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       Commissioner’s Update



      Sound Water Strategies                                • Section Seven Drainage Improvement Project   Engineers’ Central and Southern Florida Flood Resiliency
                                                            • Loxahatchee River Sediment Study             Study, and to appropriate funding for the implementation in
      By Commissioner Maria                                 In February, the county commission unanimously passed   the Army Civil Works program, in partnership with SFWMD,
      Marino                                             a resolution urging the state to implement specific activities   for flood and storm damage reduction.
         Water resources in Palm                         to help improve the quality of water resources including grant      These partnerships are vital to executing sound water
      Beach  County  are  part  of                       programs, technology, collaboration on the implementation   strategies and I look forward to reporting on further progress
      a complex, interconnected                          of projects, and supporting SFWMD to identify and prioritize   as these projects move forward.
      system, and decisions                              additional funding. The commission also approved a      Please contact me if I can assist you at (561) 355-2201
      made at the regional, state                        resolution urging Congress to fund the U.S. Army Corps of   or by email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.
      and federal levels can
      dramatically affect local                          Northern Notes
      communities. While Florida
      averages five feet of rainfall
      per year, it is essential that                     Hurricane Season May Start
      we support strategies to store, filter and send water to critical
      facilities, drinking water resources and wetlands, and reduce   Earlier In The Future
      what is lost to tide.
         Most of the fresh water we use in South Florida comes   By Katie Roundtree,
      from surficial aquifers and the Floridan Aquifer system. The   Finance Director, Northern
      aquifers are composed of multiple layers of porous rock and   Palm Beach County
      supply approximately 90 percent of the state’s drinking water,   Improvement District
      according to the South Florida Water Management District.      In  February,  it  was
      Rainfall mainly recharges the aquifers, but they also receive   announced that a committee
      water from lakes, streams and groundwater flows.   within  NOAA  (National
         The C-51 Reservoir project – 15 years in the making –   Oceanic  and Atmospheric                  Hurricane Wilma – NOAA
      is under construction on Southern Boulevard near 20 Mile   Administration) is
      Bend. This reservoir will store excess storm water for later   determining  whether                  the official start date of the Atlantic hurricane season to
      distribution during the dry season. Additional benefits will   hurricane season should               May 15, matching the first day of hurricane season in the
      include enhanced flood protection and water quality, and   begin on May 15 rather                    eastern Pacific. June 1 is an arbitrarily chosen date; some
      will help combat saltwater intrusion and provide other   than June 1, as is the current              think it’s time to change the definition to reflect reality.
      environmental benefits.                            internationally recognized start date. This is in response to      Even though there is discussion about moving the
         Two main environmental initiatives this project will   weather patterns over the past decade and tropical activity   hurricane season start date to May 15, the ending date
      serve are the restoration of the Lake Worth Lagoon and   starting earlier than June 1 over the past six consecutive   of Nov. 30 has not changed. The height of hurricane
      the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project. The   years. Since 2000, 11 storms have been named prior to the   season is August through mid-October, later in the
      Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River is one of only   official start of the season. It is a trend that they believe   season. Typically, August has more than three times
      two rivers in the state and the only river in South Florida   will continue into the future.         more storms than July or double the amount of June and
      with the national designation as a Wild and Scenic River.      In response, NOAA may begin issuing daily tropical   July combined. As the oceans heat up, activity increases.
      These delicate ecosystems are vulnerable to harmful algae   weather forecasts as early as May 15. As to moving the   Storms form more frequently and are much more intense
      discharges from Lake Okeechobee and saltwater intrusion.   start date of the official hurricane season to May 15, in   than storms earlier in the season.
      Having reservoirs, stormwater treatment areas and flow ways   their annual hurricane plan, the World Meteorological      So, what does this mean to those of us in South Florida?
      over wetlands allows us to send clean water east to the lagoon   Organization announced the National Hurricane Center   Not much. Hurricanes will not suddenly decide to form
      and gradually north to the Loxahatchee River Watershed.   “will  determine  a  quantitative  threshold  for  adding  or   earlier because of a shift in dates. This doesn’t give a green
      Sending filtered fresh water in, and keeping saltwater out, is   removing dates from the official Atlantic Hurricane   light to the atmosphere to stir up storms prior to June 1.
      what helps fresh water aquatic species thrive in their habitat.  Season,” and “will then examine the need for … potentially   It simply means that we need to be more vigilant, prepare
         Palm  Beach  County  is  an  active  partner  with  the   moving the beginning of hurricane season to May 15.”  early and pay attention to weather trends and forecasts a
      South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the      Warmer waters, potentially from climate change, have   bit sooner in the year than in the past. Hurricane season is
      Florida Department of Environmental Protection and local   caused tropical storms to develop earlier than June 1 on   a long stretch, but it’s the price we pay to live in paradise.
      stakeholders in achieving restoration of our critical resources.   a more consistent basis. Better modeling technology and      NPDES Tip: Hurricane season begins officially on
      The county, along with local districts and municipalities,   satellites have led to the ability to track and name storms   June 1. Make sure your yards and trees are trimmed early
      has requested more than $2.8M in appropriations this year   more effectively than in the past. Storms that may have   to avoid flying debris during a storm. Dispose of your
      from the State Legislature toward projects to benefit the   been missed before can now be monitored and forecasted   trimmings and clippings properly. Do not put them into
      Loxahatchee River, including:                      more accurately. There have been calls for years to revise   storm drains or lakes!
         • Sawfish Island Restoration
         •  Seminole Avenue  and  Pennock  Industrial  Park
      stormwater improvements                                          ASSET ADVISORY SERVICES
         • Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
      Living Shoreline (erosion control)
         • Loxahatchee River Mile Six Gap Closure and Oxbow                        Invites You to a
      Restoration Maintenance (preventing saltwater intrusion)
         • Sims Creek Preserve Hydrologic Restoration               SHREDDING EVENT
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