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Pre‐Conference SessionWednesday, June 11th
1:00pm to 4pm
Pre‐Conference SessionWednesday, June 11th
1:00pm to 4pm
An Integrated Approach to Watershed ManagementAn Integrated Approach to Watershed Management
John Shearer, PE, BCEEShearer Consulting Inc.Scott I. McClellandCDM Smith Inc.Brett Cunningham, PEJones Edmonds & Associates Inc.
John Shearer, PE, BCEEShearer Consulting Inc.Scott I. McClellandCDM Smith Inc.Brett Cunningham, PEJones Edmonds & Associates Inc.
Florida Stormwater Association
2014 Annual ConferenceFlorida Stormwater Association
2014 Annual Conference
Presenters
Overview/ background– John Shearer, PE, BCEE, President
– Shearer Consulting Inc.
Elements of IWRP– Scott McClelland, Vice President
– CDM Smith Inc.
IWRP Case Studies– Brett Cunningham, PE, Vice President
– Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.
Overview/ background– John Shearer, PE, BCEE, President
– Shearer Consulting Inc.
Elements of IWRP– Scott McClelland, Vice President
– CDM Smith Inc.
IWRP Case Studies– Brett Cunningham, PE, Vice President
– Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.
An Integrated Approach to Watershed Management
A watershed includes all surface water and groundwater, soils, vegetation and animals, and human activities contained within its area. Integrated Watershed Management is a holistic approach to managing all water resources for quantity and quality within the watershed. It is a proactive approach to water supply and quality issues, often requiring crossing the “boundaries” of both departments and other jurisdictions. This session will examine how an integrated approach to watershed management can assist communities in attaining goals for water quality and water supply in Florida.
A watershed includes all surface water and groundwater, soils, vegetation and animals, and human activities contained within its area. Integrated Watershed Management is a holistic approach to managing all water resources for quantity and quality within the watershed. It is a proactive approach to water supply and quality issues, often requiring crossing the “boundaries” of both departments and other jurisdictions. This session will examine how an integrated approach to watershed management can assist communities in attaining goals for water quality and water supply in Florida.
I. Origins of Integrated Watershed Management
II. Florida Historical Perspective
III. Current Opportunities
I. Origins of Integrated Watershed Management
II. Florida Historical Perspective
III. Current Opportunities
Overview/background‐ outline
ORIGINS OF
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENTOR
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM)
ORINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
(IWRP)
ORIGINS OF
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENTOR
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM)
ORINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
(IWRP)
Integrated Water Resources Management
• 1996- defined Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
• Global Water Partnership– World Bank
– United Nations
– Swedish International Development Corporation
Integrated Water Resources Management
"a process which promotes the coordinated
development and management of water, land and
related resources, in order to maximize the resultant
economic and social welfare in an equitable manner
without compromising the sustainability of vital
ecosystems“
Global Water Partnership (1996)
Global Water PartnershipGeneral Framework for IWRM
Global Water PartnershipGeneral Framework for IWRM
Enabling Environment 1. Policies
setting goals for water use, protection and conservation.
2. Legislative frameworkrules to follow to achieve policies and goals
3. Financing and incentive structuresallocating financial resources to meet water needs.
Global Water PartnershipGeneral Framework for IWRM
Institutional Roles 4. Creating an organizational framework
forms and functions.
5. Institutional capacity buildingdeveloping human resources.
Global Water PartnershipGeneral Framework for IWRM
Management Instruments 6. Water resources assessment
understanding resources and needs.
7. Plans for IWRMcombining development options, resource use and human interaction.
8. Demand managementusing water more efficiently.
9. Social change instrumentsencouraging a water‐oriented civil society.
Global Water PartnershipGeneral Framework for IWRM
Management Instruments 10. Conflict resolution
managing disputes, ensuring sharing of water.
11. Regulatory instrumentsallocation and water use limits.
12. Economic instrumentsusing value and prices for efficiency and equity.
13. Information management and exchangeimproving knowledge for better water management.
U.S. Federal Government‐ IWRM framework?En
ablin
g Environm
ent
Clean Water Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Water Resources
Development Act
Endangered Species Act Farm Bill Other
Institu
tiona
l Ro
les
Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish & Wildlife Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Park Service, Office of Surface Mining, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Food & Drug Administration, Council on Environmental Quality
Man
agem
ent
Instrumen
ts Water quality standards, total maximum daily loads, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System,
health standards, dams & levees, wetlands, alternative water supply, beneficial use conservation,demand management, conjunctive use direct potable reuse, domestic self supply, environmental needs, groundwater augmentation, indirect potable reuse, minimal flows & levels, numeric nutrient criteria, offsets, potable reuse, Public Private Partnerships, recharge, recovery and prevention strategies, recycled water, regional suppliers, Best Management Practice
2007‐ American Water Resources Association
• Letter to POTUS:– Need for a “national water vision”‐ not Federal
– Watershed level planning, not by political boundary
– States be the “center of gravity” for national solutions
– Federal agency overlap/ Congressional committee overlap
– “Management by Earmark”– Data management & sharing
• Letter to POTUS:– Need for a “national water vision”‐ not Federal
– Watershed level planning, not by political boundary
– States be the “center of gravity” for national solutions
– Federal agency overlap/ Congressional committee overlap
– “Management by Earmark”– Data management & sharing
Federal Objective:1) seeking to maximize sustainable economic development; 2) seeking to avoid the unwise use of floodplains and flood‐
prone areas and minimizing adverse impacts and vulnerabilities in any case in which a floodplain or flood‐prone area must be used; and
3) protecting and restoring the functions of natural systems and mitigating any unavoidable damage to natural systems.
United StatesWater Resources Development Act of 2007
“… the diverse water resources challenges throughout the United States are often studied, planned and managed in individual silos, independently of other water areas and projects. Generally, this has resulted in local and narrowly focused project objectives with little consideration of the broader watersheds that surround the project. There are many Federal agencies with water responsibilities and this does not count the land management agencies with related responsibilities. Policy is ad hoc, implementation is decentralized, coordination is fragmented, and communication is non‐existent or fails to connect. We need a national water policy and unifying vision and guiding principles.”
U.S. House of RepresentativesTransportation & Infrastructure Committee (2010)
American Water Resources Association
• 2011 Policy‐ Defined IWRM:“…coordinated planning, development, protection, and management of water, land and related resources in a manner that fosters sustainable economic activity, improves or sustains environmental quality, ensures public health and safety, and provides for the sustainability of communities and ecosystems
• July 2011‐ Specialty conference– Integrated Water Resources Management
• The Emperor’s New Clothes or Indispensable Process?
2012‐ Environmental Protection AgencyEPA Strategy to Protect America’s Waters
EPA will develop and implement a renewed strategy on green infrastructure and innovative technologies to promote sustainable and cost effective practices. EPA will also support integrated water management at the state and local level, and will encourage and catalyze solutions that reduce infrastructure costs and promote more efficient, regionally coordinated resource use. These more integrated solutions will lead to community buy in, better water quality, green jobs, and more robust ecosystem services over the long term.
Council on Environmental Quality
Principles for Federal Investments in Water Resources • 2013‐ Principles & Requirements
• 1983 Principles & Guidelines – economic development only
• 1965‐ Principles & Standards– economic development, environmental quality, other social effects
CEQ‐ Guiding Principles & Requirements (2013)
A. Healthy and Resilient Ecosystems B. Sustainable Economic Development C. Floodplains D. Public Safety E. Environmental Justice F. Watershed Approach
Principles and Requirements are established pursuant to the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (Public Law 89‐8), as amended (42 U.S.C.1962a‐2) and consistent with Section 2031 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110‐114).
January 2014‐ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future
Understanding Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
VIEWS, OPINIONS, AND/OR FINDINGS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY POSITION, POLICY, OR DECISION UNLESS SO DESIGNATED BY OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION.
2014‐ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• IWRM: “… aims to develop and manage water, land, and related resources, while considering multiple viewpoints of how water should be managed (i.e. planned, designed and constructed, managed, evaluated, and regulated). It is a goal‐directed process for controlling the development and use of river, lake, ocean, wetland, and other water assets in ways that integrate and balance stakeholder interests, objectives, and desired outcomes across levels of governance and water sectors for the sustainable use of the earth’s resources”
June 2014‐Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA) E:\Whiteboard‐ How to Reform Water Infrastructure.mp4
1. Jacksonville Harbor’s Mile Point Project2. Jacksonville Harbor Project3. Canaveral Harbor Project4. Lake Worth Inlet Project5. Caloosahatchee River (C‐43) West Basin
Storage Reservoir Project6. C‐111 Spreader Canal Western Project7. Broward County Water Preserve Areas8. Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project
2014‐ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• The goal of IWRM is to manage water sustainably.
• Coordination is required for integration.
• Encourage participation.
• Resources are connected.
FLORIDA PERSPECTIVEFLORIDA PERSPECTIVE
Eras in Florida’s HistoryEras in Florida’s History
2015to
?
1972to
2015
1513to
1972
ManifestDestiny
EnvironmentalRecognition Integrated
WatershedManagement?
• Promised to “drain the Everglades”
• Established Everglades Drainage District (1907)
• “Selling swamp land” would fund Florida's schools
• Draining the 'Glades, would help America kick its "addiction to foreign sugar," and make Florida fabulously wealthy.
Florida’s Manifest Destiny EraGov. Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1905‐09)Florida’s Manifest Destiny EraGov. Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1905‐09)
Florida’s Manifest Destiny Era1917 cartoon
Florida’s Manifest Destiny Era1917 cartoon
Florida’s Manifest Destiny EraLandmark event… 1947
Florida’s Manifest Destiny EraLandmark event… 1947
Extreme drought1945 = 30” rainfall
Extensive flooding1947 = 100’ rainfall`
1972 to 2015Environmental Recognition Era
1972 to 2015Environmental Recognition Era
Earth Day, 1971
Environmental Recognition Era Congress & Florida Legislature
1972 1969‐1973
FL Water Resources Act, Environmental Land Water Management Act, Land Conservation Act
Congress NEPA, Clean Air Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Consumer Product Safety Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Clean Water Act, Noise Control Act, Endangered Species Act
1973‐1979 1974‐1977
FL Regional water supply authorities. Local Govt. Comp Plan Act, Env Reorganization Act, CARL Trust Fund
Congress Safe Drinking Water Act , Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Clean Air Act Amendments, Clean Water Act Amendments
Environmental Recognition Era Congress & Florida Legislature
1981‐1984 1974‐1977
FL OSDS revisions, Save Our Coasts/Save Our Rivers, Wetlands Protection Act
Congress CIRCLA (Superfund), Resource Conser and Recovery Act Amend, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, Superfund Reauthorization
,
Environmental Recognition Era Congress & Florida Legislature
1985‐2005 1987‐2007
FL State Comprehensive Plan,LGCP&LDR Act, Stormwater utilitylegislation, SWIM Act, Preservation 2000, Stormwater bill, SRF opened to urban stormwater, Forever Florida Act, Florida Watershed Restoration Act, Lake Okeechobee Protection Program, Revised State Revolving Fund legislationSB 444
Congress CWA ReauthorizationOil Pollution Act Clean Air Act (1990) NAFTA, Healthy Forests Initiative.WRRA
Environmental Recognition Era Congress & Florida Legislature
2015 and beyond... IWRM Era?
Federal
State
Local
??
?
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIESCURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Law/Policy Paradigm
Local Govt Ordinances
U.S. Laws
Florida Statutes
Integrated Water Resources Plan
Federal Silos
Clean Water Act
SafeDrinkingWater Act
WaterResources
Development Act
EndangeredSpeciesAct
FarmBill
Florida Silos
WaterResources
373, F.S.
EnvironmentalControl403, F.S.
Intergovt’lPrograms
163, F.S.
Water Silos = Laws (Federal + State + Local)
Drinking Water Stormwater
WastewaterReclaimedWater
GroundWater
• 1907 Everglades Drainage District
• 1945 extreme drought• 1947 massive flooding• 1949 Central & South Florida
Flood Control Project• 2000 Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Project– “get the water right”
From drainage to watershed restoration
Water Quality
Timing
Distribution
Water Quantity
Conflicting Resolution Strategies
• Fla WMDs’ Core Missions
– Flood Protection
– Water Quality (protection/enhancement)
– Natural Systems
(improvement/preservation)
– Water Supply (existing and future use)
• Timeframe
– Hours and days
– Months and seasons
– Seasonally to cross
generational
– Five to twenty+ years
California’s IWRM2002‐Regional Water Management Planning Act (SB 1672)
• A collaborative effort (with $)
• California Water Plan Action (Jan 2014)
– 1. Make conservation a California way of life; – 2. Increase regional self‐reliance and integrated water management
across all levels of government; – 3. Achieve the co‐equal goals for the Delta; – 4. Protect and restore important ecosystems; – 5. Manage and prepare for dry periods; – 6. Expand water storage capacity and improve groundwater
management; – 7. Provide safe water for all communities; – 8. Increase flood protection; – 9. Increase operational and regulatory efficiency; – 10. Identify sustainable and integrated financing opportunities.
Since 2002 $1.5 Billion
“…over the past decade, the state has provided technical and financial assistance to regions to incentivize
inter‐agency/stakeholder cooperation in planning and implementing multi‐objective
actions…”
Florida’s IWRM?2005‐ Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 444
Implementation of Regional Water Supply Plans by WMDs in
Cooperation with Local Governments & Water Utilities
Amendments to Florida’sTotal Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) Program
Regulatory & Financial Incentives for the
Development of Alternative Sources of Water Supply
Protocol for the Cleanup of Impaired Waters through DEP Adoption & Implementationof Basin Management Plans
Integrated Water Supply and
Water Quality Protection Program
Regional WaterSupply Plans
TMDL Program
Alternative Water Supplies
Basin Management Action Plans
Integrated Water Supply and
Water Quality Protection Program
Florida’s IWRM?2005‐ Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 444
SB 444 included significant funding commitment
$100 Million Nonrecurring General Revenue
$100 Million Recurring Doc Stamp Revenues
SFWMD$30 Million
SWFWMD$25 Million
SJRWMD$25 Million
SRWMD$10 Million
NWFWMD$10 Million
AWS $100 Million
TMDL Program $50 Million
SWIM Program $25 Million
Small Community WW- $25 Million
• What happened?–Earthjustice Lawsuit–NNC–“Great recession”–Major portions are being implemented
Florida’s IWRM?2005‐ Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 444
Population growth is the state’s primary engine of economic growth, fueling both economic & income growth
Office of Economic & Demographic Research
2005‐ S.B. 444TMDL‐AWS‐SWIM‐WW
2005 =$200M2006 = $100M2007 = $000M
8 yrs‐ up3 yrs ‐ down
Is Florida Ready for Integrated Watershed Management?
Enabling Environment
Policies Yes
Laws Yes/No
Financing Almost
Institutional RolesOrganizational Yes
Capacity Yes
ManagementInstruments
Water resources assessment Yes
Plans for IWRM Almost
Demand management Yes
Social change instruments Almost
Conflict resolution Yes
Regulatory instruments Yes/No
Economic instruments No
Information management Yes
Integrated Watershed Management‐ Current OpportunitiesIntegrated Watershed Management‐ Current Opportunities
• Federal silos complicate but do not preclude Integrated Watershed Management
• Florida has the framework for IWM but needs to “define, clarify & direct” the process
• #1 priority‐ Predictable Funding– State– Regional– Local– Federal where appropriate
Questions?
The Integrated Watershed ManagementHappy Paradigm
Municipal County Regional State Federal
Presenters
Overview/ background– John Shearer, PE, BCEE, President
– Shearer Consulting Inc.
Elements of IWRP– Scott McClelland, Vice President
– CDM Smith Inc.
IWRP Case Studies– Brett Cunningham, PE, Vice President
– Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc.
Useful IWM/IWRP/IWRM links
• American Water Resources Association– http://www.awra.org/committees/AWRA‐Case‐Studies‐IWRM.pdf
• Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research– http://edr.state.fl.us
• Global Water Partnership– http://www.gwp.org/en/The‐Challenge/What‐is‐IWRM
• US Env Protection Agency– https://blog.epa.gov/waterforum/wp‐
content/uploads/2011/04/ComingTogether‐for‐Clean‐Water‐FINAL.pdf
• US Army Corps of Engineers– http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/library/documents/USACE_IWRMrptJan2014.pdf
• California– http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/grants/