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x� 5 St . Johns Myer Water Management District Kirby B. Green !II, Executive Director • David W. Fisk, Assistant Executive Director 4049 Reid Street • P.O. Box 1429 • Palatka, FL 32178. 1429 • (386) 329-4500 On the Internet at www. sjrwmd. com. January 2, 2007 Honorable Gary Wheeler, Chairman Indian River County Board of County Commissioners 184025 th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Re : Indian River County water supply Dear Chairman Wheeler: Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your December 6, 2006, water supply workshop . I realize that you are facing significant issues concerning growth and the development of adequate water supplies to support that growth. I appreciate the attention the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners is giving to these issues. The District staff has had follow-up discussions with the Commission' s staff and consultants and, as a result, believes that the following ' clarification of some of the issues discussed during the workshop would be helpful to the Commission and its staff. 2013 Floridan aquifer sustainability limit The District has concluded that groundwater resources in Indian River County can sustain continued development through 2025 as proposed at the time of preparation of the 2003 District Water Supply Assessment. This is not the case for the Floridan aquifer in the central Florida area to the north of Lydian River County. In the central Florida area, the Floridan aquifer is rapidly approaching its sustainable limit and is expected to reach that limit before 2025. The three water management districts that have jurisdiction in the area, which is referred to as the Central Florida Coordination Area, have agreed to proceed with rule changes that generally provide for no additional groundwater withdrawals beyond 2013 . The District is currently preparing its 2008 District Water Supply Assessment, which will ' address proposed water use through 2030. This assessment will be based on updated population projections and on a new regional groundwater flow model. Therefore, it should better address the current growth that is occurring in Indian River and surrounding counties and the impacts of ' this growth on groundwater resources . If the 2008 assessment indicates that the Floridan aquifer cannot sustain proposed withdrawals through 2030, the area will be identified as a priority water resource caution area and will become a focus of the next District Water Supply Plan . ' GOVERNING BOARD David G. Graham, :;HAIRMAN John G . $C'NlEekl, 'I = LRA.IR?,M1AN Ann T .Moore, SECRETAx Duane L. Ouenstro& iREASU%ER ACKSONVILLE 0a nw EUM-a JACKSCW'L-E R. Clay Albright Susan N. Hughes William W. Kerr Ometrias D. Long W. Leonard Wood CCA P0117EVEDPA MF.RCURNE 9E CN An KA FEPNANCINA3E CF.