Local Government Comprehensive Plans

10 Year Water Supply Facility Work Plans

Proposed Template for Water Supply Facilities Work Plan [doc]

The 2002, 2004 and 2005 Legislature strengthened the coordination of water supply and land use planning in Florida. For the first time, a direct linkage has been created between water management district Regional Water Supply Plans and Local Government Comprehensive Plans. Local government must now develop and adopt a minimum 10-year Water Supply Facility Work Plan to address their future water supply needs, water supply sources and the building of all required public, private and regional facilities needed to serve existing and new development. They must incorporate into their comprehensive plan local government water supply projects selected from those listed in a Regional Water Supply Plan or propose to the water management district alternative water supply options sufficient to meet their future needs. Additionally, in their Evaluation & Appraisal Reports (EARs), local governments must address the extent to which the water supply projects listed in their 10-year Water Supply facility Work Plan have been implemented.

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is working with the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to assist local government in this effort, both through 2005 and 2006 regional workshops and individual local government technical assistance. This web page's purpose is to help provide local governments with access to the technical information they need to complete these land use planning efforts (i.e. EARs & 10-year work plans). Although a primary focus of the information below is water supply, links to other relevant SFWMD information addressing natural systems protection, flood control and water quality protection are also provided below.