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St. Johns River Water Management District
Florida Springs
Protection and Restoration:
Legislation, Projects and
Prospects
St. Johns River Water Management District
FSA Annual Conference June 2015
Casey Fitzgerald Director, Springs Protection Initiative SJRWMD
St. Johns River Water Management District
Florida Springs
Presentation Outline
I. SJRWMD Springs Restoration A. Geographic Orientation B. Initiative Science Update C. Projects
II. SRWMD Springs Restoration A. Geographic and Hydrologic Orientation B. Accomplishments C. Projects
III. 2015 Legislation and Future Prospects
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St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs in SJRWMD
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• 96 springs “documented” • ~150 springs recognized by
various sources (USGS, DEP, etc.) • First magnitudes (> 100cfs) • Silver, Alexander, Silver Glen and
Volusia Blue
St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs in SJRWMD
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Blue Spring
Wekiva Springs System
Silver Spring
St. Johns River Water Management District
Science Objectives
• Improve the scientific foundation for management of nitrate loadings to spring ecosystems.
• Evaluate whether nitrate reduction alone will be sufficient to restore the ecological balance in spring ecosystems.
• Assess the relative influences and manageability of the various drivers influencing spring ecosystems.
• Provide reliable basis for development and implementation of the most cost-effective solutions for SJRWMD springs.
• Concluding year one of three-year, $3 million collaborative research effort with UF. First annual meeting set for September 1, 2015 @ UF.
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Science Status
St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs Restoration Process
SJRWMD
DEP
Local Governments and
Utilities
(Data and Science)
BMAP Process (Collaboration with
Stakeholders)
Springs Protection Initiative
Key tool not represented: Regulatory Key party not represented: Agriculture
Capital Improvement Plans (Primary action agents)
Funding and
Projects
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St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs Project Funding
FY 13/14
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• Legislative appropriations: $ 9,829,684 • SJRWMD: $ 8,244,374 • Local partners: $ 29,899,825 • Total cost of projects: $ 47,973,883
St. Johns River Water Management District
• Volusia Blue Spring ‒ * West Volusia Reclaimed Water Interconnect ($9.3 M) ‒ * Deltona Reclaimed Water Interconnect ($6 M) ‒ * DeLand Reclaimed Water Project ($3.8 M) ‒ * Sanford/Volusia Reclaimed Interconnect ($3.4 M) ‒ * Deltona Howland Blvd. Reclaimed Water Project ($490 K)
• Silver Springs ‒ Ocala WWTP Upgrade and Reuse ($12 M) ‒ Marion County Silver Springs Shores Reuse ($8 M) ‒ Ocala Lillian Bryant /Crosky Parks Reuse Main ($981 K)
• Wekiva River Springs system ‒ Apopka Reclaimed Water Transmission ($3.5 M)
Springs Projects (FY 13/14)
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St. Johns River Water Management District
Volusia Blue Spring
Flow Recovery • Target recovery for Volusia Blue Spring:
Increase flow by ~10 CFS by 2024 • Total capital cost: ~$155 million • P&R plan implementation by West Volusia
Consortium will achieve aquifer levels sufficient to meet Volusia Blue Spring and lake MFLs, projected future water
demands and Happy Manatees!
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St. Johns River Water Management District
AFIRST
Integrated Water
Management to the Max!
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Reclaimed Water and
Storm Water for Reuse
• Multiple partners (Who?)
• $?? Million
• ?? million gallons per day of new water
• ??,000 lbs. nitrogen reduction per year
• ??,000 lbs. phosphorus reduction per year
St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs Project Fundings
FY 14/15
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• Legislative appropriations: $ 6.1M • SJRWMD: $ 9.5M • Local partners: $ 17.5M • Total cost of projects: $ 33.1M
St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs Projects
FY 14/15
• Volusia Blue Spring – Deltona - Deltona Lakes Pump Station, Transmission Main,
Reservoir, Treatment System ($6.9 million) – Sanford - Enhancements to ASR System ($1.6 million) – DeLand - WWTP Aeration and Instrumentation Upgrades to
Enhance Nutrient Removal ($1.3 million) – Sanford - International Airport Reclaimed Water Expansion
Phase 1 ($733,000) – DeLand - Reclaimed Water Storage and Recovery
($1 million) – Orange City Reclaimed Water Main and Meters ($490,000)
St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs Projects
FY 14/15
• Wekiva River Springs System – * Orange County - Wekiwa Springs Priority Area 1 Septic Tank
Retrofit ($6.6 million) – Apopka - Kelly Park Road & Ponkan Road Reclaimed Water
Main Extension ($1.5 million) – Orange County - Wekiwa Springshed AWS Expansion ($1.4 million) – Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District - Water
Savings Partnership (Paulhamus) ($396,900) – * Apopka Septic Tank Project (Trailer Haven) ($321,754) – Winter Garden Automatic Meter Reading for Water
Conservation ($217,500)
St. Johns River Water Management District
Springs Projects
FY 14/15
• Silver Springs – * Ocala Well and Septic Tank Reduction Program ($10 M)
• Lower Santa Fe River System Springs
– Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) - Smart Meter and AMI Implementation ($312,000)
– GRU - Groundwater Recharge Wetland Construction ($47,500)
– Gainesville Regional Utilities Reclaimed Water Extension to Innovation District ($392,000)
St. Johns River Water Management District
Potential Springs Projects
FY 15/16
• Traditional Cost Share – 42 Springs Protection/Restoration Projects – Total Estimated Project Costs - $90.4 million
• Agricultural Cost Share
– TBD Springs Protection/Restoration Projects
– Total Estimated Project Costs - $ TBD
St. Johns River Water Management District
Florida Springs
Presentation Outline
I. SJRWMD Springs Restoration A. Geographic Orientation B. Springs Initiative Science Update C. Projects
II. SRWMD Springs Restoration A. Geographic and Hydrologic Orientation B. 2015 Accomplishments C. Projects
III. 2015 Legislation and Future Prospects
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Springs Restoration in the
Suwannee River Water
Management District
Quarterly F2F
May 22, 2014
FSA Annual Conference June 2015
Acknowledgement: Dr. Erich Marzolf Director, Water Resources Division SRWMD
Springs Heartland
Combined springs discharge 7 billion gallons a day. 72% of the flow of the Suwannee River System
The SRWMD has the densest concentration of fresh-water springs in Florida. • 21 of 33 first magnitude springs
• 20 Springs in State Parks or Recreational Areas (6 are First-Magnitude)
Suwannee River Ellaville to Branford 51 Miles
Significance of Springs to the Suwannee
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Branford 2012
Ellaville 2012 500 MGD Pickup
1,300 MGD Pickup
• Past Year Accomplishments • Final Adoption of MFL for Lower Santa Fe River and 16
Associated Priority Springs - NEW & First Cross-Boundary MFL • Improved Data Collection
• Collaborating with DEP & USGS to begin continuous WQ monitoring (including NO3) at 6 springs (13 soon) - NEW
• Expanded continuous discharge measurements at more springs - NEW
• Collaborating with FGS to refine springsheds - NEW • Projects to Improve Aquifer Quantity and/or Quality
• Recharge well at District headquarters - NEW • Brooks Sink Project - NEW • Watson Dairy Dentrification Bioreactor - NEW • Lake City Treatment Wetland - ONGOING • Eagle Lake / PotashCorp Project - ONGOING • Mallory Swamp Recharge Project - ONGOING • Water/Nutrient Conservation Projects - ONGOING
Ichetucknee Springshed
Dye studies have linked sinks along Rose Creek to Ichetucknee Springs within 8 days and demonstrate connection from Lake City’s sprayfield.
Sprayfield
Lake City Spray field Conversion to Wetland Treatment
• Convert existing wastewater spray fields to treatment wetlands
• Regional aquifer and springs benefits through nutrient reduction
• Partnership
• FDEP - $3,900,00
• SRWMD - $400,00
• Lake City - $200,000
• Columbia County - $100,000
Upper Suwannee & Water Use Caution Areas
Eagle Lake Water Supply & Quality Project
Eagle Lake Project • Public – Private Partnership with PotashCorp • Upper Suwannee River Water Use Caution Area • Reduce the nutrient loading to the Upper
Suwannee River and springs • 110,000 lb TP/yr • 140,000 lb TN/yr
• Reduce withdrawals from the Upper Floridan aquifer by up to 20 mgd, thereby benefitting spring & river flows.
• Switch to using a lower quality water source rather than groundwater
• Greater recycling of water within mining operation
• ~ $3 M (Springs Funds, SRWMD, PotashCorp)
Mallory Swamp Recharge
Drainage Canals
Mallory Swamp
High Recharge
Water / Nutrient Conservation Projects 2012 - Present
• Water & nutrient use efficiency
• Enhance aquifer recharge
• Expand knowledge base to focus efforts
• Projects, Projects, Projects
St. Johns River Water Management District
Florida Springs
Presentation Outline
I. SJRWMD Springs Restoration A. Geographic Orientation B. Initiative Science Update C. Projects
II. SRWMD Springs Restoration A. Geographic and Hydrologic Orientation B. Accomplishments C. Projects
III. 2015 Legislation and Future Prospects
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St. Johns River Water Management District
FY 15/16
Legislative Funding
for Springs
$ __________
St. Johns River Water Management District
Future Prospects
for Springs
Legislative Funding Water Policy
WMDs Data Collection Science Projects
St. Johns River Water Management District
floridaswater.com/springs
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