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<br /> <br />7. DISTRICT OVERVIEW OF WATER SUPPLY PLAN - <br />BARBARA VERGARA, P.G., DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF <br />WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, ST. JOHNS RIVER <br />WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT <br />Barbara Vergera, P.G <br />., gave an overview of St. Johns River Water Management <br />District (SJRWMD) and Water Supply Plan. She is a part of a governing board of nine members <br />appointed by the Governor whose #1 priority is water supply. They are required to identify <br />water supply development projects that are adequate to develop water supply needs, water <br />resource development projects and other strategies that would solve or avoid problems in <br />identified Priority Water Resource Caution Areas (PWRCAs) or prevent identification of <br />additional PWRCAs. She summarized the focus of the 2005 District Water Supply Plan. She <br />gave the status of the water supply and resources in the 18-County jurisdiction of the St. Johns <br />River Water Management District and Indian River County to see a comparison to other areas in <br />Northeast Florida. She displayed a map of water resource caution areas that were identified in <br />1998 and the water supply assessment that is posted on the SJRWMD website. <br />There was a question and answer period regarding the availability of water in <br />Indian River County through 2025. The State is concerned with methods to store water and the <br />cost of treatment. They foresee the concentrate disposal issue between brackish water and saline <br />water is going to get harder. Many coastal utilities are looking at brackish brown water as an <br />alternative source. Indian River County plans through 2025 are adequate with the continued use <br />of brackish brown water. She discussed the 20-year plan established with staff and the issue of <br />water levels working with SJRWMD. Since IRC is not a priority water resource area SJRWMD <br />does not have a Water Supply Development Project for our County, and IRC is not entitled to <br />any appropriated funding. In IRC the total population is expected to increase slightly by the year <br />2025, but the public supply population is projected to double. She expressed the importance of <br />carefully coordinating with surrounding counties to ensure the cumulative impact is not going to <br />SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES 3 <br />November 9, 2005 <br /> <br />