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SOUTHFLORIDAWATERMANAGEMENTDISTRICT
Water Conditions Summary
Jeff Kivett, PE, Division DirectorOperations, Engineering &
Construction
South Florida Water Management District
South Florida Water Management DistrictGoverning Board
Meeting
July 16, 2015
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2015WETSEASON: Belowaverageforfirst45days
201314DRYSEASON: OnlyJanuaryaboveaverage
DrySeasonended92%ofaverage
2014WETSEASON: May26th Oct4th Nearaverage(108%)
201415DRYSEASON: Maywas51%belowaverage DrySeason86%ofaverage
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SFWMDJune 2015 Rainfall
(02-Jun to 01-Jul)
DISTRICT-WIDE: 6.09(74% of Avg, or -2.17)
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All District rainfall areas, with the exception of the Upper
Kissimmee, recorded below average rainfall for June 2015
Largest deficit is for Eastern Broward, with -6.67
Driest May-June since 2004
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4SFWMDWet Season Rainfall
(02-Jun to 14-Jul 2015)
DISTRICT-WIDE: 8.19(73% of Avg, or -3.02)
Upper Kissimmee is 5% above average
Lower Kissimmee and East Caloosahatchee are less than 10% below
average.
All other District basins have a rainfall deficit for the wet
season up to date
Eastern Broward has a deficit of around 8.9 for this wet
season
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SFWMDJuly 2015 Rainfall
(02-Jul to 13-Jul)
DISTRICT-WIDE: 2.10(71% of Avg, or -0.85)
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Lower Kissimmee and Southwest Coast basins are above average
Rest of basins are all below average
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SouthFloridaS O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N
T D I S T R I C T
LastMonth CurrentConditions
85%ofthegroundwatermonitoringwellsinMiamiDadeCountyareatthelowest10percent
ofpastwaterelevationsfortheirindividualperiodsofrecord(notsurprisingbecausewetypicallyneverhavethisdryofconditionsinthemiddleofJuly).
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Jul 2015 Jul-Sep 2015
U. S. Seasonal Precipitation OutlookNational Climate Prediction
Center (CPC)
The most-recent CPC precipitation outlooks for central &
southern Florida indicate:- Increased chances of Below-Normal (B)
rainfall for July, higher likelihood for Lake O and north- Equal
chances of Above-Normal (A), Normal (N) & Below-Normal (B)
rainfall for the 2015 wet season- Increased chances of Above-Normal
rainfall for 2015-16 dry season
Oct-Dec 2015
Posted 30June2015 Posted 18June 2015 Posted 18June2015
EC=EqualChances
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B3340
A~30
N3037
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Jun Jul Aug Sep
Ifwecontinuetofollow10th
percentile,LakeOkeechobeecanbeexpectedtocrossintowatershortagemanagementzone+/
theweekofAugust10th.
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2015 WET SEASON 2015-16 DRY SEASON
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2015 WET SEASON 2015-16 DRY SEASON
Low chance (
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WaterShortagePreparedness Water Shortage Management Plans guide
response
activities.
Similar to hurricane or flood response, water shortage managed
through Emergency Management with specialized teams
Increased public information and outreach on need for water
conservation in the Lower East Coast
Evaluating groundwater monitoring data from LEC utilities and
USGS to identify any potential increase in chlorides as indication
of salt water intrusion
Monitoring operating levels in the STAs
Initiating communications with major water user groups
(utilities, agriculture, golf courses, Tribe)
Water Shortage planning team meeting weekly
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Everglades NP
WCA-1
WCA-3A
WCA-3B
Lake Okeechobee
EAA
2015OperationsUptoDate
WCA-2A
WCA-2B
WCA1,2A,and3Areleasesforwatersupplyasneeded
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G200A
S354S351
S352
L.Okeechobee
maximumpracticalregulatoryreleasestoWCA1,2A,3ANWCorner(G404),HoleyLand,andRotenberger
throughSTA1E/1W,STA2,andSTA3/4 May1 June12015,31,700acrefeet.
G404
LakeOkeechobeeregulatoryreleasestotidethroughL8andC51canals
C10A
LakeOkeechobeesupplementalirrigationreleasestoLOSA,watersupplytoSTAsandLECurbanareas
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July:Locationshurricanesmostlikelyformandprevailingtracks
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Discussion?
S334SpillwayandS356PumpStationlocatedontheL29(Tamiami)Canal.WestoftheintersectionwiththeL30andL31Ncanals.
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