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TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jeremy D. Johnston, MBA, PE, Executive Dir-
DATE: October 13, 2023
RE: Remarks to the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)
Governing Board
I attended the meeting of the SJRWMD Governing Board on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. I am
providing below the remarks I made to the SJRWMD Governing Board for your information. As
always, I am available if you have any questions.
"Good morning, Chairman and Governing Board Members.
On behalf of our Board of Supervisors and the entire CCUA team,thank you for allowing me time
to speak regarding the North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan Project Conceptualization.
I begin by thanking, on behalf of CCUA and the other utilities, the St. Johns and Suwanee River
Water Management District staffs on their work developing the North Florida Regional Water
Supply Plan. We understand your staff have invested significant amounts of time and effort
developing the plan.
The effort to begin a North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan Project Conceptualization began
from a meeting on April 7th. This meeting was a discussion between the SJRWMD, SRWMD,
FDEP, JEA, GRU, SJCUD, and CCUA. We asked how we can work together to address several
challenges that are converging. Specifically, we discussed our collective desires to address MFLs,
meet zero surface water discharge requirements, provide long-term stability related to
Consumptive Use Permitting, and capital infrastructure planning.
From the April 7th meeting, we have collaboratively developed the scope of services and the
cooperative funding agreement being considered today. The cooperative funding agreement
between CCUA and the SJRWMD provides the funding mechanism for participation by
SJRWMD, SRWMD, and the FDEP. A Memorandum of Agreement between CCUA, JEA, GRU,
and the SJCUD to fund the utility portion is already in motion. CCUA's Board of Supervisors has
approved these agreements. When all the agreements are signed, we stand ready to schedule the
kick-off meeting to commence this effort.
We find ourselves at a unique moment in time. By bringing together some of the best professional
experts across our respective organizations, we have an opportunity to sustainably solve some big
challenges our region faces. By working collaboratively between state agencies,utilities, and other
stakeholders, we can identify key large-scale capital projects that will connect water surpluses to
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water deficits. We have an opportunity to truly interconnect water resources allowing our great
state the ability to sustainably manage those resources.
CCUA stands in support of this Cooperative Funding Agreement and the North Florida Regional
Water Supply Plan Project Conceptualization effort this Agreement represents.
Thank you for your consideration."
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