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Update Rock Bluff Management Plan, renew Woods Ferry River Camp lease agreement @ SRWMD 2025-04-08 [Up]

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[Collage, SRWMD Board Package 2025-04-08]
Collage, SRWMD Board Package 2025-04-08

[Collage, SRWMD Board Package 2025-04-08]
Collage, SRWMD Board Package 2025-04-08

SRWMD Board Agenda 2025-04-08

[Consent agenda]
Consent agenda
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[Permits, Alternative Water Supply, Springs Grants, Land Acquisition, etc.]
Permits, Alternative Water Supply, Springs Grants, Land Acquisition, etc.
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[Executive Office & Governing Board Comments]
Executive Office & Governing Board Comments
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[Workshop Agenda: Coastal Rivers Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan]
Workshop Agenda: Coastal Rivers Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan
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SRWMD Board Minutes 2025-03-11

[Attendance and Consent Agenda]
Attendance and Consent Agenda
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[Page 6]
Page 6
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[No. 19 – Conveyance of District-Owned Country Club Road Lots to Columbia County. No. 21 – Acquisition of a Perpetual Conservation Easement over Property Owned by John and Melissa Taylor in Gilchrist County.]
No. 19 – Conveyance of District-Owned Country Club Road Lots to Columbia County. No. 21 – Acquisition of a Perpetual Conservation Easement over Property Owned by John and Melissa Taylor in Gilchrist County.
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[Attest: Chair]
Attest: Chair
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SRWMD Lands Committee Minutes 2025-03-11

[Attendance & Ellaville Tract - Riverview Exchange, Madison County]
Attendance & Ellaville Tract - Riverview Exchange, Madison County
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SRWMD Workshop/Farm Tour Munites 2025-03-11

[Bob Hochmuth, NFREC Assistant Center Director, and staff provide a trolley tour of the IFAS Farm.]
Bob Hochmuth, NFREC Assistant Center Director, and staff provide a trolley tour of the IFAS Farm.
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February 2025 Financial Report, March 28, 2025

[Section 373.553(1), Florida Statutes (F.S.), authorizes the delegation of authority by the Governing Board to the Executive Director to disburse District funds....]
Section 373.553(1), Florida Statutes (F.S.), authorizes the delegation of authority by the Governing Board to the Executive Director to disburse District funds....
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[Cash Report, February 2025]
Cash Report, February 2025
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[Statement of Sources and Uses of Funds For the Month ending February 28, 2025]
Statement of Sources and Uses of Funds For the Month ending February 28, 2025
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[Page 14]
Page 14
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[Page 15]
Page 15
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Permitting Summary Report

[ERPs]
ERPs
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[Well Use Permits (WUPs)]
Well Use Permits (WUPs)
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[40B-0 Point of Entry into Proceedings]
40B-0 Point of Entry into Proceedings
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Water Use Permit 2-001-218914-3, Tomoka Hills Golf, Alachua County

[Groundwater from two proposed wells (Station IDs 157272 and 157273) will be used to supplement an irrigation holding pond from which a surface water pump (Station ID 157275) will irrigate golf turf through multiple sprinklers. Potable water supplied from the City of Alachua Utilities is used to provide the water needs of the clubhouse, employees, and cart washing.]
Groundwater from two proposed wells (Station IDs 157272 and 157273) will be used to supplement an irrigation holding pond from which a surface water pump (Station ID 157275) will irrigate golf turf through multiple sprinklers. Potable water supplied from the City of Alachua Utilities is used to provide the water needs of the clubhouse, employees, and cart washing.
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[Authorization Statement: The permittee is authorized to withdraw a maximum of 0.2536 mgd of groundwater for recreational use to irrigate 94 acres of golf course turf. The permittee is authorized to withdraw an additional maximum of 0.1160 mgd of groundwater for grow-in and establishment of golf course turf for 3 months following turf plantings in years 2025 and 2026.]
Authorization Statement: The permittee is authorized to withdraw a maximum of 0.2536 mgd of groundwater for recreational use to irrigate 94 acres of golf course turf. The permittee is authorized to withdraw an additional maximum of 0.1160 mgd of groundwater for grow-in and establishment of golf course turf for 3 months following turf plantings in years 2025 and 2026.
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[Permit Expiration: 5-year permit duration, consistent with the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee River MFL regulatory strategy.]
Permit Expiration: 5-year permit duration, consistent with the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee River MFL regulatory strategy.
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[Page 22]
Page 22
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[With advance notice to the permittee, District staff with proper identification shall have]
With advance notice to the permittee, District staff with proper identification shall have
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[17. The District reserves the right to open this permit, following notice to the permittee, to include a]
17. The District reserves the right to open this permit, following notice to the permittee, to include a
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[Page 25]
Page 25
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[Location Map: Tomoka Hills Golf]
Location Map: Tomoka Hills Golf
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Agriculture and Environmental Projects Monthly Report

[Page 27]
Page 27
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[Number of Contracts]
Number of Contracts
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Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Agreements with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Local Cooperative Entities to Receive Alternative Water Supply Grant Funds

[FDEP has allocated $55,000,000 in AWS funding to fourteen projects across the state. The total AWS funding awarded to the District and cooperators includes $5,705,000 for two District projects and one local cooperator project administered by the District.]
FDEP has allocated $55,000,000 in AWS funding to fourteen projects across the state. The total AWS funding awarded to the District and cooperators includes $5,705,000 for two District projects and one local cooperator project administered by the District.
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[SRWMD FY 2024 2025 ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY GRANTS]
SRWMD FY 2024 2025 ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY GRANTS
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[Map: FY2024-2025 Alternative Water Supply Projects]
Map: FY2024-2025 Alternative Water Supply Projects
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Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Agreements with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Local Cooperative Entities to Receive Springs Grant Funds

[Within the District, $5,416,000 in projects were funded. The Springs Grant Funding includes one project for $1,616,000 and one project for $3,800,000 that will be directly funded from FDEP to the local cooperative entities.]
Within the District, $5,416,000 in projects were funded. The Springs Grant Funding includes one project for $1,616,000 and one project for $3,800,000 that will be directly funded from FDEP to the local cooperative entities.
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[SRWMD FY 2024 2025 SPRINGS GRANTS]
SRWMD FY 2024 2025 SPRINGS GRANTS
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[Map: FY2024-2025 SPRINGS April 2025]
Map: FY2024-2025 SPRINGS April 2025
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Outreach and Communications Activity Summary for the month of February 2025

[Facebook, X, Instagram, Press Releases, Media Inquiry/Responses, Meetings with Vendors/Consultants/Public]
Facebook, X, Instagram, Press Releases, Media Inquiry/Responses, Meetings with Vendors/Consultants/Public
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[February Photo Highlight: The District took part in a mural dedication on February 8 in White Springs. The 10-foot by 30- foot mural was designed to bring aware awareness to this section of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, as well promote the need to protect and preserve the unique natural resources of our region.]
February Photo Highlight: The District took part in a mural dedication on February 8 in White Springs. The 10-foot by 30- foot mural was designed to bring aware awareness to this section of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, as well promote the need to protect and preserve the unique natural resources of our region.
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Land Acquisition and Disposition Activity Report

[Page 37]
Page 37
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[Authorized for Surplus & Approved for Detailed Assessment]
Authorized for Surplus & Approved for Detailed Assessment
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[Approved for Acquisition & Approved for Negotiations: Ellaville Tract for Riverview Farms]
Approved for Acquisition & Approved for Negotiations: Ellaville Tract for Riverview Farms
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Resolution 2025-04, Conveyance of District-Owned Newberry Wellfield to City of Newberry.

[In 2018, the City of Newberry requested that the District convey the remaining 60.66 +/- acres to assume control of the wellfield and provide additional passive recreation opportunities to their community.]
In 2018, the City of Newberry requested that the District convey the remaining 60.66 +/- acres to assume control of the wellfield and provide additional passive recreation opportunities to their community.
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[RESOLUTION NO. 2025-04]
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-04
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Page 42
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[DISTRICT PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION]
DISTRICT PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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[EASEMENT]
EASEMENT
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[Location Map: Newberry Wellfield, Alachua County]
Location Map: Newberry Wellfield, Alachua County
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Land Management Update Report

[Natural Communities Management: The following tables represent activities that support overall natural community restoration and management across District lands.]
Natural Communities Management: The following tables represent activities that support overall natural community restoration and management across District lands.
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[Timber Harvests, Sales, & Restoration;]
Timber Harvests, Sales, & Restoration;
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[Land Management: The following tables represent tract and land management activities on the District's fee and less-than-fee owned properties.]
Land Management: The following tables represent tract and land management activities on the District's fee and less-than-fee owned properties.
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Amendment to Agreement 18/19-050 with the Alachua Conservation Trust

[Authorize an amendment to Agreement Number 18/19-050 between the District and Alachua Conservation Trust to update the Rock Bluff Management Plan.]
Authorize an amendment to Agreement Number 18/19-050 between the District and Alachua Conservation Trust to update the Rock Bluff Management Plan.
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Extension to Agreement 04/05-269 with the Department of Environmental

[Authorize the twenty-year extension of the lease agreement between the District, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Division of Recreation and Parks for the Woods Ferry River Camp property.]
Authorize the twenty-year extension of the lease agreement between the District, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Division of Recreation and Parks for the Woods Ferry River Camp property.
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