Agenda 05/13/2014 Item # 4C 5/13/2014 4.C.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, clean, safe, and sustainable water resources and supplies are vital to Collier
County's economy, environment, and its people; and
WHEREAS, Florida's water supplies are finite, while our population and our 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 1.5 billion gallons per day (over 62
percent of Florida's total permitted capacity for all domestic wastewater treatment facilities); and
WHEREAS, the state of Florida has declared the week of May 18 - 24, 2014, to be Water
Reuse Week in Florida; and
WHEREAS, Collier County Public Utilities has joined with the state of 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 Public Utilities'Irrigation Quality (7Q) 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 and the South Florida Water Management District
are calling upon each citizen and business to help protect our precious resource by practicing water
conservation and to use reclaimed water in an efficient and effective. means.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, do hereby designate the week of May 18 - 24, 2014, as
WATER REUSE WEEK
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 13th day of May 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
TOM HENNING, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
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5/13/2014 4.C.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.4.C.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating May 18 through May 24, 2014 as Water Reuse
Week to be accepted by Dr. George Yilmaz, Public Utilities Administrator, Lisa Koehler, Big
Cypress Basin Administrator, Beth Johnssen, Wastewater Department Director,Joe Bellone,
Director of Operations Support, Public Utilities and Peter Lund, Manager, Customer Service &
Utilities Education and Compliance. Sponsored by Board of County Commissioners.
Meeting Date: 5/13/2014
Prepared By
Name: SmithCamden
Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner,
3/27/2014 1:05:44 PM
Submitted by
Title:Executive Coordinator to Commissioner,
Name: SmithCamden
3/27/2014 1:05:45 PM
Approved By
Name: DurhamTim
Title: Executive Manager of Corp Business Ops,
Date: 5/1/2014 11:07:20 AM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 5/1/2014 1:09:46 PM
Name: IsacksonMark
Title:Director-Corp Financial and Mngmt Svs, Office of Management&Budget
Date: 5/2/2014 9:08:40 AM
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager, County Managers Office
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Date: 5/2/2014 9:48:47 AM
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