1 Water Cooperative of Central Florida Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners July 26, 2011 2 Presentation Outline Background Co-op Agreement Cypress Lake Project Summary 3 Presentation Outline 4 Background SLOOP (2002) 5 Background CROT (2005) 66 Background STOPR (2006) 7 Background STOPR Goals Formalize regional cooperation Evaluate sustainable water resources Commit to equitable allocations Develop reliable and timely water resources for the future 8 Background STOPR Accomplishments Regional prospective in the permitting process Successful collaboration in regulatory and rule development processes Coordinated regional environmental monitoring and restoration programs Regional challenges Water Cooperative of Central Florida 9 Presentation Outline 10 Co-op Agreement Creates a legal entity, public body and unit of local government under Florida Statutes, Section (7)(g) Address future regional water supply needs Fund and implement regional projects Allow for equitable distribution of water resources and cost Created for STOPR members and other local governments 11 Co-op Agreement Creates a Board of Supervisors Elected official from each member government Voluntary participation Provides framework to nominate, approve, permit, develop, finance, construct and operate regional projects 12 Co-op Agreement Privileges and powers Execute interlocal agreements Tax exemption Power of eminent domain Establish rates, fees and charges Issue bonds Secure State and Federal funding 13 Co-op Agreement TWA will initially provide administrative functions Initial contribution of $20,000 for administrative costs Budgets approved by the Board of Supervisors 14 Co-op Agreement Members can withdraw at any time Does not prohibit members to develop other partnerships or to pursue projects individually Does not require financial participation in projects to be used by others Does not limit any member or other local governments rights 15 Co-op Agreement Became effective on May 1 st through the approval of three STOPR members City of St. Cloud Toho Water Authority Polk County Recorded in Orange, Osceola and Polk Counties Orange County can join within two years 16 Presentation Outline 17 Cypress Lake Project First project identified under the Co-op Potentially last groundwater source in Central Florida Project in Osceola County Estimated yield of 30 mgd 9 mgd (OCU share) 18 Cypress Lake Project 18 Orange County Toho Water Authority RCID Polk County St. Cloud Cypress Lake Wellfield 19 Cypress Lake Project Project agreement Water allocation Cost share Two test wells Water quality Permitting Modeling Preliminary design Water transmission evaluation $3,240,000 (OCU Share) 20 Presentation Outline 21 Summary Water Cooperative of Central Florida Existing legal entity Created for the use of local governments in Central Florida Facilitates the permitting, development and construction of regional projects Reduces potential for litigation among local governments Opportunity for regional direction 22 Summary Cypress Lake Project First regional project to be permitted and implemented by the Co-op Potentially the last source of groundwater Both agreements will come back to the Board for consideration in the near future 23 Water Cooperative of Central Florida Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners July 26, 2011