AWWA ACE68899

Many areas of the nation are facing water supply shortages and a need to develop alternativewater supplies. Central Florida utilities must cease additional groundwater use by 2013 andbegin to use water from the alternatives supplies such as the St. Johns River. Recognizingthis challenge, Seminole County, Florida is refining plans for a regional surface water treatmentplant on at its Yankee Lake property. This unique property, just north of Lake Monroe, hasover 2,000 acres and 3 miles of shoreline on the St. Johns River located between Seminole,Volusia, and Lake Counties. Currently, the County has interest from 17 utilities requestingnearly 80 MGD by 2030. Development of this plant and requisite transmission system assetswill require capital project investments of $740 million, and thereby represents perhaps thelargest regional investment in water resource infrastructure in the history of the tri-countyregion. As such, regional utility managers and elected officials will face profound financialmanagement and stakeholder communication challenges. In addition, the project hashighlighted environmental concerns related to potential surface water withdrawals, water useefficiencies, and economic development - again presenting significant utility managementand stakeholder engagement imperatives. These challenges are being addressed through anopen and collaborative regional decision process and extensive stakeholder involvement andcommunications program led by Seminole County and its partners. The regional projectpartners are all committed to environmentally sustainable development of the region'sprecious and limited water supplies, while continuing to meet the water service deliveryneeds of their growing communities. Includes tables.

Product Details

Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

11/01/2008

Number of Pages:

39

File Size:

1 file , 1.7 MB