HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-082RESOLUTION 15-082
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN
SUPPORT OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S (DISTRICT) APPLICATION TO
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR
INTERIM OPERATIONS OF THE TEN MILE CREEK WATER PRESERVE AREA (WPA) CRITICAL PROJECT
THIS UPCOMING WETSEASON ASA MODIFICATION TO THE EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES
RESTORATION PLAN REGULATION ACT (CERPRA) PERMIT FILE NO. 0192879-016
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The Everglades ecosystem, spanning from the Kissimmee River Valley to Florida Bay, is a
significant national resource and international treasure.
2. The District's request includes interim operations of the Ten Mile Creek WPA at a 1 ft.
maximum depth (19 -ft. NGVD) fora storage capacityof 629 acre-feet within the reservoir. Additionally,
up to 40 cfs of water will be pumped into the treatment cell when available, with flow-through
operations once the treatment cell passes start-up requirements. Discharges up to 35 cfs are
anticipated to result from the project into Ten Mile Creek.
3. The project is located adjacent to Ten Mile Creek (Class III Waters) in the vicinity of the Gordy
Road Structure, which is in St. Lucie County, Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 and 36, Township 35 South,
Range 39 East as indicated on the attached Project Location Map. Specifically, the reservoir and
treatment wetland are situated south of Ten Mile Creek and State Road 70, immediately west of the
1-95/Florida Turnpike intersection in St. Lucie County, and north of Midway Road.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida:
1. St. Lucie County continues to support implementation of the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration and believe the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve is a critical restoration project.
2. The County Administrator will email a copy of this resolution to Tanja Hinton, Florida
Departmentof Environmental Protection atTanja.Hinton@dep.state.fl.usshowing the Board's support
of South Florida Water Management District's application to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection for a modification to the existing CERPRA File No. 0192879-016.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 19`h day of May, 2015.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
Deputy Clerk Chair
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