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Enhancing Local and Regional Partnerships in Water Supply Planning

Enhancing Local and Regional Partnerships in Water Supply Planning. St. Johns River Water Management District Jerry Salsano. Presentation Outline. Brief facilitated planning summary Cornerstone project history Project details Project status and timeline Lessons. Planning History.

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Enhancing Local and Regional Partnerships in Water Supply Planning

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  1. Enhancing Local and Regional Partnerships inWater Supply Planning St. Johns River Water Management District Jerry Salsano

  2. Presentation Outline • Brief facilitated planning summary • Cornerstone project history • Project details • Project status and timeline • Lessons

  3. Planning History • Facilitated regional water supply planning began in 2001 • Contract project managers and attorneys perform facilitation support • Continues today, with active efforts in multiple counties • Current District Water Supply Plan was published January 2006 • Updated as needed to accommodate new WPSP-eligible projects

  4. Planning History, continued • The facilitated process • Bottom-up effort w/ District support • Fosters creative solutions • Has yielded dozens of projects & ideas • A cornerstone project is theSt. Johns River/Taylor Creek Reservoir Water Supply Project (SJR/TCR WSP)

  5. SJR/TCR WSP History • Project identified while preparing an interim update to the DWSP 2000 • Project facilitation began 12/03 • Fourteen utilities expressed interest • Six signed the agreement to do preliminary design and environmental work

  6. PARTNERS/SUPPLIERS SJRWMD SFWMD City of Cocoa City of Titusville Orange County Utilities (OCU) Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) East Central Florida Services (Deseret Ranch) Toho Water Authority Ex Officio Participants Brevard County City of Clermont City of Groveland City of Mascotte City of Melbourne City of Orlando Lake County Reedy Creek Improvement District Project Details—Who

  7. Project Details—Key Points • Combines and blends 2 source waters • St. Johns River • Taylor Creek • Develops last significant increment of truly fresh water available to ECF • Maximizes beneficial use of existing investment (Taylor Creek Reservoir) • City of Cocoa withdraws ~ 9 MGD AAD

  8. Project Details—Key Points • 40 to 50 mgd of AWS from the St. Johns River and Taylor Creek Reservoir • Will likely serve utilities in both SJRWMD and SFWMD • First of several AWS projects for East Central Florida water supply

  9. ADF Capital Cost $M Phase Capacity Component (MGD) Treatment 82 1 25 150 Transport 68 Treatment 49 2 15 90 Transport 41 TOTALS 40 240 240 Project Details—Capital Cost Estimate for Design and Construction

  10. Project Details—Preliminary Design Cost Shares

  11. Project Details—Management • City of Cocoa was chosen as PM • Significant support from SJRWMD

  12. Project Status and Timeline

  13. Lessons Learned • Integrated planning and permitting is essential • Attack the problem early • Acceptance takes time • Facilitation takes time • Preliminary design takes time • Environmental issues take time • Permitting and construction take time • Flexibility is important • Remember who the customers are • Consensus is a good tool, but!

  14. Thank you. http://www.sjrwmd.com/

  15. CH2M Hill/PB Water Joint Venture • Joint Venture • CH2M HILL • PB Water • Subcontractors • CDM • Barnes Ferland and Associates • Lane Engineering • Others

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