SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 462288
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11  Senator Dockery moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 7.  Subsection (5) of section 159.803, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         159.803  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
20         (5)  "Priority project" means a solid waste disposal
21  facility or a sewage facility, as such terms are defined in s.
22  142 of the Code, or water facility, as defined in s. 142 of
23  the Code, which is operated by a member-owned, not-for-profit
24  utility, or any project which is to be located in an area
25  which is an enterprise zone designated pursuant to s.
26  290.0065.
27         Section 8.  Section 373.227, Florida Statutes, is
28  created to read:
29         373.227  Water conservation; legislative findings;
30  legislative intent; objectives; comprehensive statewide water
31  conservation program requirements.--
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 (1) The Legislature recognizes that the proper 2 conservation of water is an important means of achieving the 3 economical and efficient utilization of water necessary, in 4 part, to constitute a reasonable-beneficial use. The overall 5 water conservation goal of the state is to prevent and reduce 6 wasteful, uneconomical, impractical, or unreasonable use of 7 water resources. The Legislature finds that the social, 8 economic, and cultural conditions of the state relating to the 9 use of public water supply vary by service area and that 10 public water supply utilities must have the flexibility to 11 tailor water conservation measures to best suit their 12 individual circumstances. The Legislature encourages the use 13 of efficient, effective, and affordable water conservation 14 measures. Where water is provided by a public water supply 15 utility, the Legislature intends that a variety of 16 conservation measures be made available and used to encourage 17 efficient water use. To achieve these conservation objectives, 18 the state should emphasize goal-based, accountable, tailored, 19 and measurable water conservation programs for public water 20 supply. For purposes of this section, the term "public water 21 supply utility" includes both publicly owned and privately 22 owned public water supply utilities that sell potable water on 23 a retail basis to end users. 24 (2) To implement the findings in subsection (1), the 25 department, in cooperation with the water management districts 26 and other stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive 27 statewide water conservation program for public water supply. 28 The program should: 29 (a) Encourage utilities to implement water 30 conservation programs that are economically efficient, 31 effective, affordable, and appropriate; 2 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 (b) Allow no reduction in, and increase where 2 possible, utility-specific water conservation effectiveness 3 over current programs; 4 (c) Be goal-based, accountable, measurable, and 5 implemented collaboratively with water suppliers, water users, 6 and water management agencies; 7 (d) Include cost and benefit data on individual water 8 conservation practices to assist in tailoring practices to be 9 effective for the unique characteristics of particular utility 10 service areas, focusing upon cost-effective measures; 11 (e) Use standardized public water supply conservation 12 definitions and standardized quantitative and qualitative 13 performance measures for an overall system of assessing and 14 benchmarking the effectiveness of water conservation programs 15 and practices; 16 (f) Create a clearinghouse or inventory for water 17 conservation programs and practices available to public water 18 supply utilities which will provide an integrated statewide 19 database for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of 20 quantitative and qualitative information on public water 21 supply conservation programs and practices and their 22 effectiveness. The clearinghouse or inventory should have 23 technical assistance capabilities to aid in the design, 24 refinement, and implementation of water conservation programs 25 and practices. The clearinghouse or inventory shall also 26 provide for continual assessment of the effectiveness of water 27 conservation programs and practices; 28 (g) Develop a standardized water conservation planning 29 process for utilities; and 30 (h) Develop and maintain a Florida-specific water 31 conservation guidance document containing a menu of affordable 3 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 and effective water conservation practices to assist public 2 water supply utilities in the design and implementation of 3 goal-based, utility-specific water conservation plans tailored 4 for their individual service areas as provided in subsection 5 (4). 6 (3) Regarding the use of water conservation or drought 7 rate structures as a conservation practice, a water management 8 district shall afford a public water supply utility wide 9 latitude in selecting a rate structure and shall limit its 10 review to whether the utility has provided reasonable 11 assurance that the rate structure contains a schedule of rates 12 designed to promote efficient use of water by providing 13 economic incentives. A water management district shall not fix 14 or revise rates. 15 (4) As part of an application for a consumptive use 16 permit, a public water supply utility may propose a goal-based 17 water conservation plan that is tailored to its individual 18 circumstances. Progress towards goals must be measurable. If 19 the utility provides reasonable assurance that the plan will 20 achieve effective water conservation at least as well as the 21 water conservation requirements adopted by the appropriate 22 water management district and is otherwise consistent with s. 23 373.223, the district must approve the plan which shall 24 satisfy water conservation requirements imposed as a condition 25 of obtaining a consumptive use permit. The conservation 26 measures included in an approved goal-based water conservation 27 plan may be reviewed periodically and updated as needed to 28 ensure efficient water use for the duration of the permit. If 29 the plan fails to meet the water conservation goal or goals by 30 the timeframes specified in the permit, the public water 31 supply utility shall revise the plan to address the deficiency 4 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 or employ the water conservation requirements that would 2 otherwise apply in the absence of an approved goal-based plan. 3 (5) By December 1, 2005, the department shall submit a 4 written report to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of 5 the House of Representatives, and the appropriate substantive 6 committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 7 the progress made in implementing the comprehensive statewide 8 water conservation program for public water supply required by 9 this section. The report must include any statutory changes 10 and funding requests necessary for the continued development 11 and implementation of the program. 12 (6) The department or a water management district may 13 adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to carry out 14 the purposes of this section. 15 Section 9. Subsections (1), (2), (5), and (6) of 16 section 373.0361, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 17 373.0361 Regional water supply planning.-- 18 (1) By October 1, 1998, the governing board shall 19 initiate water supply planning for each water supply planning 20 region identified in the district water management plan under 21 s. 373.036, where it determines that sources of water are not 22 adequate for the planning period to supply water for all 23 existing and projected reasonable-beneficial uses and to 24 sustain the water resources and related natural systems. The 25 planning must be conducted in an open public process, in 26 coordination and cooperation with local governments, regional 27 water supply authorities, government-owned and privately owned 28 water utilities, self-suppliers, and other affected and 29 interested parties. During development but prior to completion 30 of the regional water supply plan, the district must conduct 31 at least one public workshop to discuss the technical data and 5 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 modeling tools anticipated to be used to support the plan. A 2 determination by the governing board that initiation of a 3 regional water supply plan for a specific planning region is 4 not needed pursuant to this section shall be subject to s. 5 120.569. The governing board shall reevaluate such a 6 determination at least once every 5 years and shall initiate a 7 regional water supply plan, if needed, pursuant to this 8 subsection. 9 (2) Each regional water supply plan shall be based on 10 at least a 20-year planning period and shall include, but not 11 be limited to: 12 (a) A water supply development component that 13 includes: 14 1. A quantification of the water supply needs for all 15 existing and reasonably projected future uses within the 16 planning horizon. The level-of-certainty planning goal 17 associated with identifying the water supply needs of existing 18 and future reasonable-beneficial uses shall be based upon 19 meeting those needs for a 1-in-10-year drought event. 20 Population projections used for determining public water 21 supply needs must be based upon the best available data. In 22 determining the best available data, the district shall 23 consider the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and 24 Business Research (BEBR) medium population projections and any 25 population projection data and analysis submitted by a local 26 government pursuant to the public workshop described in 27 subsection (1) if the data and analysis support the local 28 government's comprehensive plan. Any adjustment of or 29 deviation from the BEBR projections must be fully described, 30 and the original BEBR data must be presented along with the 31 adjusted data. 6 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 2. A list of water source options for water supply 2 development, including traditional and alternative source 3 options sources, from which local government, government-owned 4 and privately owned utilities, self-suppliers, and others may 5 choose, for water supply development, the total capacity of 6 which will, in conjunction with water conservation and other 7 demand management measures, exceed the needs identified in 8 subparagraph 1. 9 3. For each option listed in subparagraph 2., the 10 estimated amount of water available for use and the estimated 11 costs of and potential sources of funding for water supply 12 development. 13 4. A list of water supply development projects that 14 meet the criteria in s. 373.0831(4). 15 (b) A water resource development component that 16 includes: 17 1. A listing of those water resource development 18 projects that support water supply development. 19 2. For each water resource development project listed: 20 a. An estimate of the amount of water to become 21 available through the project. 22 b. The timetable for implementing or constructing the 23 project and the estimated costs for implementing, operating, 24 and maintaining the project. 25 c. Sources of funding and funding needs. 26 d. Who will implement the project and how it will be 27 implemented. 28 (c) The recovery and prevention strategy described in 29 s. 373.0421(2). 30 (d) A funding strategy for water resource development 31 projects, which shall be reasonable and sufficient to pay the 7 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 cost of constructing or implementing all of the listed 2 projects. 3 (e) Consideration of how the options addressed in 4 paragraphs (a) and (b) serve the public interest or save costs 5 overall by preventing the loss of natural resources or 6 avoiding greater future expenditures for water resource 7 development or water supply development. However, unless 8 adopted by rule, these considerations do not constitute final 9 agency action. 10 (f) The technical data and information applicable to 11 the planning region which are contained in the district water 12 management plan and are necessary to support the regional 13 water supply plan. 14 (g) The minimum flows and levels established for water 15 resources within the planning region. 16 (h) Reservations of water adopted by rule pursuant to 17 s. 373.223(4). 18 (i) An analysis, developed in cooperation with the 19 department, of areas or instances in which the variance 20 provisions of s. 378.212(1)(g) or s. 378.404(9) may be used to 21 create water supply development or water resource development 22 projects. 23 24 The water supply development component of a regional water 25 supply plan which deals with or affects public utilities and 26 public water supply for those areas served by a regional water 27 supply authority and its member governments within the 28 boundaries of the Southwest Florida Water Management District 29 shall be developed jointly by the authority and the district. 30 (5) By November 15, 1997, and Annually and in 31 conjunction with the reporting requirements of s. 8 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 373.536(6)(a)4. thereafter, the department shall submit to the 2 Governor and the Legislature a report on the status of 3 regional water supply planning in each district. The report 4 shall include: 5 (a) A compilation of the estimated costs of and 6 potential sources of funding for water resource development 7 and water supply development projects, as identified in the 8 water management district regional water supply plans. 9 (b) A description of each district's progress toward 10 achieving its water resource development objectives, as 11 directed by s. 373.0831(3), including the district's 12 implementation of its 5-year water resource development work 13 program. 14 (c) An assessment of the overall progress being made 15 to develop water supply that is consistent with regional water 16 supply plans to meet existing and future reasonable-beneficial 17 needs during a 1-in-10-year drought. 18 (6) Nothing contained in the water supply development 19 component of the district water management plan shall be 20 construed to require local governments, government-owned or 21 privately owned water utilities, self-suppliers, or other 22 water suppliers to select a water supply development option 23 identified in the component merely because it is identified in 24 the plan, nor may the plan be used in the review of permits 25 under part II unless the plan, or an applicable portion 26 thereof, has been adopted by rule. However, this subsection 27 does not prohibit a water management district from employing 28 the data or other information used to establish the plan in 29 reviewing permits under part II, nor does it shall not be 30 construed to limit the authority of the department or 31 governing board under part II. 9 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 373.0831, 2 Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (c) is added to 3 subsection (4) of that section, to read: 4 373.0831 Water resource development; water supply 5 development.-- 6 (3) The water management districts shall fund and 7 implement water resource development as defined in s. 373.019. 8 The water management districts are encouraged to implement 9 water resource development as expeditiously as possible in 10 areas subject to regional water supply plans. Each governing 11 board shall include in its annual budget the amount needed for 12 the fiscal year to implement water resource development 13 projects, as prioritized in its regional water supply plans. 14 (4) 15 (c) If a proposed alternative water supply development 16 project is identified in the relevant approved regional water 17 supply plan, the project shall receive: 18 1. A 20-year consumptive use permit, if it otherwise 19 meets the permit requirements under ss. 373.223 and 373.236 20 and rules adopted thereunder. 21 2. Consideration for priority funding pursuant to s. 22 373.1961(2) if the project meets one of the criteria in this 23 subsection. 24 Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 373.1961, 25 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 26 373.1961 Water production.-- 27 (2) The Legislature finds that, due to a combination 28 of factors, vastly increased demands have been placed on 29 natural supplies of fresh water, and that, absent increased 30 development of alternative water supplies, such demands may 31 increase in the future. The Legislature also finds that 10 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 potential exists in the state for the production of 2 significant quantities of alternative water supplies, 3 including reclaimed water, and that water production includes 4 the development of alternative water supplies, including 5 reclaimed water, for appropriate uses. It is the intent of the 6 Legislature that utilities develop reclaimed water systems, 7 where reclaimed water is the most appropriate alternative 8 water supply option, to deliver reclaimed water to as many 9 users as possible through the most cost-effective means, and 10 to construct reclaimed water system infrastructure to their 11 owned or operated properties and facilities where they have 12 reclamation capability. It is also the intent of the 13 Legislature that the water management districts which levy ad 14 valorem taxes for water management purposes should share a 15 percentage of those tax revenues with water providers and 16 users, including local governments, water, wastewater, and 17 reuse utilities, municipal, industrial, and agricultural water 18 users, and other public and private water users, to be used to 19 supplement other funding sources in the development of 20 alternative water supplies. The Legislature finds that public 21 moneys or services provided to private entities for such uses 22 constitute public purposes which are in the public interest. 23 In order to further the development and use of alternative 24 water supply systems, including reclaimed water systems, the 25 Legislature provides the following: 26 (a) The governing boards of the water management 27 districts where water resource caution areas have been 28 designated shall include in their annual budgets an amount for 29 the development of alternative water supply systems, including 30 reclaimed water systems, pursuant to the requirements of this 31 subsection. Beginning in 1996, such amounts shall be made 11 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 available to water providers and users no later than December 2 31 of each year, through grants, matching grants, revolving 3 loans, or the use of district lands or facilities pursuant to 4 the requirements of this subsection and guidelines established 5 by the districts. In making grants or loans, funding priority 6 must be given to projects in accordance with s. 373.0831(4). 7 Without diminishing amounts available through other means 8 described in this paragraph, the governing boards are 9 encouraged to consider establishing revolving loan funds to 10 expand the total funds available to accomplish the objectives 11 of this section. A revolving loan fund created under this 12 paragraph must be a nonlapsing fund from which the water 13 management district may make loans with interest rates below 14 prevailing market rates to public or private entities for the 15 purposes described in this section. The governing board may 16 adopt resolutions to establish revolving loan funds which must 17 specify the details of the administration of the fund, the 18 procedures for applying for loans from the fund, the criteria 19 for awarding loans from the fund, the initial capitalization 20 of the fund, and the goals for future capitalization of the 21 fund in subsequent budget years. Revolving loan funds created 22 under this paragraph must be used to expand the total sums and 23 sources of cooperative funding available for the development 24 of alternative water supplies. The Legislature does not intend 25 for the creation of revolving loan funds to supplant or 26 otherwise reduce existing sources or amounts of funds 27 currently available through other means. 28 (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that for each 29 reclaimed water utility, or any other utility, which receives 30 funds pursuant to this subsection, the appropriate 31 rate-setting authorities should develop rate structures for 12 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 all water, wastewater, and reclaimed water and other 2 alternative water supply utilities in the service area of the 3 funded utility, which accomplish the following: 4 1. Provide meaningful progress toward the development 5 and implementation of alternative water supply systems, 6 including reclaimed water systems; 7 2. Promote the conservation of fresh water withdrawn 8 from natural systems; 9 3. Provide for an appropriate distribution of costs 10 for all water, wastewater, and alternative water supply 11 utilities, including reclaimed water utilities, among all of 12 the users of those utilities; and 13 4. Prohibit rate discrimination within classes of 14 utility users. 15 (c) Funding assistance provided by the water 16 management districts for a water reuse system project may 17 include the following grant or loan conditions for that 18 project if the water management district determines that such 19 conditions will encourage water use efficiency: 20 1. Metering of reclaimed water use for the following 21 activities: residential irrigation, agricultural irrigation, 22 industrial uses except for electric utilities as defined in s. 23 366.02(2), landscape irrigation, irrigation of other public 24 access areas, commercial and institutional uses such as toilet 25 flushing, and transfers to other reclaimed water utilities. 26 2. Implementation of reclaimed water rate structures 27 based on actual use of reclaimed water for the types of reuse 28 activities listed in subparagraph 1. 29 3. Implementation of education programs to inform the 30 public about water issues, water conservation, and the 31 importance and proper use of reclaimed water. 13 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 4. Development of location data for key reuse 2 facilities. 3 (d)(c) In order to be eligible for funding pursuant to 4 this subsection, a project must be consistent with a local 5 government comprehensive plan and the governing body of the 6 local government must require all appropriate new facilities 7 within the project's service area to connect to and use the 8 project's alternative water supplies. The appropriate local 9 government must provide written notification to the 10 appropriate district that the proposed project is consistent 11 with the local government comprehensive plan. 12 (e)(d) Any and all revenues disbursed pursuant to this 13 subsection shall be applied only for the payment of capital or 14 infrastructure costs for the construction of alternative water 15 supply systems that provide alternative water supplies. 16 (f)(e) By January 1 of each year, the governing boards 17 shall make available written guidelines for the disbursal of 18 revenues pursuant to this subsection. Such guidelines shall 19 include at minimum: 20 1. An application process and a deadline for filing 21 applications annually. 22 2. A process for determining project eligibility 23 pursuant to the requirements of paragraphs (d) (c) and (e) 24 (d). 25 3. A process and criteria for funding projects 26 pursuant to this subsection that cross district boundaries or 27 that serve more than one district. 28 (g)(f) The governing board of each water management 29 district shall establish an alternative water supplies grants 30 advisory committee to recommend to the governing board 31 projects for funding pursuant to this subsection. The advisory 14 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 committee members shall include, but not be limited to, one or 2 more representatives of county, municipal, and investor-owned 3 private utilities, and may include, but not be limited to, 4 representatives of agricultural interests and environmental 5 interests. Each committee member shall represent his or her 6 interest group as a whole and shall not represent any specific 7 entity. The committee shall apply the guidelines and project 8 eligibility criteria established by the governing board in 9 reviewing proposed projects. After one or more hearings to 10 solicit public input on eligible projects, the committee shall 11 rank the eligible projects and shall submit them to the 12 governing board for final funding approval. The advisory 13 committee may submit to the governing board more projects than 14 the available grant money would fund. 15 (h)(g) All revenues made available annually pursuant 16 to this subsection must be encumbered annually by the 17 governing board if it approves projects sufficient to expend 18 the available revenues. Funds must be disbursed within 36 19 months after encumbrance. 20 (i)(h) For purposes of this subsection, alternative 21 water supplies are supplies of water that have been reclaimed 22 after one or more public supply, municipal, industrial, 23 commercial, or agricultural uses, or are supplies of 24 stormwater, or brackish or salt water, that have been treated 25 in accordance with applicable rules and standards sufficient 26 to supply the intended use. 27 (j)(i) This subsection shall not be subject to the 28 rulemaking requirements of chapter 120. 29 (k)(j) By January 30 of each year, each water 30 management district shall submit an annual report to the 31 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 15 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 House of Representatives which accounts for the disbursal of 2 all budgeted amounts pursuant to this subsection. Such report 3 shall describe all projects funded and shall account 4 separately for moneys provided through grants, matching 5 grants, revolving loans, and the use of district lands or 6 facilities. 7 (l)(k) The Florida Public Service Commission shall 8 allow entities under its jurisdiction constructing alternative 9 water supply facilities, including but not limited to aquifer 10 storage and recovery wells, to recover the full, prudently 11 incurred cost of such facilities through their rate structure. 12 Every component of an alternative water supply facility 13 constructed by an investor-owned utility shall be recovered in 14 current rates. 15 Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 16 373.536, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 17 373.536 District budget and hearing thereon.-- 18 (6) FINAL BUDGET; ANNUAL AUDIT; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 19 PLAN; WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT WORK PROGRAM.-- 20 (a) Each district must, by the date specified for each 21 item, furnish copies of the following documents to the 22 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 23 House of Representatives, the chairs of all legislative 24 committees and subcommittees having substantive or fiscal 25 jurisdiction over the districts, as determined by the 26 President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of 27 Representatives as applicable, the secretary of the 28 department, and the governing board of each county in which 29 the district has jurisdiction or derives any funds for the 30 operations of the district: 31 1. The adopted budget, to be furnished within 10 days 16 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 after its adoption. 2 2. A financial audit of its accounts and records, to 3 be furnished within 10 days after its acceptance by the 4 governing board. The audit must be conducted in accordance 5 with the provisions of s. 11.45 and the rules adopted 6 thereunder. In addition to the entities named above, the 7 district must provide a copy of the audit to the Auditor 8 General within 10 days after its acceptance by the governing 9 board. 10 3. A 5-year capital improvements plan, to be furnished 11 within 45 days after the adoption of the final budget. The 12 plan must include expected sources of revenue for planned 13 improvements and must be prepared in a manner comparable to 14 the fixed capital outlay format set forth in s. 216.043. 15 4. A 5-year water resource development work program to 16 be furnished within 45 days after the adoption of the final 17 budget. The program must describe the district's 18 implementation strategy for the water resource development 19 component of each approved regional water supply plan 20 developed or revised under s. 373.0361. The work program must 21 address all the elements of the water resource development 22 component in the district's approved regional water supply 23 plans and must identify which projects in the work program 24 will provide water, explain how each water resource 25 development project will produce additional water available 26 for consumptive uses, estimate the quantity of water to be 27 produced by each project, and provide an assessment of the 28 contribution of the district's regional water supply plans in 29 providing sufficient water to meet the water supply needs of 30 existing and future reasonable-beneficial uses for a 1-in-10- 31 year drought event. Within 45 days after its submittal, the 17 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 department shall review the proposed work program and submit 2 its findings, questions, and comments to the district. The 3 review must include a written evaluation of the program's 4 consistency with the furtherance of the district's approved 5 regional water supply plans, and the adequacy of proposed 6 expenditures. As part of the review, the department shall give 7 interested parties the opportunity to provide written comments 8 on each district's proposed work program. Within 60 days after 9 receipt of the department's evaluation, the governing board 10 shall state in writing to the department which changes 11 recommended in the evaluation it will incorporate into its 12 work program or specify the reasons for not incorporating the 13 changes. The department shall include the district's responses 14 in a final evaluation report and shall submit a copy of the 15 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 16 Speaker of the House of Representatives. 17 (b) If any entity listed in paragraph (a) provides 18 written comments to the district regarding any document 19 furnished under this subsection, the district must respond to 20 the comments in writing and furnish copies of the comments and 21 written responses to the other entities. 22 Section 13. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 23 403.064, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (16) is 24 added to that section, to read: 25 403.064 Reuse of reclaimed water.-- 26 (1) The encouragement and promotion of water 27 conservation, and reuse of reclaimed water, as defined by the 28 department, are state objectives and are considered to be in 29 the public interest. The Legislature finds that the reuse of 30 reclaimed water is a critical component of meeting the state's 31 existing and future water supply needs while sustaining 18 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 natural systems. The Legislature further finds that for those 2 wastewater treatment plants permitted and operated under an 3 approved reuse program by the department, the reclaimed water 4 shall be considered environmentally acceptable and not a 5 threat to public health and safety. The Legislature encourages 6 the development of incentive-based programs for reuse 7 implementation. 8 (6) A reuse feasibility study prepared under 9 subsection (2) satisfies a water management district 10 requirement to conduct a reuse feasibility study imposed on a 11 local government or utility that has responsibility for 12 wastewater management. The data included in the study and the 13 conclusions of the study must be given significant 14 consideration by the applicant and the appropriate water 15 management district in an analysis of the economic, 16 environmental, and technical feasibility of providing 17 reclaimed water for reuse under part II of chapter 373 and 18 must be presumed relevant to the determination of feasibility. 19 A water management district may not require a separate study 20 when a reuse feasibility study has been completed under 21 subsection (2). 22 (16) Utilities implementing reuse projects are 23 encouraged, except in the case of use by electric utilities as 24 defined in s. 366.02(2), to meter use of reclaimed water by 25 all end users and to charge for the use of reclaimed water 26 based on the actual volume used when such metering and charges 27 can be shown to encourage water conservation. Metering and the 28 use of volume-based rates are effective water management tools 29 for the following reuse activities: residential irrigation, 30 agricultural irrigation, industrial uses, landscape 31 irrigation, irrigation of other public access areas, 19 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 commercial and institutional uses such as toilet flushing, and 2 transfers to other reclaimed water utilities. Beginning with 3 the submittal due on January 1, 2005, each domestic wastewater 4 utility that provides reclaimed water for the reuse activities 5 listed in this section shall include a summary of its metering 6 and rate structure as part of its annual reuse report to the 7 department. 8 Section 14. Section 403.0645, Florida Statutes, is 9 created to read: 10 403.0645 Reclaimed water use at state facilities.-- 11 (1) The encouragement and promotion of reuse of 12 reclaimed water has been established as a state objective in 13 ss. 373.250 and 403.064. Reuse has become an integral part of 14 water and wastewater management in Florida, and Florida is 15 recognized as a national leader in water reuse. 16 (2) The state and various state agencies and water 17 management districts should take a leadership role in using 18 reclaimed water in lieu of other water sources. The use of 19 reclaimed water by state agencies and facilities will conserve 20 potable water and will serve an important public education 21 function. 22 (3) Each state agency and water management district 23 shall use reclaimed water to the greatest extent practicable 24 for landscape irrigation, toilet flushing, aesthetic features 25 such as decorative ponds and fountains, cooling water, and 26 other useful purposes allowed by department rules at state 27 facilities, including, but not limited to, parks, rest areas, 28 visitor welcome centers, buildings, college campuses, and 29 other facilities. 30 (4) Each state agency and water management district 31 shall submit to the Secretary of Environmental Protection by 20 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 February 1 of each year a summary of activities designed to 2 utilize reclaimed water at its facilities along with a summary 3 of the amounts of reclaimed water actually used for beneficial 4 purposes. 5 Section 15. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph 6 (f) of subsection (4) and subsection (5) of section 403.121, 7 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 8 403.121 Enforcement; procedure; remedies.--The 9 department shall have the following judicial and 10 administrative remedies available to it for violations of this 11 chapter, as specified in s. 403.161(1). 12 (2) Administrative remedies: 13 (b) If the department has reason to believe a 14 violation has occurred, it may institute an administrative 15 proceeding to order the prevention, abatement, or control of 16 the conditions creating the violation or other appropriate 17 corrective action. Except for violations involving hazardous 18 wastes, asbestos, or underground injection, the department 19 shall proceed administratively in all cases in which the 20 department seeks administrative penalties that do not exceed 21 $10,000 per assessment as calculated in accordance with 22 subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7). Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 23 s.300g-2, the administrative penalty assessed pursuant to 24 subsections (3), (4), or (5) against a public water system 25 serving a population of more than 10,000 shall be not less 26 than $1,000 per day per violation. The department shall not 27 impose administrative penalties in excess of $10,000 in a 28 notice of violation. The department shall not have more than 29 one notice of violation seeking administrative penalties 30 pending against the same party at the same time unless the 31 violations occurred at a different site or the violations were 21 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 discovered by the department subsequent to the filing of a 2 previous notice of violation. 3 (4) In an administrative proceeding, in addition to 4 the penalties that may be assessed under subsection (3), the 5 department shall assess administrative penalties according to 6 the following schedule: 7 (f) Except as provided in subsection (2) with respect 8 to public water systems serving a population of more than 9 10,000, for failure to prepare, submit, maintain, or use 10 required reports or other required documentation, $500. 11 (5) Except as provided in subsection (2) with respect 12 to public water systems serving a population of more than 13 10,000, for failure to comply with any other departmental 14 regulatory statute or rule requirement not otherwise 15 identified in this section, the department may assess a 16 penalty of $500. 17 Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 18 403.1835, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19 403.1835 Water pollution control financial 20 assistance.-- 21 (3) The department may provide financial assistance 22 through any program authorized under s. 603 of the Federal 23 Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), Pub. L. No. 24 92-500, as amended, including, but not limited to, making 25 grants and loans, providing loan guarantees, purchasing loan 26 insurance or other credit enhancements, and buying or 27 refinancing local debt. This financial assistance must be 28 administered in accordance with this section and applicable 29 federal authorities. The department shall administer all 30 programs operated from funds secured through the activities of 31 the Florida Water Pollution Control Financing Corporation 22 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 under s. 403.1837, to fulfill the purposes of this section. 2 (b) The department may make or request the corporation 3 to make loans, grants, and deposits to other entities eligible 4 to participate in the financial assistance programs authorized 5 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or as a result 6 of other federal action, which entities may pledge any revenue 7 available to them to repay any funds borrowed. Notwithstanding 8 s. 17.57, the department may make deposits to financial 9 institutions which earn less than the prevailing rate for 10 United States Treasury securities with corresponding 11 maturities for the purpose of enabling such financial 12 institutions to make below-market interest rate loans to 13 entities qualified to receive loans under this section and the 14 rules of the department. 15 Section 17. The Legislature finds that within the area 16 identified in the Lower East Coast Regional Water Supply Plan 17 approved by the South Florida Water Management District 18 pursuant to section 373.0361, Florida Statutes, the 19 groundwater levels can benefit from augmentation. The 20 Legislature finds that the direct or indirect discharge of 21 reclaimed water into canals and the aquifer system for 22 transport and subsequent reuse may provide an environmentally 23 acceptable means to augment water supplies and enhance natural 24 systems; however, the Legislature also recognizes that there 25 are water quality and water quantity issues that must be 26 better understood and resolved. In addition, cost savings may 27 be possible by collocating enclosed conduits for conveyance of 28 water for reuse in this area within canal rights-of-way which 29 should be investigated. The Department of Environmental 30 Protection, in consultation with the South Florida Water 31 Management District, southeast Florida utilities, affected 23 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 local governments, including local governments with principal 2 responsibility for the operation and maintenance of a water 3 control system capable of conveying reclaimed wastewater for 4 reuse, representatives of the environmental and engineering 5 communities, public health professionals, and individuals who 6 have expertise in water quality, shall conduct a study to 7 investigate the feasibility of discharging reclaimed 8 wastewater into canals and the aquifer system as an 9 environmentally acceptable means of augmenting groundwater 10 supplies, enhancing natural systems, and conveying reuse water 11 within enclosed conduits within the canal right-of-way. The 12 South Florida Water Management District shall provide the 13 necessary financial and in-kind resources to assist the 14 department in undertaking this study. In the event any 15 discharges are made as part of the study, such discharges must 16 comply with applicable federal, state, and local law, 17 including applicable regulations. The study must include an 18 assessment of the water quality, water supply, public health, 19 technical, and legal implications related to the canal 20 discharge and collocation concepts. The department shall issue 21 a preliminary written report containing draft findings and 22 recommendations for public comment by November 1, 2005. The 23 department shall provide a written report on the results of 24 its study, including public comments received, to the Governor 25 and the relevant substantive committees of the Senate and the 26 House of Representatives by January 31, 2006. This section may 27 not be used to alter the purpose of the Comprehensive 28 Everglades Restoration Plan or the implementation of the Water 29 Resources Development Act of 2000. 30 31 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 24 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 2, line 1, after the semicolon 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 159.803, F.S.; revising the 7 definition of "priority project"; creating s. 8 373.227, F.S.; requiring the development of a 9 comprehensive statewide water conservation 10 program for public water supply; establishing 11 the purposes of the program; requiring the 12 creation of a clearinghouse or inventory to 13 provide an integrated database for information 14 on public water supply conservation programs; 15 authorizing public water supply utilities to 16 propose goal-based water conservation plans 17 with measurable goals; providing that 18 goal-based water conservation plans that are 19 developed by public water supply utilities and 20 that provide reasonable assurance of achieving 21 water conservation at least as well as 22 conservation requirements adopted by the 23 appropriate water management district meet 24 water conservation requirements imposed as a 25 condition of obtaining a consumptive use 26 permit; requiring the submission of a report by 27 the Department of Environmental Protection; 28 providing rulemaking authority to the 29 Department of Environmental Protection and the 30 water management districts; amending s. 31 373.0361, F.S.; providing for a public workshop 25 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 on the development of regional water supply 2 plans that include the consideration of 3 population projections; providing for a list of 4 water source options in regional water supply 5 plans; providing additional regional water 6 supply plan components; including conservation 7 measures in regional water supply plans; 8 revising specified reporting requirements of 9 the Department of Environmental Protection; 10 providing that a district water management plan 11 may not be used as criteria for the review of 12 permits for consumptive uses of water unless 13 the plan or applicable portion thereof has been 14 adopted by rule; providing construction; 15 amending s. 373.0831, F.S.; revising the 16 criteria by which water supply development 17 projects may receive priority consideration for 18 funding assistance; providing for permitting 19 and funding of a proposed alternative water 20 supply project identified in the relevant 21 approved regional water supply plan; amending 22 s. 373.1961, F.S.; providing funding priority; 23 providing for the establishment of a revolving 24 loan fund for alternative water supply 25 projects; providing conditions for certain 26 projects to receive funding assistance; 27 amending s. 373.536, F.S.; expanding 28 requirements of the 5-year water resource 29 development work program for water management 30 districts; amending s. 403.064, F.S.; revising 31 provisions relating to reuse feasibility 26 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 293, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 462288 1 studies; providing for metering use of 2 reclaimed water and volume-based rates 3 therefor; requiring wastewater utilities to 4 submit plans for metering use and volume-based 5 rate structures to the department; creating s. 6 403.0645, F.S.; requiring certain uses of 7 reclaimed water at state facilities; requiring 8 state agencies and water management districts 9 to submit to the Secretary of Environmental 10 Protection periodic reports concerning 11 reclaimed water use; amending s. 403.121, F.S.; 12 conforming administrative penalties assessed 13 against certain public water systems to federal 14 regulations; amending s. 403.1835, F.S.; 15 authorizing the Department of Environmental 16 Protection to make specified deposits for the 17 purpose of enabling below-market interest rate 18 loans for treatment of polluted water; 19 providing for a study of the feasibility of 20 discharging reclaimed wastewater into canals 21 and the aquifer system in a specified area as 22 an environmentally acceptable means of 23 accomplishing described objectives; requiring 24 reports; 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 11:16 AM 04/22/04 h0293.nr15.01