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Dec. 4, 2015
Message from the Executive Director:
District cost-share programs help communities save water
The district has a dedicated team to work with the community on cost-share through the Bureau of Project Management.
It’s important to me that you all have the opportunity to stay in the loop on the impactful projects we have moving forward in the district. This week I want to share with you a few details about a program I'm passionate about, cost-sharing.
This summer and fall, the district has increased its emphasis on helping local communities and agriculture save water through expansion of cost-sharing opportunities. In the past few months, district Governing Board members have dedicated $37.5 million for cost-share funding.
I am excited to see the positive community support for the cost-share programs and progress that is being made with our partners toward a common goal of saving and protecting our shared water resources. The currently funded projects will conserve more than 1.7 million gallons of water a day (mgd) and develop more than 56 mgd of alternative water supplies.
And there is more to come. Earlier this week, the district received applications for Tri-County Agricultural Area Water Management Partnership funding and proposals for a dispersed water storage and nutrient reduction pilot project for the Indian River Lagoon. Today, applications are due for the Agricultural Cost-Share Program. Later this month, on Dec. 17, applications are due for projects that fill either Rural Economic Development Initiative (economically challenged, small) communities criteria or for innovative projects that use emerging or proven technology in unique ways to provide alternative sources of water to offset traditional fresh groundwater sources.
Thanks to the team members working hard each and every day to make projects like this a reality. We have a great group of experts looking out for our water resources, and I’m grateful to be part of the team.
New Web page launched to serve media
A new Web page is now available to better serve members of the media. The move demonstrates the district’s commitment to being transparent and keeping residents better informed. News releases, photos, b-roll and interviews are available on the page (www.floridaswater.com/newsroom) to empower members of the media with the news they need to keep viewers, readers and listeners well informed.
Partnership helps secure water quantity and quality for generations to come
The district is partnering with property owners to protect Florida’s water, offering financial and technical assistance through cost-share programs to property owners willing to abandon their uncontrolled, improperly constructed or deteriorating artesian wells, which can save millions of gallons of water per day and protect groundwater quality.
This week in district social media
If you aren’t following the district on Twitter or Facebook, here are some of the things you may have missed this week....
- Thanks to Florida Trail Assoc. volunteers who are maintaining and making trail improvements at the district’s Rice Creek Conservation Area this week.
- District work crews installed a refurbished gate at the C-54 canal as part of levee and flood control maintenance.
- American kestrels can be seen on many district lands during the winter months.
- A solar-powered telemetry device is used to collect data on the springs.
