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SJRWMD FY 2017-2018 Final Budget • Enhance the Northern Coastal Basins • Rehabilitate the St. Johns River • Rehabilitate Lake Apopka • Rehabilitate the Ocklawaha River Basin • Provide monitoring and diagnostic assessments Changes and Trends Cooperative funding expansions The District's cooperative funding programs for FY 2017-18 will increase funding for local government water supply development, water resource development, flood management, natural system protection, MFLs prevention and recovery strategies, agriculture sustainability and dispersed water storage. In addition, springs protection cooperative projects and projects for REDI communities and innovative technologies are included in the FY 2017-18 budget. Lands assessment Emphasis will continue to be placed on implementing the Lands Assessment Implementation Plan (LAIP) that the District's Governing Board approved in December 2012. This will entail development of an implementation plan recognizing three different kinds of transactions: transfers to other governments, sales to the public, and sales to the public with the retention of certain rights (encumbered sales). Land acquisition will be secondary to implementation of the LAIP, with the exception of those lands needed for District water supply or water quality projects, or those associated with Florida Department of Transportation mitigation. Key projects that are underway include: • Tri -County Agricultural Area (TCAA) Water Management Partnership — The partnership assists farmers and growers in Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties in the Lower St. Johns River Basin in the implementation of projects that contribute to improving the health of the St. Johns River and conserving groundwater resources. • Eau Gallie River dredging — Approximately 625,000 cubic yards of muck will be removed from the Eau Gallie River main stem and Elbow Creek. Increased funding is allowing evaluation of additional areas for sediment removal to benefit the IRL. • Blue Springs MFL prevention and recovery strategies — The Blue Springs MFL was adopted in 2006. Prevention and recovery strategies are critical to balancing the environmental and public water supply needs in the region. • Lake Apopka restoration — Legacy Florida Act funds will be used to complete projects that accelerate water quality and habitat restoration efforts on Lake Apopka. These projects will capitalize on the Lake's improving water quality to advance the recovery of native submerged aquatic vegetation in the lake, fisheries, and overall ecosystem health and diversity. • The Black Creek Water Resource Development (WRD) Project — This project is one of several projects identified in the North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan (NFRWSP) and focuses on providing recharge to the Floridan aquifer. The Black Creek WRD is located in southwest Clay County between SR 16 at Penney Farms and off SR 21 near Camp Blanding. The Black Creek WRD project will capture flow up to 10 mgd from Black Creek above a predetermined low flow threshold: The water will then be routed through a transmission system toward the Keystone Heights area and discharged to an area where it will be ultimately dispersed for recharge to the Upper Page 40 -o'14 b