loer initiative alternative storage/disposal of excess surface water

LOER InitiativeLOER InitiativeAlternative Storage/Disposal of Alternative Storage/Disposal of

Excess Surface WaterExcess Surface Water

Water Resources Advisory Committee MeetingWater Resources Advisory Committee MeetingJanuary 5, 2006January 5, 2006

Harkley ThorntonHarkley ThorntonGoverning Board MemberGoverning Board Member

andandBenita Whalen, P.E.Benita Whalen, P.E.

Director, Okeechobee Service CenterDirector, Okeechobee Service CenterSouth Florida Water Management DistrictSouth Florida Water Management District

Alternative Water Storage/DisposalAlternative Water Storage/Disposal

Storage/Disposal of Excess Surface WaterStorage/Disposal of Excess Surface Water – High water levels in Lake Okeechobee and High water levels in Lake Okeechobee and

excess freshwater in Estuaries: store/dispose excess freshwater in Estuaries: store/dispose of water as an alternative to in-lake storageof water as an alternative to in-lake storage

SURFACE: public, private, and tribal landsSURFACE: public, private, and tribal lands

SUBSURFACE: ASR and deep well injectionSUBSURFACE: ASR and deep well injectionEcological improvements Ecological improvements

Previous Drawdown Projects – Lake Istokpoga (2001) Previous Drawdown Projects – Lake Istokpoga (2001) and Tohopekaliga (2003) and Tohopekaliga (2003)

Lake Toho DrawdownLake Toho Drawdown

Background InformationBackground Information

Lake Okeechobee 730 sq miles Lake Okeechobee 730 sq miles

(467,000 acres)(467,000 acres)

Watershed 5,500 sq miles Watershed 5,500 sq miles

(3.45 million acres)(3.45 million acres)

Pasture 1 million acres Pasture 1 million acres

(30% of watershed)(30% of watershed)

LO TP TMDL 140 metric tons (2015) LO TP TMDL 140 metric tons (2015) Average Annual 450 - 550 metric tonsAverage Annual 450 - 550 metric tons

Alternative Water Storage/DisposalAlternative Water Storage/Disposal

Background InformationBackground Information

CERP LOWPCERP LOWP

- Surface Water Storage 250,000 ac-ft (2014)- Surface Water Storage 250,000 ac-ft (2014)

- ASR Wells 200 @ 5 mgd (2030)- ASR Wells 200 @ 5 mgd (2030)200 wells*5 mgd*365 days/yr*.134 ft200 wells*5 mgd*365 days/yr*.134 ft33/gal*ac-ft/43560 ft/gal*ac-ft/43560 ft33

= 1.15 million ac-ft/yr= 1.15 million ac-ft/yr

e.g. 287,500 acres @ 4 ft depth or e.g. 287,500 acres @ 4 ft depth or 575,000 acres @ 2 ft depth575,000 acres @ 2 ft depth

(neglecting ET & assuming no flow (neglecting ET & assuming no flow through) through)

Water Storage/Disposal on Public, Water Storage/Disposal on Public, Private, and Tribal LandsPrivate, and Tribal Lands

Two assessments underway (Northern Two assessments underway (Northern watershed & Southern watershed)watershed & Southern watershed)– Short-term feasibility of utilizing public, private, Short-term feasibility of utilizing public, private,

and tribal landsand tribal lands for storage for storagePublic lands phase (complete) – Federal, SFWMD, Public lands phase (complete) – Federal, SFWMD, FDEP/TIITF, FDOT, cities, countiesFDEP/TIITF, FDOT, cities, counties

– Deliverables Deliverables List of potential water storage sites, ranked by maximum List of potential water storage sites, ranked by maximum potential volume of storagepotential volume of storage

Identification of (for each site) total available acres, water Identification of (for each site) total available acres, water depth and volume, types of facilities (with minimal site depth and volume, types of facilities (with minimal site alterations)alterations)

Water Retention Assessment – Water Retention Assessment – North and South Study AreasNorth and South Study Areas

Water Storage on Public Lands – Water Storage on Public Lands – Northern Watershed Assessment ResultsNorthern Watershed Assessment Results

The following is a list of potential water storage sites on public lands in the north watershed area of Lake Okeechobee.

Area (FNAI ID)Area (FNAI ID)

Managing Managing Agency / Agency / OwnerOwner CountyCounty

Effective Effective AcreageAcreage ConcernsConcerns

Kissimmee Prairie Kissimmee Prairie Preserve (1,060)Preserve (1,060)

FDEP / TIITFFDEP / TIITF Highlands, Okeechobee, Highlands, Okeechobee, Osceola, PolkOsceola, Polk

26,00026,000 Environmental & Environmental & offsite impacts, offsite impacts, unexploded unexploded ordinancesordinances

Upper Lakes Basin Upper Lakes Basin Watershed (278)Watershed (278)

SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD Osceola, PolkOsceola, Polk 15,30015,300 Environmental Environmental impactsimpacts

Avon Park Air Avon Park Air Force Range – Force Range – Basin 1 (663.1)Basin 1 (663.1)

US Air Force / US Air Force / USAFUSAF

Highlands, Okeechobee, Highlands, Okeechobee, PolkPolk

1,6001,600 Compatibility, Compatibility, unexploded unexploded ordinancesordinances













Water Storage on Public Lands – Northern Watershed Assessment ResultsWater Storage on Public Lands – Northern Watershed Assessment Results





Kissimmee Chain of Kissimmee Chain of Lakes (971)Lakes (971)

SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD Osceola, PolkOsceola, Polk 10,40010,400 Size, impact to Size, impact to freshwater marshfreshwater marsh

Grassy Island (25)Grassy Island (25) SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD OkeechobeeOkeechobee 4,7854,785 Fast-track reservoir Fast-track reservoir (interim storage)(interim storage)

Three Lakes Three Lakes Wildlife Wildlife Management Area Management Area (1,498)(1,498)

FFWCC / TIITFFFWCC / TIITF OsceolaOsceola 3,6403,640 Lake Marian and Lake Marian and Lake Jackson flood Lake Jackson flood elevationselevations

Lakeside Ranch Lakeside Ranch (n/a)(n/a)

SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD MartinMartin 2,6232,623 Fast-track STA Fast-track STA (interim storage)(interim storage)

Sumica / Lake Sumica / Lake Walk-in-the-Water Walk-in-the-Water Tract (721)Tract (721)

Polk County / Polk Polk County / Polk CountyCounty

PolkPolk 1,9201,920 Wetland impactsWetland impacts

Allen David Allen David Broussard Catfish Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve Creek Preserve State Park (1,346)State Park (1,346)

FDEP / TIITFFDEP / TIITF PolkPolk 1,7921,792 No major concernsNo major concerns






Paradise Run (1232)Paradise Run (1232) SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD Highlands, OkeechobeeHighlands, Okeechobee 1,6001,600 Minor wetland Minor wetland impacts, dike impacts, dike constructionconstruction

Pearce Property* – Pearce Property* – adjacent to adjacent to Paradise Run (n/a)Paradise Run (n/a)

The Nature The Nature Conservancy & Conservancy & SFWMDSFWMD

HighlandsHighlands 4,7004,700 Wetlands, offsite Wetlands, offsite impacts, hydraulic impacts, hydraulic connectivityconnectivity

Putnam Groves Putnam Groves (n/a)(n/a)

SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD HighlandsHighlands 1,4231,423 Kissimmee River Kissimmee River floodplainfloodplain

Lake Wales Ridge Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge (1064.1)Refuge (1064.1)

US Fish & Wildlife / US Fish & Wildlife / US Fish & WildlifeUS Fish & Wildlife

HighlandsHighlands 1,4361,436 Railway, slopes, Railway, slopes, environmental environmental impactsimpacts

Lake Wales Ridge Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge (1064.3)Refuge (1064.3)

US Fish & Wildlife / US Fish & Wildlife / US Fish & WildlifeUS Fish & Wildlife

HighlandsHighlands 142142 Consider with Consider with Upper Lakes Basin Upper Lakes Basin WatershedWatershed

Disney Wilderness Disney Wilderness Preserve (267)Preserve (267)

The Nature The Nature Conservancy / The Conservancy / The Nature Nature ConservancyConservancy

Osceola, PolkOsceola, Polk 1,2001,200 Topography Topography eliminates most of eliminates most of site from site from considerationconsideration

*Item under consideration at January 2006 Governing Board meeting.






Lake Kissimmee Lake Kissimmee State Park (957)State Park (957)

FDEP / TIITF FDEP / TIITF Osceola, PolkOsceola, Polk 1,1201,120 Park access Park access problems, problems, inefficiencyinefficiency

Platt Branch Mit. Platt Branch Mit. Park Wildlife and Park Wildlife and Env. Area (296)Env. Area (296)

FFWCC / FFWCCFFWCC / FFWCC HighlandsHighlands 1,1001,100 No conveyance No conveyance systemsystem

Shingle Creek (257)Shingle Creek (257) SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD Orange, OsceolaOrange, Osceola 900900 Flooding issuesFlooding issues

Split Oak Forest Split Oak Forest Mit. Park Wildlife Mit. Park Wildlife and Env. Area (296)and Env. Area (296)

FFWCC / Orange FFWCC / Orange CountyCounty

Orange, OsceolaOrange, Osceola 800800 Top of watershed, Top of watershed, small storage small storage capacitycapacity

New Palm Dairy New Palm Dairy (799)(799)

SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD OkeechobeeOkeechobee 800800 Fast-tract STA / Fast-tract STA / Reservoir (interim Reservoir (interim storage)storage)

St. Lucie Pinelands St. Lucie Pinelands (722)(722)

St. Lucie County / St. Lucie County / St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County

St. LucieSt. Lucie 754754 Groundwater Groundwater seepageseepage

Lake Wales Ridge Lake Wales Ridge State Forest – NE State Forest – NE area only at Lake area only at Lake Kissimmee (385.1)Kissimmee (385.1)

FDACS / TIITFFDACS / TIITF PolkPolk 700700 Adj. to Lake Adj. to Lake Kissimmee, small Kissimmee, small storage capacity, storage capacity, dike requireddike required






Lake Wales Ridge Lake Wales Ridge State Forest – W of State Forest – W of Lake Arbuckle Lake Arbuckle (385.5)(385.5)

FDACS / TIITFFDACS / TIITF PolkPolk 300300 Pumping distance, Pumping distance, vertical liftvertical lift

Tiger Creek Tiger Creek Preserve (809)Preserve (809)

The Nature The Nature Conservancy / The Conservancy / The Nature Nature ConservancyConservancy

PolkPolk 450450 Flooding potential Flooding potential and environmental and environmental impacts could limit impacts could limit storage depthstorage depth

Lake Lizzie Nature Lake Lizzie Nature Preserve (752)Preserve (752)

Osceola County / Osceola County / Osceola CountyOsceola County

OsceolaOsceola 160160 Too small to be Too small to be effectiveeffective

Moss Park (1,379)Moss Park (1,379) Orange County / Orange County / Orange CountyOrange County

OrangeOrange 9292 Top of watershed, Top of watershed, small storage small storage capacitycapacity

TOTALTOTAL 105,117105,117

Assuming various depths as identified by consultant over this Assuming various depths as identified by consultant over this effective acreage, potential storage volumeeffective acreage, potential storage volume is approximately 127,356 acre-feet (approximately 0.3 feet equivalent Lake Okeechobee depth).

Northern Watershed Assessment Northern Watershed Assessment ResultsResults

Water Storage on Public Lands – Water Storage on Public Lands – Southern Watershed Assessment ResultsSouthern Watershed Assessment Results

The following is a list of potential water storage sites on public lands in the south watershed area of Lake Okeechobee.

AreaAreaManaging Agency / Managing Agency / OwnerOwner CountyCounty


J.W. Corbett Wildlife J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management AreaManagement Area

FFWCC / FFWCCFFWCC / FFWCC Palm BeachPalm Beach 61,07761,077 Wetlands, wildlifeWetlands, wildlife

Holeyland Wildlife Holeyland Wildlife Management AreaManagement Area

FFWCC / TIITFFFWCC / TIITF Palm BeachPalm Beach 35,23535,235 Hydroperiod target Hydroperiod target

Rotenberger Wildlife Rotenberger Wildlife Management AreaManagement Area

FFWCC / TIITFFFWCC / TIITF Palm BeachPalm Beach 29,05629,056 Wetlands, wildlifeWetlands, wildlife

Okaloacoochee Slough Okaloacoochee Slough State ForestState Forest

FDACS / SFWMDFDACS / SFWMD HendryHendry 22,50722,507 Wetlands, wildlifeWetlands, wildlife

DuPuis ReserveDuPuis Reserve SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD Palm Beach, Palm Beach, MartinMartin

22,00222,002 Wetlands, wildlifeWetlands, wildlife

Spirit of the Wild Water Spirit of the Wild Water Management AgencyManagement Agency

FFWCC / TIITFFFWCC / TIITF HendryHendry 7,4867,486 Wetlands, wildlifeWetlands, wildlife

Nicodemus SloughNicodemus Slough SFWMD / SFWMDSFWMD / SFWMD GladesGlades 2,0062,006 Wetlands, wildlifeWetlands, wildlife

TOTALTOTAL 179,368179,368

Assuming 2 foot depth over this effective acreage, potential Assuming 2 foot depth over this effective acreage, potential storage volumestorage volume is approximately 358,736 acre-feet (approximately 0.8 feet equivalent Lake Okeechobee depth).

Southern Watershed Assessment Southern Watershed Assessment ResultsResults

World Wildlife Fund ProjectWorld Wildlife Fund Project Background Information Background Information

Formed Everglades Friendly Beef Steering Formed Everglades Friendly Beef Steering CommitteeCommittee – January 2003 by WWF and 6 ranchers January 2003 by WWF and 6 ranchers

Goal to identify opportunities that are:Goal to identify opportunities that are:– Voluntary and economically beneficial to producers; Voluntary and economically beneficial to producers; – Contribute to restoration of Lake O (above & Contribute to restoration of Lake O (above &

beyond current BMPs), estuaries and Everglades beyond current BMPs), estuaries and Everglades ecosystemecosystem

Received funding from SFWMD and FDACS to Received funding from SFWMD and FDACS to conduct an assessment of “on-ranch” water conduct an assessment of “on-ranch” water management alternativesmanagement alternatives

Examples of on-ranch WMAExamples of on-ranch WMA

Cascading system of control structures providing Cascading system of control structures providing retention/detention across improved pasture retention/detention across improved pasture

Wetland re-hydrationWetland re-hydration

Tailwater recovery system to collect grove-sod Tailwater recovery system to collect grove-sod runoff for reuserunoff for reuse

Wetland creation system to “polish” stormwater Wetland creation system to “polish” stormwater runoff from improved pasture, via gravity flow runoff from improved pasture, via gravity flow throughthrough

Minor above-ground impoundment (reservoir) to Minor above-ground impoundment (reservoir) to store and treat runoff from improved pasture.store and treat runoff from improved pasture.

The Fundamental ShiftThe Fundamental Shift

From (cost sharing BMP installation)From (cost sharing BMP installation)– Water storage projects (BMPs in general) Water storage projects (BMPs in general)

Cost of ranch production Cost of ranch production Passive maintenance and management Passive maintenance and management

To (paying for services)To (paying for services)– Water storage projects Water storage projects

Source of enhanced revenue – make ranching Source of enhanced revenue – make ranching more economically viable when compared with more economically viable when compared with other current alternatives other current alternatives Active maintenance and managementActive maintenance and management

WWF InitiativeWWF Initiative

Pilot Projects (3 years)Pilot Projects (3 years)• Implement practices and monitoring on some ranchesImplement practices and monitoring on some ranches• Learn while doing Learn while doing • Design long term program (agreements, payments, Design long term program (agreements, payments,

permits, etc.)permits, etc.)• Conservation Innovation Grant ($1 million)Conservation Innovation Grant ($1 million)• WWF ($300,000)WWF ($300,000)• SFWMD and FDACS transferred funding ($500,000) SFWMD and FDACS transferred funding ($500,000)

to local Soil and Water Conservation Districts for to local Soil and Water Conservation Districts for projectsprojects

Conservation Innovation Grant: Conservation Innovation Grant: Pilot ProjectsPilot Projects

Four pilot projects currently under designFour pilot projects currently under design– On-ranch water storage & treatment for phosphorus and flow On-ranch water storage & treatment for phosphorus and flow

reductions (range of 2,000 to 10,000-acre ranches)reductions (range of 2,000 to 10,000-acre ranches)– Construction complete Spring 2006Construction complete Spring 2006– Develop pay-for-performance incentive program for ranchers based Develop pay-for-performance incentive program for ranchers based

on water stored & P-removedon water stored & P-removed

Estimated performance (total from four pilot Estimated performance (total from four pilot projects)projects)– Approximately Approximately 2.22.2 metric tons of phosphorus reduction per year metric tons of phosphorus reduction per year– Approximately Approximately 6,2006,200 acre-feet of water storage acre-feet of water storage

Watershed Current ProjectsWatershed Current ProjectsThe following is a list of ongoing / complete projects in the north watershed area of Lake Okeechobee.

Project Description Status

Annual P-Load Reduction

(Mtons)

Project Water

Storage (acre-ft)

Equivalent Lake

Okeechobee Depth (ft)

Larson 6 & Milking R Soil Amendment Evaluation Complete (Apr-02) 0.05 n/a n/a

Critical Project: Byrd Stockyard Stormwater Retention/Detention Complete (Jun-02) 0.04 1 0.000002

Structure Retrofit PC01-L59 and S-192, Tributary Dredging L-62, L-63N Complete (Mar-04) tbd tbd tbd

Dairy BAT @ Dry Lake 1, Butler Oaks, and Davie Dairy Complete (May-04) 3.8 300 0.0006

Davie Dairy Public-Private Partnership: Chemical Trmt of Off-site Runoff Complete (Jun-04) 0.58 n/a n/a

PL-566 Structure Retrofit - Beaty Ranch Complete (Jun-04) 0.01 1 0.000002

Phosphorus Source Control Grant Projects Complete (Aug-04) 26.49 618 0.001

Buck Island Cattle Ranch Water Management Research Complete (Jan-05) tbd tbd tbd

Lazy S Ranch Iron Humate Filter Runoff Treatment Complete (Feb-05) 0.41 206 0.0004

Kirton Ranch Isolated Wetland Restoration Complete (Feb-05) 0.9 800 0.002

Lamb Island Dairy Remediation Complete (Apr-05) 0.36 100 0.0002

Taylor Creek STA Complete (Jul-05) 2.8 420 0.0009

EAA Diversions: Closter, East Shore, East Beach, SFCD, South Shore Complete (Jul-05) 12.37 44,538 0.10

Kissimmee River Restoration Under construction 28 tbd tbd

Nubbin Slough STA Under construction 6.5 1,600 0.003

Dairy Best Available Technologies @ Milking R Under construction 3.1 240 0.0005

Structure Retrofit G-106, PC03-L63N, PC01-L63S, PC02-L63S Under construction tbd n/a n/a

Installation of 2 Urban Sediment Traps Under construction tbd n/a n/a

Mattson Former Dairy Remediation Under construction tbd 222 0.0005

Eagle Island Farm Tailwater Recovery and Reuse Project Under construction 0.6 400 0.0009

Solid Waste Authority (Palm Beach County) Under construction 3.6 n/a n/a

WOD Permit Addendum Modifications & Consent Agreements Onoing 25% tbd tbd

FDACS BMPS Onoing 25% tbd tbd

SUBTOTAL 89.6 49,446 0.11

The following is a list of projects to be constructed in the north watershed area of Lake Okeechobee.

Project Description Construction will begin

Annual P-Load Reduction

(Mtons)

Project Water

Storage (acre-ft)

Equivalent Lake

Okeechobee Depth (ft)

Isolated Wetland Restoration @ Lemkin Creek Dec-05 0.2 53 0.0001

Rofra Former Dairy Remediation Dec-05 0.02 9 0.00002

Water Quality Alternative Supply (Cattle drinking water) Dec-05 0.02 n/a n/a

McArthur 5 Former Dairy Remediation Dec-05 0.05 46 0.0001

Pilgrim Former Dairy Remediation Jan-06 tbd tbd tbd

PL-566 Structure Retrofit - Taylor Creek Ranch Jan-06 0.02 1 0.000002

Runoff Diversion / Nubbin Slough Jan-06 tbd n/a n/a

101 Ranch Alternative Water Supply Projects (2) Jan-06 tbd 493 0.001

Cornerstone Farms Alternative Water Supply Project Jan-06 tbd 482 0.001

DHW Sod Alternative Water Supply Project Jan-06 tbd 134 0.0003

Lamb Island Dairy Tributary Stormwater Treatment Project Mar-06 0.14 140 0.0003

Isolated Wetland Restoration @ Eckerd Youth Center Mar-06 0.4 150 0.0003

Taylor Creek Dredging Mar-06 tbd n/a n/a

Buck Island Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 1.5 967 0.002

Alderman Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 0.1 43 0.0001

Williamson Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 0.2 150 0.0003

Lykes Ranch - Pilot Water Management Alternative Mar-06 0.4 5,000 0.01

EAA Reservoir Apr-06 tbd 76,000 0.16

Nubbin Slough STA Expansion May-06 4.1 1,000 0.002

Larson 7 Former Dairy Remediation Jun-06 tbd tbd tbd

Lemkin Creek Urban Runoff Treatment Dec-06 1 400 0.0009

Kissimmee River Headwaters Revitalization Project Jan-10 tbd 100,000 0.2

Nubbin Slough "fast track" STA / Reservoir May-06 2 600 0.001

Lakeside Ranch "fast track" STA Oct-06 45 12,000 0.03

Taylor Creek "fast track" reservoir Dec-06 4 32,000 0.1

TOTAL 149.7 279,113 0.6

Water Storage/Disposal ProjectsWater Storage/Disposal ProjectsLong-term, non-CERP projects

Site NameAvailable Acreage

Proposed Depth (ft)

Ac-ft of Storage/ Disposal

Equivalent depth in Lake Okeechobee

(ft)

Proposed Facility

SURFACE STORAGE/DISPOSAL

Basinger Groves / Lykes 15,000 n/a 7,500 0.0250,000 gpm pump station and internal ditch work

Seminole/Brighton Reservoir 800 4 3,200 0.01 800-acre multi-cell storage area

Speight Property 284 2 568 0.001284 acres adjacent to Lake Kissimmee

Putnam Groves Property 1,423 2 2,846 0.01Inflow pump, 8 miles of levee, discharge structure

CIG/WWF Pilot Water Management Projects

6,160 0.01Alternative water management scenarios on 4 sites

Lakes Marion & Jackson Wetland Restoration

600 1 600 0 .001 FFWCC

Kissimmee Prairie 1,920 2 3,840 0.012.8 miles of drainage ditched filled to restore Duck Slough

Nicodemus Slough 2,006 2 4,012 0.01Inflow pump facilities and containment levee

Avon Park Air Force Range 25,680 1 25,680 0.1Diked refurbishment and water control structures

GROUND STORAGE/DISPOSAL Flow Rate (mgd)

Equiv. ac-ft

annual storage/ disposal

Brighton Aquifer Storage Recovery n/a 4 4,491 0.01 ASR

Taylor Creek ASR Reactivation n/a 4 4,491 0.01 Reactivate existing ASR

Deep Well Injection (10) n/a 186 208,832 0.5 10 new well systems

Site NameAvailable Acreage

Proposed Depth (ft)

Ac-ft of Storage/ Disposal

Equivalent depth in Lake Okeechobee

(ft)

Proposed Facility

Temporary (Emergency)

Holeyland 35,325 2 70,500 0.2 None

Rotenberger 29,056 2 58,100 0.1 None

Interim

Grassy Island Reservoir 4,785 1 4,785 0.01 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

Lakeside Ranch STA 2,623 1 2,623 0.01 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

New Palm/Newcomer Dairy STA 800 1 800 0.002 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

C-44 Reservoir and STA 12,000 1 12,000 0.03 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

C-23/24 STA & Reservoir 7,000 1 7,000 0.02 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

C-43 Reservoir 20,000 1 20,000 .04 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

Pearce 4,726 1 4,726 0.01 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

Paradise Run 1,600 1 1,600 0.003 Temporary pump facility, ditch plugs

Water Storage/Disposal ProjectsWater Storage/Disposal Projects

Emergency (temporary, non-CERP) projects and Interim (CERP) projects

Water Storage/Disposal:Water Storage/Disposal:Next StepsNext Steps

Conduct Private and Tribal Lands Surface Conduct Private and Tribal Lands Surface Water Storage Assessments, Phase II Water Storage Assessments, Phase II (landowners of parcels greater than 640 acres: (landowners of parcels greater than 640 acres: lands account for approximately 750,000 acres lands account for approximately 750,000 acres or 27% of northern watershed)or 27% of northern watershed)Complete/refine project cost estimates & Complete/refine project cost estimates & complete cost effectiveness ($/ac-ft) complete cost effectiveness ($/ac-ft) evaluationevaluationContinue to investigate additional surface Continue to investigate additional surface water storage siteswater storage sitesAdditional CIG/WWF pilot projects are under Additional CIG/WWF pilot projects are under considerationconsideration

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