1. Florida’s Water Infrastructure Funding Challenge Presentation for Florida Legislative Delegations Fall 2013 By Florida Section of the AWWA

2. A Recognized National Crisis: AWWA "Buried No Longer: Confronting America's Infrastructure Crisis" Report - http://www.awwa.org/Portals/0/files/legreg/documents/BuriedNoLonger.pdfhttp://www.awwa.org/Portals/0/files/legreg/documents/BuriedNoLonger.pdf National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and U.S. Chamber of Commerce effort on water infrastructure, "Water is Your Business“ - http://waterisyourbusiness.org http://waterisyourbusiness.org American Society of Civil Engineers report on the future economic costs of failing to act on infrastructure needs - http://www.asce.org/uploadedFiles/Infrastructure/Failure_to_Act/Failure_to_Act_Report.pdf http://www.asce.org/uploadedFiles/Infrastructure/Failure_to_Act/Failure_to_Act_Report.pdf Congressional Research Service - Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL31116.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL31116.pdf Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment | Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey | US EPA - http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/dwns/index.cfm http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/dwns/index.cfm

3. Florida’s Water Resources Priorities Protecting State’s economy & quality of life. – Safeguarding fragile environments (rivers, wetlands, lakes, springs & estuaries) that drive our tourism and recreational industries. Developing alternative supplies of water to support safe growth. Restoring our already impacted natural systems. Repairing or replacing aging infrastructure.

4. Florida Faces A Daunting Challenge $24.09 Billion in new drinking water and wastewater infrastructure by 2020. (FWEA: 9/2012) $1.0 to $3.2 Billion per year to implement EPA Numeric Nutrient Criteria Rules. (FWQC / Cardno Entrix: 11/2010) $7.2 Billion to repair or replace aging transmission and distribution water and wastewater infrastructure over next 20 years. (EPA Report to Congress 2007) $750 million dollars are needed over the next 10 years for capital improvements and long term maintenance programs to support flood control. (ASCE: 10/2012)

5. Florida Water Resource Funding (State Dollars in Millions)

6. Percent of State Budget Allocated for Water Resources

7. Challenge Requires Recurring Funding Support Challenge Requires Recurring Funding Support (Billions)

8. WATER: It is Our Business “ I don’t want to reach a day where a Texas company announces it’s moving to Florida or Ohio because of water issues.” Joe Straus Speaker Texas House of Representatives January 2013

9. QUESTIONS?Floridawateradvocates.com