Submitted By: Emily W. Johnson
Presentation By: Jeff Shrum and Emily W. Johnson
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Introduce Ordinance 2024-11 to adopt the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan; amend the City of Ocala Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan by reference; and amend associated goals, objectives, and policies (CPTA23-45291)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
Advertised in the Ocala Gazette on December 22, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
Florida Statutes (F.S.) ? 163.3177 subsection 6c(3) establishes requirements for water supply planning and creates statutory links between the regional water supply plans (RWSPs) prepared by water management districts and a local government's adopted comprehensive plan. The availability of water supplies and public facilities are now part of the required data and analysis for the comprehensive plan. Local governments must develop a Water Supply Facilities Work Plan as part of their comprehensive plan within 18-months of approval of a RWSP by a water management district.
The City of Ocala falls within the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), and is subject to the following RWSPs:
* Central Springs / East Coast RWSP [St. Johns River Water Management District, approved February 8, 2022]
* Northern Planning Region RWSP [Southwest Florida Water Management District, approved November 17, 2020]
The City's water supply wells are permitted solely through the SJRWMD. The data contained within this report reflects projections from a Water Resource Plan prepared by Kimley-Horn, the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), and the Central Springs/East Coast (CSEC) RWSP (February 8, 2022). Population and demand projections for the City of Ocala were not accounted for within the Northern Planning Region (NPR) R...
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