The Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI), Steering Committee consists of a Governing Board member from the St. Johns River Water Management District, South Florida Water Management District, and Southwest Florida Water Management District each, and a representative from each of the following: the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services, and Tohopekaliga (Toho) Water Authority. Toho’s representative also represents other public water supply utilities within the Central Florida Coordination Area. The CFWI Steering Committee announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: December 2, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PLACE: TOHO Water Authority, 951 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Kissimmee, Florida 34741
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The CFWI Steering Committee is a collaborative effort among government agencies formed to address water resource issues in the area known as the Central Florida Coordination Area. The CFWI Steering Committee will consider matters appearing on the agenda for the meeting or matters added to the agenda as determined by the Chair of the Committee. Additional information about this effort may be found at http://cfwiwater.com.
NOTE: One or more additional Governing Board members from each of the three districts named above may attend and participate in the meeting of the CFWI Steering Committee.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: John Shearer, Shearer Consulting Inc., 1917 Wingfield Drive, Longwood, Florida 32779, (321)297-7372, e-mail: johnshearer@cfl.rr.com or at http://cfwiwater.com/ seven days before the meeting.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Nilsa Diaz, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Tohopekaliga Water Authority, (407)944-5000. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Hal Wilkening, Director, Department of Water Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District, P.O. Box 1429, Palatka, Florida 32178-1429, (386)329-4250, e-mail: hwilkeni@sjrwmd.com; Dean Powell, Chief of Water Supply Bureau, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406, (561)682-6787, e-mail: dpowell@sfwmd.gov; Roy Mazur: Planning Director, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604-6899, (352)796-7211, e-mail: Roy.Mazur@swfwma.state.fl.us; John Shearer, Shearer Consulting Inc., 1917 Wingfield Drive, Longwood, Florida 32779, (321)297-7372, e-mail: johnshearer@cfl.rr.com.