 78,772 0 26,246
0 313,875 418,893
020 Peace River Basin 124,307 0 39,032
0 475,627 638,966
021 Manasota Basin 70,311 0 17,778
0 206,823 294,912
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$4,514,263
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
020 - Peace River Basin 100