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

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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

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StudyArea

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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

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Evaluation Matrix

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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

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St. Lucie and Indian River Counties Water Resource Study

Questions