St. Johns River Water Management ... - Florida Stormwater...‒ * DeLand Reclaimed Water Project ($3.8 M) ‒ * Sanford/Volusia Reclaimed Interconnect ($3.4 M) ‒ * Deltona Howland

St. Johns River Water Management District

Florida Springs

Protection and Restoration:

Legislation, Projects and

Prospects


FSA Annual Conference June 2015

Casey Fitzgerald Director, Springs Protection Initiative SJRWMD


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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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


Springs in SJRWMD

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Blue Spring

Wekiva Springs System

Silver Spring


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


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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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


• 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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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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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


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


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)


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)


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)


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


Florida Springs


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


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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


Florida Springs


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


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FY 15/16

Legislative Funding

for Springs

$ __________


Future Prospects

for Springs

Legislative Funding Water Policy

WMDs Data Collection Science Projects


floridaswater.com/springs

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St. Johns River Water Management ... - Florida Stormwater...‒ * DeLand Reclaimed Water Project ($3.8 M) ‒ * Sanford/Volusia Reclaimed Interconnect ($3.4 M) ‒ * Deltona Howland