08-1892 Opposing Moratorium on Consumptive Use Permits for Withdrawals from St. Johns River

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WHEREAS, Section 373.042(2) further provides that "the development of a priority list and compliance with the schedule for the establishment of minimum flows and levels pursuant to this subsection shall satisfy the requirements of Section 373.042(1), Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry finds that the statute means that as long as the District adopts a prior- ity list and schedule for setting MFLs and follows the schedule, it has fully complied with its responsibility to adopt minimum flows and levels pursuant to Section 373.042; and WHEREAS, the Verified Petition is legally inappropriate; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2008, the District issued a consumptive use technical staff report for CUP application number 95581, recommending the approval to withdraw 5.5 MGD from the St. Johns River by Semi- nole County at Seminole County's Yankee Lake facility; and WHEREAS, the Seminole County's proposed 5.5 MGD from the St. Johns River is only one quarter of one percent of the approximately 2 billion gallons per day which flows through the St. Johns River ten miles down- stream of Seminole County's proposed withdrawal point; and WHEREAS, several entities based in North Florida have filed petitions challenging the issuance of a CUP to Seminole County authorizing withdrawals from the St. Johns River; and WHEREAS, the District has thoroughly evaluated the amount of water that can be safely withdrawn from the St. Johns River, and has concluded that the 5.5 MGD proposed by Seminole County will not have any adverse impacts on the St. Johns River or any uses of the river system; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry fully supports the issuance of the CUP to Seminole County as part of the District's well -considered plans to develop the St. Johns River as an alternative water supply source for Central Florida; and WHEREAS, on June 23, 2008, the City of Casselberry considered this Resolution and approved the same in public session. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY: SECTION I. That the City of Casselberry: