1. Dan Pennington Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Division of Community Development

3. Freshwater Source for Major Withdrawals STATEWIDE WATER USE & SOURCES Source: FDEP, Water Use Trends in Florida, May 2014

4. The Central Florida Water Use Breakdown Source: Central Florida Water Initiative, November 2015

5. Basic sources Groundwater Surface water Sea water & deep aquifer briny water More people May mean use of greater quantities of water from the basic sources. Overuse and depletion of water May alter natural equilibriums of our natural systems, potentially impacting water quality and native plants and animals. Goal is to Better Use Water Resources to Protect and Sustain Underlying Natural Systems Business, Urban-Suburban Basic Tools Conservation Reuse Pricing Water capture & holding (e.g., landscape distributive water storage, reservoirs, aquifer storage & recovery) Agricultural Tools Best management practices implemented under the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services.

6. How a Community Planner Might View the Issue Central to the issues – land uses and infrastructure Systems for addressing water quality and linking to infrastructure is the total maximum daily loads (TMDL) process. Pollutant loading estimates in each TMDL are based on land uses and adequacy of supporting infrastructure at a particular point in time. Changes in land uses and supporting infrastructure result in positive and negative changes to the TMDL (i.e., The pollutant loading) over time. The adequacy/inadequacy of supporting infrastructure(s) for developed land uses is where a substantial part of the water quality problems originate (e.g., stormwater, wastewater, potable water, drainage networks, and discharges). Solutions take time and money to implement but should be planned, targeted, and staged to provide the greatest impact and cost effectiveness.

7. Cumulative Nutrient/Nitrate Contributions and Flows

8. OTHER NUTRIENT SOURCE CONTRIBUTORS Rapid Infiltration Basins Sprayfields Septic System Pumped Out Application

9. Winter Haven’s vision for a restored hydrologic network resembles a "necklace" of water, known as the "sapphire necklace." Lighter blue areas are restored wetland storage features; darker blue areas are enhanced canal conveyance features linking the lakes and storage areas. Not shown are improved lake levels and water storage in area lakes and increased infiltration of rainwater in the sandy soils along the higher ridge areas that include downtown Winter Haven. The numbers 2-20 identify wetland storage areas that could be restored. The 19 sites can store up to 9.5 billion gallons of water—twice the amount of water consumed by Winter Haven in a single year. Sustaina bility Plan Comprehe nsive Plan Land Develop ment Code Local Government – Best Practices Developed with a DEO technical assistance planning grant Winter Haven: Building a water-centric sustainable community – Taking a landscape level approach

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