Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 99-07-Support of RUA Request-State Funds — reading text

O RESOLUTION 99-7 oe) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY'S REQUEST TO THE STATE FOR A ONE-TIME APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER MODEL TO PREDICT THE IMPACT OF WATER LEVEL DECLINES ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE FRESHWATER/SALTWATER INTERFACE; AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the past several years have witnessed an increasing demand for potable water supply in the Northwest Florida area; and WHEREAS, the Coastal areas are especially vulnerable to permanent and seasonal population increases; and WHEREAS, insufficient information exists to allow utilities and regulators to manage with any degree of confidence the current and future withdrawals from wells in the Floridan Aquifer; and WHEREAS, the long term economic viability of Okaloosa County hinges on resolving the water supply problem in this region; and WHEREAS, there are tools available in the form of numerical models which can be applied using high speed computers to predict the impact of water level declines on the movement of the freshwater/saltwater interface; and WHEREAS, the Walton/Okaloosa/Santa Rosa Regional Utility Authority requested and received from the Northwest Florida Water Management District a proposal for the development of such a computer model; and WHEREAS, the RUA respectfully requests assistance from the State for a one-time appropriation to fund the development of a computer model and the drilling of three (3) monitoring wells to the base of the Floridan Aquifer to gather additional background data for input into the model. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, SECTION I: That the City of Fort Walton Beach supports the Walton/Okaloosa/Santa Rosa Regional Utility Authority's request to the State for for a one-time appropriation to fund the development of a computer model to predict the impact of water level declines on the movement of the freshwater/saltwater interface. SECTION II: That this resolution be forwarded to the Florida Legislative Delegation to support an appropriation to fund the proposed work. SECTION III: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by the Council and signature of the Mayor. nee ADOPTED awh AZ 1999 Se CITY CLERK Fl./ ra The form and legal sufficiency of the foregoing has been reviewed... Reg a approved by the City Attorney. oo t ee ae | ’ ! Lemme enmmanane i eases +7 nti cannwel