Florida Department of Environmental Protection Office of Water Policy & Ecosystem Projects Melissa L. Meeker, Deputy Secretary Or Executive Director, SFWMD The State’s Water Policy Future

Governor Scott’s Direction May 19, 2011 | 2 April Letter to Secretary Vinyard Core Responsibilities Water supply Flood protection Resource protection Chapter (7), FS - general supervisory authority Fiscally responsible

May 19, 2011 | 3 Issues Specifically Called Out Budgets and Debt Rulemaking ERP, CUP, UMAM and MFLs Meaningful and measurable regulatory streamlining Consistency Coordination of land acquisition Coordination of lobbying, policies, etc.

May 19, 2011 | 4 Strategic Objectives WMD Implementation of Core Mission: flood protection, water supply, resource protection Consistency in water supply management and resource regulations Clear, consistent streamlined rules for ERP, CUP, UMAM, MFLs

September 25, 2007 | 5 Regulations ALONE cannot protect or enhance resources. Partnerships build success.

May 19, 2011 | 6 Action Items Hire OWEP Team Budget Guidance Memos – Permitting inquiry, DEP RAI directive (4/25) – Correspondence Coordination (4/25) – Lobbying/Federal Coordination (4/25) – ERP/CUP Plan (4/25) – Land Acquisition (4/25)

May 19, 2011 | 7 Short Term Goals – Budget Governor’s 25% Ad valorum budget cut Focus on core mission responsibilities Reduce/Eliminate non core mission duties Salary/Benefits adjustments Work off reserves but don’t focus solely on this

Legislative Twist Conforming Bill May 19, 2011 | 8 DistrictGov Reduction %Senate Reduction % SFWMD$101,225,96725%$128,000,00030% SWFWMD$41,941,73925%$60,000,00036% SJRWMD$28,833,90525%$30,000,00026% SRWMD$1,478,16925%$500,0008% NWFWMD$986,74225%$00%

Conforming Bill Requires the EOG do analysis of each district’s budget for LBC Legislative Budget Commission Veto authority May 19, 2011 | 9 Legislative Twist

ERP Statewide ERP – 1 year Districts can have basin-specific rules DEP to take lead on UMAM training and guidance DEP to take lead on evaluating how districts process an application Theoretical project? Review of process for similar projects? NWF rule and good starting point, but not perfect. | 10

ERP cont. US ACOE challenges Wetland line Bank first Avoid, minimize, mitigate ESA – Commenting Agencies | 11

ERP cont. Workload and streamlining Exemptions, NGPs Full ERP delegation to WMDs? Single Family regulation | 12 DistrictYear No. of Applications Received Average No. of Days in Processing (Date of Application Receipt Until Agency Action) No. of Permit Processors (FTE) NWFWMD NWFWMD SFWMD SFWMD SJRWMD SJRWMD SRWMD SRWMD SWFWMD SWFWMD

Consumptive Use Permitting DistrictYear No. of Applications Received Average No. of Days in Processing (Date of Application Receipt Until Agency Action) No. of Permit Processors (FTE) NWFWMD NWFWMD SFWMD SFWMD SJRWMD SJRWMD SRWMD SRWMD SWFWMD SWFWMD | 13

Consumptive Use Permitting Incentive based process – partner with utilities to meet goals. Duration Compliance Reports State-wide rule in 2 years – certainty and consistency… Encourage innovation Basin specific rules Sustainable Permit | 14

Sustainable Permit concept cont. Sustainable Permit concept Conjunctive Uses – multiple sources in single permit Coordinated management of surface water and groundwater supplies to maximize the yield of the overall water resource for sustainable use. Optimization of sources – utilities know best Mutual goal of resource protection | 15

Sustainable Permit concept Benefits Stewardship Control Certainty/ flexibility Reasonable assurance Challenges Trust Set priorities -“right water in the right place” Resource protection Oversight | 16

Reuse What is it? Who regulates? Thoughts: "The definition of "water" and waters in the state" as defined in Chapter 373, F.S. does not include reclaimed water. Reclaimed water is defined by department rule and is defined by statute as an alternative source of water. Is a critical piece of the water resource pie… and is part of the solution for management of water resources. | 17

Reuse cont. Commodity Offsets and Credits Reuse Feasibility Study Reuse Working Group consensus No restriction of the use of reclaimed either by permit or by water shortage order; No allocation of reclaimed water and No requirement of a permit for reclaimed water. | 18

MFLs Black Box Modeling Who or What is driving the process? Current law “endorses” adopting a recovery and prevention strategy at the same time the MFL is adopted. Need to know the effect Need to know the cost Challenge in previously set MFLs and how the recovery and prevention strategy will play out. | 19

Other ideas Public Private Partnerships Limited funds, let’s partner! Regional Utilities Get past politics and let’s work together (distribution) New Water Going to tide and lost forever | 20

Increased agency coordination DEP/WMD Executive Meeting ERP/CUP Anti-Drift Meeting(s) ED bi-weekly call(s) Cross Boundary Leadership | 21

Contact info Melissa Meeker June 3, 2011| 22

Florida Department of Environmental Protection SFWMD’s Future Day 3 on the job…

Budget Challenges 30% reduction equates to about $128M Structural and Functional Analysis Functional Division Bottom up resource analysis | 24

Achieve 30% revenue reduction and: Provide flood control and hurricane response, including maintenance of sufficient contingency reserves Continue progress of Everglades environmental restoration & water quality projects (C-111 spreader canal, Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Lakeside Ranch, Kissimmee River restoration, STA expansions) Meet on-going water supply development needs Streamline existing regulatory programs Meet on-going debt service payments June 3, 2011| 25

No Brainers Leadership/management team Salary adjustments above a certain amount Benefits Death by meetings Set direction Empower staff | 26

General Counsel Assistant Executive Director Assistant Executive Director Everglades Policy & Coordination Everglades Policy & Coordination New Executive Management Organization Administrative Services Administrative Services Water Resources Chief of Staff Operations, Maintenance & Construction Operations, Maintenance & Construction Regulation

Administrative Services Water Resources Operations, Maintenance & Construction Water Supply Modeling Real Estate Engineering Restoration Sciences Field Ops North Field Ops Central Field Ops South Operations & Hydrodata Management Vegetation & Land Management Finance & Administration Information Technology Procurement Human Resources Environmental Resource Regulation Water Use Regulation Organizational Structure Regulation CFO & Office of Management & Budget Emergency Mgmt, Safety & Security Construction Everglades Regulation Compliance & Enforcement Regulatory Support Regulatory Service Centers

Office of Everglades Policy & Coordination Office of the Chief of Staff Office of the General Counsel Intergovernmental Policy & Planning Policy & Coordination Public Information Board & Executive Services Legislative, Federal & Tribal Affairs Organizational Structure Service Centers Ombuds & Open Government Stormwater

Hard Decisions Non Mandated, non core function BUT stakeholder favorites Level of Service Prioritization of projects Staff reductions June 3, 2011| 30

Schedule June – budget conformance with state June Board Meeting Guiding principles for budget cuts July Board Meeting Budget approval August 1 – submit to state June 3, 2011| 31