Florida Rural Water Association Source Water Protection
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Florida Rural Water Association
Source Water Protection
Presented By: Annette Rudlaff
Who Is FRWA?
• Florida Rural Water Association is a non-profit, non-regulatory professional association that serves large and small water, wastewater and agricultural facilities throughout the State of Florida.
• Our primary purpose is to assist these facilities with every phase of operation.
FRWA Personnel
• Board of Directors • Administrative / Financial Staff• Engineers • Water and Wastewater Trainers• Water, Wastewater and Agricultural
Circuit Riders• Ground Water and Source Water
Specialists
S o u rce W a te r P ro tec tio n P la nsB a s in W ide
C o v ers S u rfa ce W a te r a n d G rou n d w a te r
S o u rce W a te r S p ec ia lis ts
W e llh e a d P ro te c tio n P la nsS p e c if ic to P u b lic W a te r W e lls
G ro un d w ate r Te ch n ic ia ns
Protection Staff
What Is Source Water?
• Source water is defined as water that is consumed by humans;– Surface water– Ground water
Chipola River Partnership
• Chipola Watershed Source Water Protection Plan Created
• Established an Educational Outreach Campaign through a television program called “River Talks”
• 2006 Rivers Alive Project • Stream Restoration Project• Unpaved Road 319 grant project
Jackson County Well Abandonment Project
• FDEP, NWFWMD, and FRWA team together to abandon contaminated wells in Delineated areas of Jackson County – Phase 1 – 12 Arsenic wells near
Merritt Mill Pond – Phase 2 – 13 Private Wells in
Delineated Area of Jackson County
• FDEP and NWFWMD Funded
Contact Information
Annette Rudlaff or Scott PhillipsFlorida Rural Water Association 2970 Wellington Circle West Suite 101Tallahassee, Florida [email protected] / [email protected]
John Morrill Northwest Florida Water Management District4765 Pelt StreetMarianna, Florida 32446850-482-9522
Chipola River PartnershipGary LathamEmail: [email protected]:850-526-4843Website: www.chipolariverpartnership4t.com