CENTRAL FLORIDA COORDINATION AREACentral Florida Water Initiative

Environmental Measures Team U d tUpdate

September 30, 2011

Presented by Robert FewsterSenior Regulatory Scientist SJRWMDSenior Regulatory Scientist, SJRWMD

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Environmental Measures Team Environmental Measures Team Representatives

David MacIntyre (PB/STOPR)Mary Fickert Thomas (PB/STOPR)Tony Janicki (Janicki/STOPR)Shirley Denton (Cardno ENTRIX/OUC)Jim Bays (CH2MHILL/Seminole County)y ( y)

Marc Ady (SFWMD)Trisha Stone (SFWMD)Trisha Stone (SFWMD)John Zahina-Ramos (SFWMD)Robert Fewster (SJRWMD)Bill Dunn (SJRWMD)Bill Dunn (SJRWMD)David Carpenter (SWFWMD)Christina Uranowski (SWFWMD)Jim Lee (DEP)Jim Lee (DEP)

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Environmental Measures TeamEnvironmental Measures TeamGoals

The Environmental Measures Team will perform environmental assessments of wetlands and environmental assessments of wetlands and surface waters, and other related work in support of determining sustainable groundwater g gwithdrawals in the CFWIA.

The EM Team will also support development of definitions and methodologies for use by all three W M Di i f i l i Water Management Districts for implementing environmental review in water supply planning and consumptive use permitting and consumptive use permitting.

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Environmental Measures TeamEnvironmental Measures TeamApproach

The EM Team will meet on a regular basis to:to:

Complete its stated objectives and goals ■Complete its stated objectives and goals

■Collaborate with and provide expertise on environmental issues to other teams, especially the HAT and MFL teams.

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Environmental Measures TeamEnvironmental Measures TeamObjectives

The Environmental Measures Team will :Evaluate current environmental ■ Evaluate current environmental conditions of wetlands and surface waters in the CFWIA and develop waters in the CFWIA and develop quantitative relationships to hydrologic conditions using appropriate scientific conditions, using appropriate scientific methodsA l d l t t t tit ti ■Apply model output to quantitative assessment relationships developed

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EMT Objectives Shifted to the EMT Objectives Shifted to the Groundwater Availability Team

The Groundwater Availability Team will :■ Develop a definition of harm caused by p y

hydrologic change to wetlands and surface waters, uniform to the three Districts in the CFWICFWI

■ Evaluate future impacts to wetlands and surface waters in the CFWIA due to

d t ithd l i groundwater withdrawals, using appropriate scientific methods

■ Develop unified process for the ■ Develop unified process for the environmental review of Consumptive Use Permits/Water Use Permits (CUPs/WUPs) in the CFWIthe CFWI

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E i t l M TEnvironmental Measures TeamProgress

Progress:EMT has elected Robert Fewster as Team ■ EMT has elected Robert Fewster as Team Leader to replace Marc Minno

■ Scheduled meetings with MFL Team to allow ■ Scheduled meetings with MFL Team to allow coordination between groups as necessary

■ Utility representatives have performed an ■ Utility representatives have performed an independent review of database with recommendations on how to proceed with team goals

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E i t l M TEnvironmental Measures TeamProgress

Progress:■ Developed plan to quantify link between ■ Developed plan to quantify link between

ecological condition of selected sites and the historical record of water levels

■ We have begun to develop a detailed work plan and schedule which will include a cost budget for labor and expensesbudget for labor and expenses

■ Identified locations with existing water level data, and collected field data to allow EMT to ,evaluate current ecological condition at those locations