Agenda 05/11/2010 Item # 4B
Agenda Item No. 4B
May 11, 2010
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and supplies are vital to
people: ond,
WHEREAS, clean, safe and sustainable water resoun
Collier County's economy, environment, and
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Collier County Public Ut1'lities hos joined ~t.....h. the Stote of Florida, the
Florida Department of Environmentol Pro r:tian, and the South Florida
Water Management District in encouragi ,: and promoting water reuse
and conservation: and, , :
Collier Countys Public Utilities' water reJ1 program IS a leader in the
state by treating and returning over fit.. b1'llion gallons of reclaimed
water annually to the community for bene cia! reuse as irrigation quality
water, thereby saving five billion gallons . f drinking water from being
used for irrigation: and, i
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Collier County Public Utilities and the Sout~ Florida Water Management
District is calling upon eacJ? citizen and !business to help protect our
precious resource by practicing water con~ation and to use reclaimed
water in an efficient and effective means. !'
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NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of cokty Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that the week of May 10 rhrough 16, 2010 be
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designated as
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 11th Day of May, 2010 I
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BOARD OF CiJ(VNTY COMMISSIONERS
CO/.LIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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FRED COYLE, iCHAIRMAN
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WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHER€AS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
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Floridas water supplies are finite, while 01 population and our need for
water resources continues to increase: and ': I
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water reuse provides a means for conse 'Vng and augmenting Florida s
precious water resources: and"
Florida has established the encouragement ~nd promotion of water reuse
as state objectives in Chapters 373 and ~,Florida Statutes: and,
Florida s permitted reuse capacity excee " 1.4 billion gallons per doy
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(over 5B percent of Floridas total permi d capacity for all domestic
wastewater treatment faCIlities): and,
the State of FlorIda has declared the wee
Water Reuse Week in Florida: and,
May 10 - 16, 2010 to be
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WA TER REVSE W€EK i'
DWIGHT €. BROCK, CLERK
Agenda Item No. 48
May 11, 2010
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
Item Summary:
48
Proclamation designating May 10 through May 16, 2010 as Water Reuse Week. To be
accepted by George Yilmaz, Wastewater Department Director, Danette Huff, Reuse
Manager, Beth Johnssen, Wastewater Operations Manager, and Lisa Kohler from the Big
Cypress Basin/South Florida Water Management District. Sponsored by Commissioner Fiala.
5111120109:00:00 AM
Meeting Date:
Prepared By
Paula Springs
Executive Aide to the BCe
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5/4120109:31 :07 AM
Approved By
Ian Mitchell
Supervisor ~ Bee Office Operations
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5/4/201010:32 AM
Approved By
Michael Sheffield
Assistant to the County Manager
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County Managers Office
5141201010:47 AM