2012 Consolidated Annual Report February 14, 2012 District Water Management Plan Annual Progress Report Minimum Flows and Levels Priority List and Schedule Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan Water Resource Development Work Program and Alternative Water Supply Annual Report Florida Forever Work Plan Annual Update Wetland Mitigation Cash Donation Report St. Johns River Water Management District EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2012 St. Johns River Water Management District (District) Consolidated Annual Report is a consolidation of several plans and reports as established by House Bill 727 that was passed during the 2005 legislative session and codified in Section 373.036(7), Florida Statutes (F.S.). The consolidated report is submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by March 1each year. The consolidation effort has reduced duplicated reporting requirements, and provides the public and decision makers with the District’s status on water resource development, environmental protection, and resource utilization in a single report. This annual report consists of seven annual plans and reports. These plans and reports and the enabling legislation are as follows: District Water Management Plan Annual Progress Report (s. 373.036(7)(b)1) Minimum Flows and Levels Priority List and Schedule (s. 373.042(2)) Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan (s. 373.536(6)(a)3) Five-Year Water Resource Development Work Program (s. 373.536(6)(a)4) Alternative Water Supplies Annual Report (s. 373.1961(3)(n)) Florida Forever Work Plan Annual Update (s. 373.199(7)) Wetland Mitigation Cash Donation Report (s. 373.414(1)(b)2) As agreed upon by DEP and all five water management districts, these plans and reports are presented in six sections in the order provided above. One section has two reports: the Five-Year Water Resource Development Work Program and the Alternative Water Supplies Annual Report. i ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AOR area of responsibility ASR aquifer storage and recovery BCWMA Blue Cypress Water Management Area BMPs best management practices CCMP Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan CFARE Central Florida aquifer recharge enhancement CIP Capital Improvements Plan CUP consumptive use permit DEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection DMCA dredge material containment area DWMP District Water Management Plan DWSP District Water Supply Plan EOG Executive Office of the Governor ERP environmental resource permit FDOT Florida Department of Transportation FERWCD Flagler Estates Road and Water Control District FF Florida Forever FWC Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission F.S. Florida Statutes FY fiscal year gpcd gallons per capita per day gpd gallons per day IMO&M Infrastructure Management, Operations and Maintenance Plan IRL Indian River Lagoon JGDA Jane Green Detention Area LCWA Lake County Water Authority LSJRB Lower St. Johns River Basin LTF less-than-fee LWA Lake County Water Alliance MCA marsh conservation area MFLs minimum flows and levels MFP Master Facilities Plan mgd million gallons per day mgy million gallons per year MSJRB Middle St. Johns River Basin MTWCD Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NSRA Lake Apopka North Shore Restoration Area ORB Ocklawaha River Basin OUC Orlando Utilities Commission P2000 Preservation 2000 RAMP Regional Aquifer Management Project SFBS standard format budget submission SFWMD South Florida Water Management District ii SJRWMD St. Johns River Water Management District SJWMA St. Johns Water Management Area SLWMA Sawgrass Lake Water Management Area SOR Save Our Rivers STAG State and Tribal Assistance Grants SWFWMD Southwest Florida Water Management District SWIM Surface Water Improvement and Management TCAA Tri-County Agricultural Area TDS total dissolved solids TMDL total maximum daily load TN total nitrogen TP total phosphorous UORB Upper Ocklawaha River Basin USACE U. S. Army Corps of Engineers USJRB Upper St. Johns River Basin VWA Volusian Water Alliance WAV Water Authority of Volusia WCD water control district WMD water management district WMLTF Water Management Lands Trust Fund WPSP Water Protection and Sustainability Program WPSTF Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund WRD water resource development WRDWP Water Resource Development Work Program iii Table of Contents 1. District Water Management Plan Annual Progress Report ................................................1–1 2. Minimum Flows and Levels Priority List and Schedule ....................................................2–1 3. Five-Year Capital Improvements Plan................................................................................3–1 4. Water Resource Development Work Program and Alternative Water Supply Annual Report .....................................................................................................................4–1 A. Water Resource Development Work Program ............................................................. 4–2 B. Alternative Water Supply Annual Report .................................................................. 4–22 5. Florida Forever Work Plan Annual Update ........................................................................5–1 6. Wetland Mitigation Cash Donation Report ........................................................................6–1 iv DWMP Progress ReportDWMP Progress 2012 District Water Management Plan Annual Progress Report District Water Management Plan Annual Progress Report 1. DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Water Management Performance Measures ................................................................................ 1-3 Water Supply Measures ....................................................................................................... 1-5 Flood Protection Measures ................................................................................................ 1-12 Water Quality Measures .................................................................................................... 1-13 Natural Systems Measures ................................................................................................. 1-17 Figures Figure 1-1. Gross per capita per day water use in the District ..................................................... 1-6 Figure 1-2. Residential per capita per day water use in the District ............................................ 1-7 Figure 1-3. Water made available since FY 2005–2006 .............................................................. 1-8 Figure 1-4. Percentage of surface water bodies that fully attains their designated use ............. 1-11 Figure 1-5. Annual changes in surface water bodies with healthy nutrient levels .................... 1-13 Figure 1-6. Annual changes in surface water bodies with healthy biological conditions.......... 1-14 Figure 1-7. Number of minimum flows and levels established annually and cumulatively ...... 1-17 Figure 1-8. Percentage of minimum flows and levels established on schedule ......................... 1-18 Figure 1-9. Wetlands impacted and total mitigation required ................................................... 1-19 Tables Table 1-1. Domestic wastewater reused in the District ............................................................... 1-5 Table 1-2. Water made and to be made available since Fiscal Year 1999–2000 ...................... 1-10 Table 1-3. Percentage of District major works maintained on schedule ................................... 1-12 Table 1-4. Water quality changes in selected springs ................................................................ 1-15 Table 1-5. Wetlands impact permitted, mitigation by type, and total mitigation required ........ 1-19 1-1 2012 Consolidated Annual Report INTRODUCTION The St. Johns River Water Management District (District) has an integrated planning, budgeting and reporting system. Under this system, long-term plans guide short-term plans, budgets are linked to plans, implementation performance on the District Water Management Plan (DWMP) is tracked, and progress is evaluated on an annual basis. This report evaluates the implementation of the current DWMP, completed in May 2005, using a set of 13 performance measures that were cooperatively developed by DEP, the five water management districts (WMDs), and the Executive Office of the Governor (EOG). These measures are in addition to efficiency measures reported to the EOG and the state Legislature in the Standard Format Tentative Budget Submission (commonly referred to as the August 1 Report) pursuant to section 373.536, Florida Statutes (F.S). In previous years, the District used 18 performance measures. During 2009, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in cooperation with the WMDs, recommended removing seven performance measures that are either difficult to provide, or are reported elsewhere, and adding two new performance measures. Since 2010, the District has reported progress on 13 performance measures. Some important highlights in this year’s report are noted below: . The use of reclaimed water accounted for 144.3 million gallons a day (mgd), or 44.3 percent, of the total wastewater flow, both being the highest in the history of wastewater reuse in the District.