Item P09
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Commissioner Williams
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ADD ON
Meeting Dale:~
9/20/00__
Division:. _BOCe __ ___
Bulk Item: Yes_.
No x
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Department_Commissioner Williams___
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Public notification ora South Florida Water Management Dislrict notice
of a Water SI,ortage Wf,rning Order.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The SFWMD Notice of Water Shortage Warning restricts water uses for
porlion~ of Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Glades, lIendry, Highlands, Monroe, Okeechobee, Sf. Lucie and
Martin Counties.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT DOCC ACTION:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST'
BUDGETED: Ycs:_ No:
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes:
No:_ AMOUNT PER MONTH
YEAR_
APPROVED BY: County Altorney_ OMB/Purchasing~ Risk Managcmcnt_.__
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: "1\\. '( \ Lf\c oJ? l R)~
Nora A. Williams
DOCUMENTATION: Induded:_x_._ To Follow:_ __ Not Required:_
DISI'OSITION:
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Florida Keys Service C~ntcr
80431 Old Highway. MM 80A, h1amorada, Plorida 33036
(305) 664-3888. Fax (305) 664-3887. FL WArs 1-800-464-5067
FAX COVER SHEET
To:
Nora Williams
Fax No:
305-289-6306
Date;
September 18,2000
From:
Rhonda Haag. Directorl FL Keys $crvice Center
No. of Pages Attached: 3
Message: Attached please find a copy of It Jetter fmm SJ<WMD headquaner$ that
informs you of a SFWMD WOftr Shortoll Wanting Ortkr. Monroe County was included
in the OrdeL". 1 previously e-maikd you R copy of the entire Order, Also included in
this fax is a copy of the 1a81 page of the Order. with complete signatures.
Can you please notify the public of the Order at your upcoming HDee meeting?
Legal Noticcs will be placctl in the Key West Citizen Oil or :-hordy after Septembcr J 8
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September '4.2000
Dear Public OHiclal:
SubJecl: Notice or Water Shortage Warntnv
On September 14, 2000, the Governtng Board of the SOU1h Florida Water Management
Ol'tnct ("0181"01") issued a Water Shonage Warning Order No, 00-127 DAo.WS which
declares a Water Shortage Warning and requests 811 uaera of water within the tglaow",O
ar... 10 volunlarlly redUCQ their ule: the Sou1h Miami Oad. Wate, Ua. Basin, the Water
Con88NatJon . Areas!Evergladea National . Park Wat9r U88 Basin, the Water
Con..rvation Area ltC-51 Water Use B8IIn, the Water ConservatIon Aral 2 Warer Use
Basin, the Wa,er Conservation Area 3 Water Uae 8aaln, the Everglades Agricuttural
Area Wale, Use SUin, the Imerior Patm Beach County WIler UsEII Basin. the M Canal
Water UIU Basin, the lak8sh0l8 Perimeter Wal., Use Basin, the St. Lucie River Water
Use BaSin. and the Caloosahalehee Rive, Water Uae Basin.
This Order r8que&16 '"Ifictions tor waler U88$ for those pof1ions of Dade, Broward.
Palm Baech. Glades. Hendry, Highlands, Monroe, Okeechobea, 81. Lucie, and Ma","
Countle, which are sorved by the88 basins and are within lhe Jurladictloo of !he DistriCt.
A copy 01 this Order I. etlQloaed for your reforence. Thea. restrictIOns will become
.ffectlw al 12:01 a.m. on September 22. 2000, The Gov.m1ng Board found it
necessary 10 Issue Iht8 O,der due to waler re80Ur~ concerna in Lake Okeechobee, as
a 'Mull or an extenaed pertod of lower than average ralnfal' tor the year to date.
The Ol8trlCt is makIng every ettort to provide information 10 the p.,bfic and Ir& Olflclals
through It\. media regarding restrictions, loyal notices o. the waltr Shortage waming
are to appear in the "Gladea County Oemocrar, 1he "CIew,ston. News", the qLake Placid
Journal", the "Stuart Newt", the "Okeechob8e Newsq, the "Palm Beach posr, the "Ft.
Pi<<ce Tribune", tho ~Ml.mi HeralCf', the ~fl. LaUderdale SenllMr', Ind the 1<ey West
Citizen" on Of ahortly aftat September 19, 2000, The Governtng Board will OQntinue 10
Conaldar water shortage condition. throughout the Ole'rief at lis regularly l!ICheduled
monthly meetinge and may call apecial ","Iino' for sueh purp0888 8$ long 85 the INaler
lOOnaget 8xleta,
You will recelvo tlOlk;e of any Mum changes In reetrlcliona aPPlicable to yOur are8,
Your C0Qp8,alion is requ88tod by providing this information to the public,
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September 14, 2000
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"you have any que8l100l plBue contact ~ Adams, Weter Conaervation Offar,
Wat., UIe Permitting Depar1ment at 1.800-432.2045, exl. 6785 (tol-"88 outside the
W... Palm Beach area), 01 581-682.8815 in the Palm Beaches, e-mail
badamltlfwmd.~, YOU may alto contaclthe following lOcations:
Fort My.... Servtce Center
2301 McGregor Blvd.
F!. Mye,.. fL 33901
IN 1-338-2929
MaJ1WSt. Lucie SeMoe Center
210~Ave.
Stuan. Fa. 34844
561 -223-2800
Broward SaMe. Canter
201 $. Andrews Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301
954.713--3200
Florida keys Service Center
80431 Old Road
Hl1e Marker 80.4
Jsla~rada. FL 33036
(305) 664-3688
Okeechobee 8eM:e center
1205 E. Nonh Park Slreet
Okeechobee. fL 34973-2033
841-482-5280
MiamVDade RegIonal Service Cente,
172A W. Flagler Stroet
Mlaml,FL33130
305-3n.7214
Clewiaton Field StatJon
S.R. 832. Rt. 1 Box 103
Clewtalon. FL 33440
941-D83-1431
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Without the lasoance of an ~meroency order, or in 'h. event an emergency
order hat been iSSUed, alter the 8lrpirarlon of lhe requisite lim. for
COmp~anc~ with thai weter,
DONI! AND SO ORDERED It West Palm Beach. Palm B9L\ch County.
~1orId8. on this ~~8Y of September, 2000.
SOUTH rLORIOA WA.TER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
B/IU.W'(.llli~
MICHAEL COlLtNs
Chairman
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'tHE SOUTH FlORIDA WATER
MANAGeMeNT DISTRICT
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nRTlSTS EnUIRonmEnTnL fOUnOnTlOn
Of litE fLORIOn KEYS
KEY LORGO, fLORIOO
from the Desk of Joe Harris - Chalnnan
E-mail: aeffk@)aoLcom: uisit us at www.aeftk.com
September 21, 2000
These remarks are in reference to BOCC Meeting agenda item t'P9, 9/20-21. Item irP9 IS one
of Commissioner Williams add-on Items, scheduled for discussion on 9/2.0, I was at the
meeting on 9/20 to personally deliver these remarks. The item was postponed sometime after
spm on 9/20. In as much as I cannot attend on 9/21, i request these remarks not just be
inserted into the record for Thursday 9/2.1 as is sometimes the BOCC custom, but rather be
publicly read aloud by the county clerk for all commissioners and the public to hear,
Commissioner 'VVilliams is bringing up the issue of water conservation due to
impending potable water shortages facing South Florida and the Keys. As our
South Florida Water 1\.lanagement liaison it is right she do so.
n is more important, however, to note that as we enter this new millennium
much of Florida is facing decades of water shortages -- much of it due to our
burgeoning population. This is perhaps only the first Florida water
conservation cry of the 21st century. It might becOlne an annual ritual.
'Vhat is ll10st shameful about this, is that this COlnmission has blatantly ignored
the need for water conservation in it's recent water related efforts. 1 specifically
mean wastewater efforts, The recent approval of the Key Largo wastewater
treatment system only gave lip-service to the need for water conservation. We
are proceeding with a seventy-plus million dollar plan and have not found the
wisdom or nlonies to make sure lve reuse the treated water from this plant as is
the practice in Sl") lIlan}' environnlentally conscious conuIlunities.
Yes, water reuse is still an option in the Key Largo plan, But, due to economic
and other constraints, a very unlikely option.
COlluuissioners, you are to be cOllunended for recognizing this years need for
water conservation. But at the same time you are to be condemned for not
seizing the opportunity and making our need for wastewater treatment a
conservation and envirolUl1ental victory. AU YOll needed do was choose luore
wisely before rushing in where -- -- -- rIllet each of you finish my sentence,
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