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SJRWMD: Reuse Week May 19-25, 2019 <br />AGENDA REQUEST FOR <br />GOVERNING BOARD MEETING <br />April 9.2019 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Governing Board <br />THROUGH: Ann 8. Shortelle, PhD. <br />Executive iDirector <br />FROM: Scott Laidlaw. Bureau Chief <br />Bureau of Water Supply Planning <br />SUBJECT: Declaration of the Third Week of May as Water Reuse Week <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approval of proclamation declaring May 19-25, 2019 as Florida Water Reuse Week, <br />BACKGROUND <br />Since 2007. the State of Ronda, the Department of Environmental Protection, water <br />management diisUtcts, water utilities, bcaf governments and water -related organizations such as <br />the WateReuse Association have declared the third week in May as "Florida Water Reuse <br />Week' to promote and encourage efficient use of reclaimed water. The largest use for reclaimed <br />water is irrigation and May is typically the month when irrigation demands peak due to hot and <br />dry conditions. Reclaimed water provides a means for conserving and augmenting Florida's <br />precious water resources and is key to meeting future demands. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Approval of this resolution demonstrates the District's continued support of the use and <br />expansion of reclaimed water. This nem supports the District's core mission and strategic <br />initiatives through maximizing the beneficial use of reclaimed water to offset potable water <br />supplies and restore water levels and natural systems. <br />Approval of this resolution <br />demonstrates the District's <br />continued support of the use <br />and expansion of reclaimed <br />water. This item supports the <br />District's core mission and <br />strategic initiatives through <br />maximizing the beneficial use <br />of reclaimed water to offset <br />potable water supplies and <br />restore water levels and natural <br />systems. <br />