Current Issues
Water Grab
It would seem that SJRWMD are playing win-win to get water from outside the district to
underwrite over development within their district. Rather than develop their own in-district AWS.
The strategy appears to be as follows:
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First, engage bordering districts to negotiate water transfers from less developed apparently
water richer counties, as opposed to conserving supplies to allow water concurrency in harmony with
population growth.
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Second, should that ruse fail to yield alternative water sources to SJRWMD, then solicit the
State to allow more wells within the bounds of SJRWMD to take the water from the very same aquifer
water sources of those bordering districts. Although it is likely they know that under current state
law pumping more ground water has serious limitations. The Tampa Bay "water wars" in the
late 90's stemmed from the environmental damage caused by over-pumping of ground water in Pasco
County and resulted in the "Partnership Agreement" to develop alternative water supplies (AWS).
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Tactically, arrange for paid consultants to declare surface waters separate from the Local
Sources First doctrine, to get opposing folks to the table in defense of their local water resources.
Have consultants propose alternative water supplies from de-salination. in line reservoirs, re-use,
and surpluses from "proxy" MFLs, in those regions outside SJRWMD that are targeted as AWS
for SJRWMD cities and urban over-growth centers.
It would be win-win should adjacent districts either agree transfers, or, the State authorizes
more wells into the common aquifer. However, any sign of environmental damage from excessive ground
water withdrawals (from existing or new wells) will force implementation of other alternatives such
as: conservation, re-use, inverted rates, desalination, reservoirs, etc.
The possibility of massive ground water withdrawals by St. John's gets everybody's
attention, but that may be a little alarmist at this juncture.
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| News and Views |
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| News Items |
February 1, 2012
Fuel Cell Today update.
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January 13, 2012
Sewer Agenda.
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December 23, 2011
Scientist: Water account overdrawn.
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Novemver 14, 2011
Submission to the Citrus County Commissioner, 14 November, 2011.
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October 25, 2011
Letter dated 19 October 2011 entered into the Public Record at a meeting of
the Citrus County BOCC.
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October 9, 2011
Submission to the Citrus County Director of Water Resources for discussion on Wednesday 12 October, 2011.
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September 23, 2011
Response to the Governor's Office 23 September, 2011.
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August 14, 2011
The future of our fresh water is in our hands.
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