Agenda 05/09/2017 Item #16H 205/09/2017
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, clean, safe, and sustainable water resources and supplies are vital to
Collier County’s economy, environment, citizens and visitors; and,
WHEREAS, Florida’s water supplies are finite, while our population and need for
water resources continue to increase; and water reuse provides a means
for conserving and augmenting Florida’s precious water resources; and,
WHEREAS, Florida has established the encouragement and promotion of water reuse
as state objectives in Chapters 373 and 403, Florida Statutes; and,
WHEREAS, Florida’s permitted reuse capacity exceeds 1.7 billion gallons per day
(approximately 65 percent of Florida’s total permitted capacity for all
domestic wastewater treatment facilities); and,
WHEREAS, Florida leads the nation in reusing 738 million gallons of reclaimed water
each day to conserve freshwater supplies and recharge our rivers,
streams, lakes and aquifers; and,
WHEREAS, WateReuse Florida, the state section of the WateReuse Association,
has proclaimed the week of May 14 - 20, 2017 as Florida Water Reuse
Week; and,
WHEREAS, Collier County Public Utilities Department has joined with WateReuse
Florida, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the
South Florida Water Management District in encouraging and promoting
water reuse and conservation; and,
WHEREAS, Collier County’s Wastewater Division Irrigation Quality (IQ) Water
Program is a leader in the State by treating and returning over 5 billion
gallons of IQ Water annually to the community for beneficial reuse,
thereby saving billions of gallons of drinking water from being used for
irrigation; and,
WHEREAS, Collier County Public Utilities Department and the South Florida Water
Management District call upon each citizen and business to help protect
our precious resource by practicing water conservation and using
reclaimed water in an efficient and effective manner.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that the week of May 14 - May 20, 2017, be designated as
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WATER REUSE WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 9th day of May 2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.H.2
Doc ID: 3127
Item Summary: Proclamation designating May 14-20, 2017, as Water Reuse Week in Collier
County, and calling upon each citizen and business to help protect our precious resource by practicing
water conservation and using reclaimed water in an efficient and effective manner. This Proclamation
will be delivered to Dr. George Yilmaz, Public Utilities Department Head and Lisa Koehler, Big Cypress
Basin Administrator.
Meeting Date: 05/09/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
04/30/2017 3:39 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
04/30/2017 3:39 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 05/01/2017 12:07 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs County Manager Review Completed 05/01/2017 2:19 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 05/09/2017 9:00 AM
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