St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Mark Elsner, P.E., Director Water Supply Development DivisionMark Elsner, P.E., Director Water Supply Development Division
January 6, 2010
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Study BackgroundConstruction of C&SF Project significantly effected historic drainage in this area
Large volumes of water discharged during the wet season through canals
Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan recommended studying capturing this water for beneficial uses
Annual Average
Discharge = 200,000 Ac-Ft or 179 MGD
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Study OverviewCo-sponsored by SFWMD & SJRWMDInitiated February 2009Completed November 2009Extensive outreach
Interagency project team meetingsStakeholder meetings and workshops
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Study Objectives
Evaluate potential of capturing excess water being discharged to Indian River Lagoon & making it available for beneficial uses
Evaluate options for increased flexibility in water management
Identify & evaluate conceptual alternatives
Provide a conceptual design for a preferred alternative
Develop an implementation strategy
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
StudyArea
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Final Alternative PlansC-25 Central Storage ReservoirC-23, 24, and 25 Central Storage ReservoirC-25/Basin 1 Central Storage ReservoirIndian River Farms WCD ReservoirDispersed storage/water farming
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Evaluation Matrix
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource StudySt. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
C-23, 24, 25 Central Reservoir Plan – Preferred Alternative
5,000-acre central storage reservoir5,000-acre stormwater treatment areaReplace C-25 plug with water control structureC-25 canal improvementsG-81 pump stationS-253 pump station
Cell 1
700 cfs pump station
Replace plug with structure185 cfs pump
station
5,000 acre Reservoir
Cell 2
Implementation
260 cfs pump station
STA
IRL-S Reservoirs
& STA
SJRWMD
SFWMD
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study
Questions