NORTHWEST NEWS & UPDATES

NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

OCTOBER 2010 VOL. 2, NO. 3

District  to  Partner  in  Rising  Sea  Level  Studies  

The  Northwest  Florida  Water   ble  to  our  lo-­
Management  District  accepted   cal  coastal  
$215,000  in  federal  grant  funding   FRPPXQLWLHV´
over  five  years  to  study  conse-­ said  Execu-­
quences  of  projected  sea  rise  lev-­ tive  Director  
els  on  aquatic  resources.    In  part-­ Douglas  Barr.              
nership  with  the  University  of            ³7KH'LV
Central  Florida  (UCF)  and  the  Na-­ trict  will  share  
tional  Oceanic  and  Atmospheric   models  it  has  
Administration  (NOAA),  the  Dis-­ developed  in  
trict  will  help  develop  and  apply   its  coastal  
tools  to  explore  a  projected  5-­10   flood  haz-­
inch  sea  rise  by  2050.     ard  map-­
³7KHREVHUYHGUDWHVLQFHWKH ping  
1900s  has  averaged  about  1.7   VWXG\´
millimeters  (mm)  per  year  with  an   said  Ron  
increase  over  the  last  20  years  to   Bartel,  Di-­
DERXWPPSHU\HDU´VDLG*UD rector  of  
ham  Lewis,  Senior  Environmental   the  Re-­
Scientist,  Resource  Management   source  
'LYLVLRQ³7KHSURMHFWHGULVH Manage-­
through  2100  is  about  4  mm  per   ment  Divi-­
year,  as  sea  surface  warms,  wa-­ VLRQ³:H
ter  expands  and  glaciers  melt.   will  also   Sea  level  rise  by  2100:  7.2  to  23.6  inches  (18-­59  centimeters  or  0.18
The  District  will  help  coastal  re-­ share   -­0.59  meters).  (Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change  graph)  
source  managers  apply  tools  that   three-­ aside  to  absorb  sea  level  rise,  
identify  potential  consequences   dimensional  salinity  transport   HURVLRQDQGVWRUPVXUJH´  
and  adjust  plans  to  protect,  pre-­ models  for  analysis  of  freshwater   The  District  will  receive  
serve  and  restore  critical  re-­ needs,  as  well  as  collected  Li-­ $46,100  the  first  year  and  pro-­
VRXUFHV´   DAR  (detailed  elevation  data),   vide  $10,000  match  funds  over  
³7KLVSDUWQHUVKLSJLYHVWKH DQGRWKHUZDWHUUHVRXUFHGDWD´  five  years  to  arrange  meetings  
District  a  unique  opportunity  to   ³$SUDFWLFDODSSURDFKWRULVLQJ across  the  Panhandle  through  
interact  with  sea  level  rise  re-­ VHDOHYHOV´VDLG/HZLV³ZRXOG the  Surface  Water  Improvement  
searchers  and  ensure  that  the  re-­ be  not  to  develop  low  lying   and  Management  program.  
search  is  practical  and  transferra-­ coastal  wetlands  but  set  them  

Conditions  Dry  in  Panhandle    

Rainfall  accumulations  dur-­ ties  have  had  significant  rainfall   moderate  to  severe  drought  
ing  September  and  October   deficits  in  recent  months  with   conditions  in  the  central  and  
have  been  below  normal  for  the   some  areas  16  inches  or  more   western  areas  of  the  Panhan-­
majority  of  northwest  Florida.     below  normal  for  the  year.    The   dle.    
Coastal  Bay  County  and  north-­ dry  conditions  are  reflected  in   )RUPRUHVHH³&RQGLWLRQV
ern  Holmes  and  Walton  coun-­ the  drought  assessment  with   'U\´S  
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Wetland  Protection  to  Increase  with  Comprehensive  Regulation  

         Northwest  Florida  will  add  
protection  for  unregulated  isolat-­
ed  wetlands  when  Environmen-­
tal  Resources  Permitting  (ERP)  
is  fully  implemented  on  Novem-­
ber  1,  2010.    Phase  II  adds  regu-­
lation  of  wetlands  and  other  sur-­
IDFHZDWHUVWRWKH'LVWULFW¶VH[LVW
ing  ERP  program.    Most  of  the  
other  regulations  have  been  in  
place  for  decades  in  the  Pan-­
handle  under  various  programs  
administered  by  the  Florida  De-­
partment  of  Environmental  Pro-­
tection  (DEP).            
         ³3HRSOHDQGZLOGOLIHZLOOEHQH
fit  greatly  from  a  combined  
stormwater/wetland  program  
similar  to  what  has  existed  in  the  
UHVWRI)ORULGDVLQFH´VDLG
Executive  Director  Douglas  E.   +HUEDFHRXVZHWODQGRQ/LWWOH'HHS(GJH3RQGLQWKH'LVWULFW¶V6DQG+LOO/DNHV
Mitigation  Bank,  Washington  County.    (David  Clayton  photo)  
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lation  will  also  challenge  the  Dis-­ development  projects  across   merged  lands  and  any  associat-­
trict  with  new  permitting  respon-­ northwest  Florida.      The  District   ed  uplands.      
sibilities  and  will  benefit  the  reg-­ has  issued  nearly  1,000  storm-­          The  single  application  also  
ulated  community  by  requiring   water  system  permits  in  three   streamlines  the  regulatory  pro-­
one  combined  permit  for  storm-­ years  and  discovered  that  isolat-­ cess  since  it  constitutes  an  auto-­
ZDWHUDQGZHWODQGLPSDFWV´   ed  wetlands  only  occur  on  about   matic  electronic  request  to  the  U.  
         ³7KHFKDQJHZLOOLQFUHDVHUH 30  percent  of  the  projects.     S.  Army  Corps  of  Engineers  
view  time  because  delineation  of            As  with  Phase  I,  the  District   (Corps)  for  federal  water  quality  
wetlands  and  evaluation  of  im-­ and  DEP  will  jointly  manage  full   certification.    Similar  automated  
SDFWVDUHFRPSOLFDWHG´VDLG/HH ERP.    The  District  will  regulate   noticing  will  improve  coordina-­
0DUFKPDQ&KLHIRIWKH'LVWULFW¶V activities  of  less  than  five  acres   tion  between  the  District,  DEP  
Bureau  of  Environmental     of  wetland  impacts,  not  located   and  other  state  agencies  such  
5HVRXUFH5HJXODWLRQ³$OVRWKH in  water  or  not  a  single  family   as  the  Florida  Fish  and  Wildlife  
District  will  administer  conserva-­ residence.    Single  family  dwell-­ Conservation  Commission  and  
tion  easements,  financial     ings  that  are  not  part  of  a  larger   the  Department  of  State  Histori-­
assurance  documents  and  wet-­ common  development  are  ex-­ cal  Resources.    
land  mitigation,  which  are  new  to   empt  from  the  stormwater  rules,            ³2XUEHVWDGYLFHWRGHYHORS
us.    However,  other  than  adding   although  homeowners  may  need   ers  and  businesses  is  to  call  us,  
isolated  wetlands,  little  is  chang-­ permits  if  construction  projects   call    often  and    early  in  the  pro-­
LQJIRUWKHDSSOLFDQW´   impact  wetlands.       MHFW¶VFRQFHSWXDOGHVLJQVWDJH
         Phase  I  (stormwater),  imple-­          DEP  will  regulate  activities   850-­921-­´VDLG0DUFKPDQ
mented  in  the  Panhandle  on  Oc-­ with  wetland  impacts  of  five  or   ³7KHUXOHLVFRPSOH[7RJHWKHU
tober  1,  2007,  added  rules  for   more  acres,  all  in-­water  activities   ZLWKWKHWZRYROXPH$SSOLFDQW¶V
quantity  (not  just  quality)  of  run-­ such  as  docks,  marinas  and  con-­ Handbook,  it  totals  almost  1,000  
off  and  stream  bank  erosion  to   struction  in  sovereign  sub-­ SDJHV,QDGGLWLRQLWFRQW¶G  
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OCTOBER
DECEMBER2010
2009 VOL. VOL.
2, NO.
1,3NO. 3

Conditions  Dry  in  Panhandle  

Rainfall  was  generally  normal   the  first  seven  months  of  2010.     were  in  the  normal  or  above  nor-­
or  above  normal  for  northwest   Flows  started  falling  below  nor-­ mal  range.    The  month  of  Octo-­
Florida  during  the  winter  and   mal  across  the  Panhandle  in  the   ber  typically  has  the  lowest  rain-­
spring  months  this  year,  but    has   fall  in  response  to  below  normal   fall  of  the  year  with  correspond-­
been  below  normal  across  the   rainfall.       ing  low  river  and  stream  flows.  
panhandle  in  September  and  Oc-­ On  October  10,  five  major  riv-­ Lake  levels  have  increased  
tober.     ers  (Escambia,  Perdido,  Shoal,   from  low  levels  of  the  2000-­2001  
Rainfall  accumulations  were   Ochlockonee  and  Sopchoppy)   and  2006-­2007  droughts.    Lakes  
highly  variable  across  the  District   experienced  low  flows  (below  10   with  prominent  surface  contribu-­
during  the  summer  months  with   percent  of  all  recorded  historic   tion  remain  at  normal  levels  while  
some  areas  receiving  above  nor-­ flows  for  the  day).    In  addition,   lakes  with  ground  water  recharge  
mal  rainfall  and  areas  primarily  in   five  other  major  rivers  and   (Sand  Hill  lakes,  Lake  Mystic)  are  
the  central  and  northern  District   streams  had  below  normal  flows   still  recovering  though  dry  condi-­
experiencing  below  normal  rain-­ compared  with  historic  flows  for   tions  have  resulted  in  minor  ele-­
fall.       this  time  of  year.    A  few  streams   vation  declines  in  most  lakes.  
Counties  located  in  
the  middle  of  the  District  
including  Bay,  Washing-­
ton,  Holmes  and  northern  
portions  of  Jackson,  Wal-­
ton  and  Okaloosa  coun-­
ties  have  the  driest  condi-­
tions  in  the  District.    Pan-­
handle  watersheds  that  
extend  into  southern  Ala-­
bama  also  experienced  
rainfall  far  below  normal.  
Most  major  rivers  and  
streams  in  the  panhandle  
were  in  the  normal  to  
above  normal  range  for  
U.S.  Drought  Monitor,  Florida,  October  12,  2010  

Wetland  Regulation  FRQW¶G ment.    We  are  educators  in  the            Applicants  may  also  decrease  
DGRSWVE\UHIHUHQFH'(3¶V(UR ILHOG,W¶VRXUJRDOWRKHOSLQGLYLG review  times  when  they  use  the  
sion  and  Sediment  Control  Man-­ uals  identify  when  they  need  a   'LVWULFW¶VHOHFWURQLFSHUPLWWLQJ
ual,  the  Florida  Department  of   permit  and  thereby  avoid  any   portal,  which  also  allows  visitors  
7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ¶V6WDQGDUG6SHFL compliance  or  enforcement  is-­ to  certify  whether  an  activity  is  
fications  for  Road  and  Bridge   VXHV´   exempt  from  regulation.  This  
&RQVWUXFWLRQDQGRWKHUV´            Marchman  suggested  sched-­ helps  avoid  copying  costs  and  
       ³7KH'LVWULFWLVKHUHWRKHOSWKH uling  a  pre-­application  confer-­ sending  several  applications  by  
SXEOLFQRWMXVWUHJXODWHLW´DGGHG ence  with  the  District  to  speed  up   mail  or  courier.    
Julian  Gotreaux,  Director  of  the   permit  review.    Applicants  who            ³0RQWKVRIUHYLHZWXUQLQWR
'LVWULFW¶V(QYLURQPHQWDO5HJXOD meet  with  the  District  before  fil-­ ZHHNVDQGHYHQGD\V´*RWUHDX[
WLRQV6HFWLRQ³:HURXWLQHO\EDO ing,  decrease  review  time  an  av-­ VDLG³3URMHFWVWKDWGRQRWPHHW
ance  the  needs  of  the  regulated   erage  seven  days  because  more   the  regulations  can  be  turned  in-­
community  and  the  health  and   complete  documents  avoid  a  Re-­ to  permittable  and  environmen-­
safety  of  people  and  the  environ-­ quest  for  Additional  Information.     WDOO\FRPSDWLEOHSURMHFWV´  
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Wildlife Viewing Tower Opens at Phipps Park

The  wildlife  viewing  tower  at  Elinor  Klapp-­3KLSSVSDUNRYHUORRNV/DNH-DFNVRQ¶V&KXUFK&RYH)DLWK(LGVHSKRWRV  

       Along  the  path,  birds  flit   Land  Management  Operations.   City  of  Tallahassee.    The  City  
among  live  oaks,  longleaf  pine   ³9LVLWRUVPD\EULQJFDPHUDVRUD hired  the  contractor  and  the  Dis-­
glitter  in  dawn  light,  butterflies   picnic  but  must  pack  it  out  again   trict  paid  $2,500  for  materials.        
sample  sweet  peas,  bees  tickle   and  feed  only  the  fire  ants  and            The  District  purchased  the  
yellow  lily  anthers  and  a  wood-­ mosquitoes.    Songbirds  may  fill   park  property  in  the  1990s  to  
pecker  drums  in  the  canopy.    A   the  canopy  but  most  wading   protect  and  preserve  the  water  
magical  morning  breaks  at  a  new   birds  will  be  100  yards  away,  so   resources  of  Lake  Jackson  and  
wildlife  viewing  tower  on  Lake   bring  good  binoculars  or  a  spot-­ to  provide  public  access  and  
-DFNVRQ¶VHDVWHUQVKRUHLQ(OLQRU WLQJVFRSH´   passive  recreation  opportunities.    
Klapp-­Phipps  Park.    Visitors  may                The  tower  is  open  to  the   Since  then  the  District  has  been  
park  at  Gate  B  on  Miller  Landing   public  during  daylight  hours;;   restoring  natural  longleaf  pine/
Road,  walk  in  and  turn  right,     dogs  are  allowed  on  a  leash.     wiregrass  habitat  by  conducting  
GRZQKLOOWRZDUGVWKHODNH¶V The  tower  is  a  little  over  half  a   growing  season  burns  and  plant-­
Church  Cove  area.    Follow  multi-­ mile  from  the  Gate  B  parking  en-­ ing  wiregrass  plugs  and  longleaf  
use  trail  markers  3-­6.         trance  on  Miller  Landing  Road.     pine  seedlings.    Prescribed  fire  
         ³7KLVDUHDDWWUDFWVKHURQV It  was  built  on  land  owned  by  the   has  released  native  plant  seeds  
egrets,  bald  eagles,  marsh   Northwest   and  created  an  open,  at-­
hawks,  red  tail  hawks,  red  shoul-­ Florida  Wa-­ tractive,  natural  land-­
der  hawks,  osprey,  falcons,  kes-­ ter  Manage-­ scape.  This  benefits  wild-­
trels,  songbirds,  wood  storks  and   ment  District   life  and  enhances  the  park  
RZOV´VDLG7\OHU0DFPLOODQ and  man-­ experience  for  joggers,  
&KLHIRIWKH'LVWULFW¶V%XUHDXRI aged  by  the   walkers  and  nature  lovers.        
OCTOBER 2010 VOL. 2, NO. 3 Page 5

Restoration  Progresses  on  Econfina  Creek,  Pitt  Spring    

District  Land  Manager  John  Valenta  

(above)  uses  the  new  canoe  dock  
on  Econfina  Creek  near  Pitt  Spring.    
A  rail  holds  the  canoe  steady  
against  downstream  currents  as  
paddlers  disembark.      
 
 
An  excavator  bucket  dwarfs  William  
2³%LOO´&OHFNOH\'LUHFWRURIWKH'LV
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and  Acquisition  (left),  as  limestone  
boulders  are  arranged  around  Pitt  
Spring.    Native  plants  will  be  added  
to  the  restored  spring  banks  and  
visitors  will  be  directed  to  enter  the  
spring  carefully  via  new  boardwalks  
and  steps.  (Tyler  Macmillan  photos)  
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District  Helps  Milton  Create  Recreation  Trail  

A  public  recreation  trail  along   the  District  about  developing  the   ³,QH[FKDQJHZHZLOOKHOS
the  scenic  Blackwater  River  will   2OG5LYHU7UDLO´VDLG([HFXWLYH fund  development  and  construc-­
be  constructed  following  approv-­ 'LUHFWRU'RXJODV%DUU³:HHQ WLRQRIWKHWUDLO´VDLG%LOO&OHFN
al  of  a  cooperative  agreement   deavor  at  all  times  to  make  Dis-­ ley,  Director  of  Lands  Manage-­
between  the  City  of  Milton  and   trict  lands  available  for  appropri-­ PHQWDQG$FTXLVLWLRQV³$VPDOO
the  Northwest  Florida  Water   ate  public  recreation  that  does   canoe/kayak  launch  near  the  
Management  District  Governing   QRWKDUPWKHUHVRXUFH´   trail  is  also  being  considered´
Board.    The  Old  River  Trail  runs  
along  the  river  for  about  a  third  
of  a  mile  and  continues  through  
a  natural  floodplain  swamp.    
Dominated  by  Atlantic  white  ce-­
dar,  cypress,  black  gum,  sweet-­
bay  and  red  maple,  the  trail  al-­
so  passes  a  rare  stand  of  the  
endangered  Panhandle  lily.      
The  trail  will  cross  a  portion  
RIWKH'LVWULFW¶V%ODFNZDWHU5LY
er  Water  Management  Area    
near  its  new  West  Region  Land  
Management  office.  The  city  
has  given  the  District  3.2  acres  
of  river  frontage  in  exchange  for  
developing  the  trail.    Milton  will  
provide  labor  and  equipment  to  
develop  and  construct  the  trail,  
as  well  as  manage  and  main-­
tain  it.  The  trail  will  connect  Mil-­
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recreation  facility.      
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city  representatives  approached  

The  new  West  Region  Land  Management  office  was  officially  

opened  October  5  ,  2010  at  5453  Davisson  Road,  Milton.  

The  endangered  Panhandle  lily  blooms  along  the  Blackwater  River    near  the  pro-­
posed  trail.  (Steve  Brown  photo,  Danny  Layfield  map)  
 
 OCTOBER 2010 VOL. 2, NO. 3 Page 7

District  Helps  Eglin  Buffer  Flight  Path  with  Easement    

Purchase  Enhances  Protection  of  Escambia  River
         The  Northwest  Florida  Water   which  is  envi-­
Management  District  Governing   sioned  as  an  
Board    recently  acted  to  protect   ecological  
(JOLQ$LU)RUFH%DVH¶V'HSDUWPHQW corridor  for  
of  Defense  military  mission,  espe-­ protecting  
cially  maintaining  critical  flight   and  dispers-­
paths  for  its  F-­35  fighter  jets.    The   ing  plant  and  
District  was  asked  by  the  Florida   animal  spe-­
Department  of  Environmental  Pro-­ cies,  espe-­
tection  (DEP)  to  pursue  purchase   FLDOO\(JOLQ¶V
of  a  1,036-­acre  conservation   thriving  black  
easement  when  Florida  Forever   bear  popula-­
funding  became  scarce.    Conse-­ tion.    The  
quently,  the  District  used  up  to   $1.5  million  
$1.8  million  in  Department  of  De-­ price  negoti-­
fense  Readiness  and  Environment   ated  by  the  
Initiative  (REPI)  funds  to  acquire  a   District  is  
conservation  easement  on   about  $1,500  
Nokuse  Plantation,  which  is  adja-­ per  acre.      
FHQWWRWKH'LVWULFW¶V/DID\HWWH          ³7KH'LV
Creek  tract  in  Walton  County.         trict  is  pur-­
         ³1RWORQJDJRWKLVDUHDZDV chasing  the  
subject  to  significant  residential   SURSHUW\¶V
and  commercial  development   development  
SUHVVXUH´VDLG([HFXWLYH'LUHFWRU and  land  use  
'RXJODV%DUU³7KLVLV(JOLQ¶VILUVW conversion  
large  base  buffering  project  and  its   ULJKWV´VDLG Conservation  easement  buffer  is  orange.  (Danny  Layfield  map)  
VLJQLILFDQFHIRU(JOLQ¶VQDWLRQDO William  O.  
defense  mission  cannot  be  under-­ Cleckley,  Director,  Division  of   the  property  from  development  
VWDWHG´   Land  Management  and  Acquisi-­ pressure  and  provides  critical  land  
         The  conservation  easement,  is   WLRQV³$GGLWLRQDOO\WKHSURSHUW\ management  funding  to  continue  
located  east  of  Highway  331  near   must  be  restored  to  longleaf  pine/ restoring  and  managing  the  plan-­
Freeport.    Former  agricultural   wiregrass  habitat  in  keeping  with   tation  over  time.    It  is  hoped  that    
land,  it  is  interspersed  with  seep-­ WKH'LVWULFW¶VODQGPDQDJHPHQW more  REPI  money  may  be  availa-­
age  streams  that  will  provide  en-­ mission.       ble  to  buy  additional  conservation  
hanced  water  resource  protection            ³$OWKRXJK1RNXVH3ODQWDWLRQLV easement  buffers  for  Eglin  along  
for  Magnolia  and  Lafayette  creeks.    being  managed  as  a  large  private   the  Shoal  River,  on  other  Nokuse  
The  property  also  lies  within  the   QDWXUDODUHD´DGGHG&OHFNOH\³WKH Plantation  property  and  on  other  
Northwest  Florida  Greenway,   conservation  easement  removes   FULWLFDOEDVHEXIIHULQJDUHDV´  

District  Sending  Larger  Checks  to  Rural  Counties    

         Checks  will  be  larger  this  
the  legislature  reinstated  ex-­ Jackson                                        $8,992.21  
year  to  rural  counties  where  the   pired  payments  in  lieu  of  taxes   Liberty                                            $6,560.03  
District  has  purchased  lands  for   by  the  five  water  management   Santa  Rosa                        $17,951.33  
water  resource  preservation.   districts.   Walton                                        $19,360.82  
To  reduce  fiscal  impacts  for   Calhoun                                        $    116.45   Washington                        $40,688.60  
these  tax  exempt  public  lands,   Holmes                                          $1997.13   TOTAL                                        $95,666.57  
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The  Northwest  Florida  Water  Management  District,  in  cooperation  with  McKenzie  Tank  Lines,  presented  an  Enviroscape©  
model  to  middle  school  science  teacher  Spencer  Tolbert  at  Franklin  County  School.    Tolbert  will  use  the  model  to  increase  
student  understanding  of  watersheds,  stormwater,  pollution  and  steps  to  protect  our  environment.    (Lucinda  Scott  photo)  

District  Helps  Expand    

Gadsden  County  Water  Supply  
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ply  is  expected  to  nearly   pected  to  nearly  double  the  
double  following  District   WRZQ¶VH[LVWLQJVXSSO\FD
Governing  Board  approval   pacity.    Also,  Gadsden  
of  up  to  $400,000  in  grant   County  is  a  Rural  Area  of  
funding  to  extend  a  water   Critical  Economic  Concern  
NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER main  from  the  City  of  Gret-­ and  thus  is  a  high  priority  
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT na  through  Interstate  10  at   IRUVWDWHDVVLVWDQFH´  
State  Road  12  to  the  Town            The  City  of  Gretna  is  in-­
81  Water  Management  Drive   of  Greensboro.    The  $2  mil-­ vesting  in  water  supply  im-­
Havana,  FL  32333  
lion  project  will  facilitate   provements  to  meet  antici-­
Phone:  850-­539-­5999   economic  development  in   pated  needs,  while  sustain-­
Fax:  850-­539-­2777  
E-­mail:  Faith.Eidse@nwfwmd.state.fl.us   Gretna,  particularly  at  the  I-­ ing  water  and  environmen-­
10  interchange  and  it  will   tal  resources.    It  has  com-­
Text  by  Faith  Eidse;;  other  contributions  
by  District  staff.  
substantially  increase  water   pleted  engineering  plans  
available  to  Greensboro.   required  to  extend  water  to  
         ³7KH7RZQRI*UHHQVER the  I-­10  interchange  and  to  
ro  has  severely  constrained   interconnect  with  Greens-­
groundwater  yields  from  the   boro.  Additional  local  and  
)ORULGDQ$TXLIHU´VDLG([ federal  funding  is  anticipat-­
ecutive  Director  Douglas   ed  for  construction.