July 2015 SFWMD Hydrologic Conditions Report

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SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Water Conditions Summary Jeff Kivett, PE, Division Director Operations, Engineering & Construction South Florida Water Management District South Florida Water Management District Governing Board Meeting July 16, 2015 Draft

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http://floridawaterdaily.com. Presented to the SFWMD Governing Board in July 2015.

Transcript of July 2015 SFWMD Hydrologic Conditions Report

  • 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 (

  • 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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