The South Florida, St. Johns River, and Southwest Florida water management districts are conducting independent scientific peer review of their work to expand the East Central Florida Transient Groundwater Model in support of the 2020 Regional Water ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Southwest Florida Water Management District

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

40D-8.041Minimum Flows

40D-8.624Guidance and Minimum Levels for Lakes

The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: December 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: This will be a WebEx meeting, which can be joined at the following link:

https://webmeeting.sfwmd.gov/orion/meeting/meetingInfo?MTID=d3f29acf3fbbe017c11cb97ea1836041

Access Information: Meeting Number: 992 153 830, Meeting Password: This meeting does not require a password.

Audio Connection: [phone] (WPB Local Number), 1(855)682-6800 (Toll Free Nationwide)

Access Code for Audio Connection: 992 153 830

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The South Florida, St. Johns River, and Southwest Florida water management districts are conducting independent scientific peer review of their work to expand the East Central Florida Transient Groundwater Model in support of the 2020 Regional Water Supply Plan for the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) area, including the southern portion of Lake and all of Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties. PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 373.042(5), FLORIDA STATUTES, THE MODEL MAY BE ADOPTED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MAY BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE MFLs, AND THEREFORE MAY APPLY TO MORE THAN ONE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. Information to be reviewed, supporting documents, comments and documents produced by the peer review panel, as well as comments from stakeholders, will be accessible at http://cfwiwater.com/ by clicking on Steering Committee, Technical Teams, and then Hydrologic Analysis under Working Groups. This teleconference/workshop is the latest event for the ECFTX model whereby peer reviewers are working together with the goal of collectively developing a single peer-review report. The minutes from the meeting will be available for review, at the website above, within one week following the date of the teleconference.

NOTE: One or more members of the District’s Governing Board may attend this meeting.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ron Basso, P.G., SWFWMD, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], ext.4291 or [e-mail] or by clicking on “Meetings and Events” on the CFWI website at http://cfwiwater.com/.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: SWFWMD Human Resources Director, [phone], ext. 4703; 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4703 or email to [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Ron Basso, P.G., SWFWMD, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604-6899, [phone], ext.4291, [e-mail].