The WRWSA has adopted its Annual Calendar of Fiscal Year 2019-20 Meeting Dates reflecting the Board’s monthly meeting on the third Wednesday of each month at the Lecanto Government Building.

Fiscal Year 2019-20 Meeting Dates 

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The Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority (WRWSA) will accept applications for its Fiscal Year 2019-20 Local Government Grants Program starting on May 13, 2019. Applications must be received no later than June 28, 2019.

Program Guidelines
Application Process
Application Form     
Draft Project Grant Agreement    

This grants program is sponsored by the WRWSA to fund local water conservation projects on a matching basis. The staff will recommend to the Board that the Authority continue to accept grant applications for water conservation-related projects only.

Applications and instructions will be available on the Authority web page at www.wrwsa.org by May 13, 2019. Applications will be considered by the Board at its July 17, 2019 Board meeting. Awards are scheduled to be made at the September 19, 2019 Board meeting.

Download the complete Grant Application Packet    

If you have any questions about the grants program, please contact me at (352) 293-5955. You may also call LuAnne Stout at the Lecanto Office (352) 527-5795. If you desire to contact me by FAX, my FAX number is (352) 527-5797 and my e-mail address is ’richardowen@wrwsa.org’.

Richard S. Owen, AICP, Executive Director
Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority

Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority’s Board of Directors representing Citrus, Hernando, Marion, and Sumter counties adopted Resolution 19-03 declaring April 2019 as "Springs Protection Awareness Month." There are five (5) first-magnitude spring groups within the Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority (WRWSA) region that collectively discharge more than one billion gallons of water each day. The Authority’s intent is to focus the public’s attention on protecting, maintaining and restoring where necessary the natural springs within the region. These springs are essential to the environment, economy, citizens and visitors of the region. By adopting the Springs Protection Awareness Month Resolution, the Authority is demonstrating its commitment to environmental stewardship, including efforts to conserve and restore the ecological balance of these spring systems.

Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority’s Board of Directors representing Citrus, Hernando, Marion, and Sumter counties adopted Resolution 19-02 declaring April 2019 as "Water Conservation Month." The Authority’s intent is to focus the public’s attention on the need for and benefits of water conservation, and to highlight the resources available to help the public conserve water. Since 1998, the state of Florida, water management districts, cities, counties and water-related organizations, such as the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association, have declared April as "Water Conservation Month." April is typically the time of year when water demands increase due to generally hot and dry conditions. The Authority urges every consumer and each citizen and business to become more aware of the need to save water, and to take appropriate measures to conserve and protect this vital natural resource by practicing water saving measures.

At the July 2017 meeting, the Board authorized issuance of Work Order 2017-02 to Water Resource Associates (WRA) to prepare a public facilities report for the Authority. This report is required by Florida Statues. Once prepared, the Authority must file the report with each local government in the Authority’s region, and post the report to our website. The purpose of the report is to provide local governments with information that is pertinent to developing and updating the local governments’ comprehensive plans.

WRA has prepared the WRWSA’s public facilities report. A copy is included as an exhibit to this item in the Board’s meeting materials.

See Exhibit - Special District Public Facilities Report. 

Staff Recommendation:

Board acceptance of the Authority’s Special District Public Facilities Report as contained in the Exhibit to this item.

The Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority Regional Water Supply Plan 2014 Update (Plan) is now available and may be viewed on this website at here. The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District), through its Cooperative Funding Initiative, and the WRWSA jointly funded the development of this document.

The Plan is an assessment of water demands and potential water supply sources to meet identified demands through the year 2035. Portions of the Plan will be incorporated into the District’s 2015 update of the Regional Water Supply Plan for the District’s Northern Planning Region.