HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-060RESOLUTION NO. 14-060
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 18-24, 2014 AS
"WATER REUSE WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Safe, clean and sustainable water resources are essential to Florida's environment,
economy, citizens and visitors.
2. Florida's water supplies are finite, while our population and our need for water resources
continues to increase.
3. Water reuse provides a means for conserving and augmenting Florida's precious water
resources.
4. Florida has established the encouragement and promotion of water reuse as state
objectives in Chapters 373 and 403, Florida Statutes.
5. Florida's permitted reuse capacity exceeds 1.7 billion gallons per day (more than 67 percent
of Florida's total permitted capacity for all domestic wastewater treatment facilities).
6. Florida leads the nation in reusing 725 million gallons of reclaimed water each day to
conserve freshwater supplies and recharge our freshwater resources.
7. The State of Florida has declared the week of May 18-24, 2014 to be Water Reuse Week
in Florida.
8. St. Lucie County has joined with the State of Florida, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water Management District in encouraging and
promoting water reuse and conservation.
9. St. Lucie County has implemented a water reuse program and encourages efficient and
effective use of reclaimed water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the week of May 18-24, 2014 as "WATER REUSE WEEK"
in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges all citizens and businesses in St. Lucie County to help protect our precious
resource by practicing water conservation and by reusing reclaimed water in an efficient and
effective means.
PASSED AND DULY
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DEPUTY CLERK
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