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The South Florida Water Management District is the state agency responsible for water supply in the Lower East Coast planning area which includes the jurisdictional boundaries of Sunny Isles Beach. SFWMD plays a pivotal role in resource protection, through criteria used for Consumptive Use Permitting. As pressure increased on the Everglades ecosystem resource, the Governing Board initiated rulemaking to limit increased allocations dependent on the Everglades system. As a result, the Regional Water Availability Rule was adopted bythe Governing Board on February 15, 2007 as part of the SFWMD's water use permit program. This reduced reliance on the regional system for future water supply needs, mandates the development of alternative water supplies, and increasing conservation and reuse. Even with an ever increasing population, withdrawals from the Aquifers will be limited, greater conservation will be required to reduce per capita use; and, reclaimed water must continue to be an important alternative water source perthe 2008 Leah G. Schad Ocean Outfall Program. The City does not have any domestic wastewater facilities which discharize into the ocean. But it supports Miami -Dade Counites efforts in reducing wastewater outflows and providing for reuse. The Lower East Coast's 2813 2018 Plan Update notes that numerous utilities have diversified their water supplies, including treatment and storage technologies, and water conservation programs. These alternatives include constructing brackish Floridan aquifer wells and reverse osmosis treatment plants, reclaimed water treatment and distribution facilities, and aquifer storage and recovery systems. Be-VIy^^^ Nnn:7 and 2009 n i nnGn of peta ble ter s---ppi., ,..,paeity yA;,; ;iddpd. FrAm 201() te 2()13, RiRe utilities built petable wateF supply (PWS) pFe*eets with a From FY2013 to FY2018, the SFWMD provided more than 3 million in alternative water supply funding for 11 projects in the LEC Planning Area. Funded protects created 9.25 million gallons Per day (mgd) of new reclaimed water capacity and 4.19 mgd of additional reclaimed water distribution or storage in the LEC Planning Area. The 2018 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update water supply major issues are as follows: 1. Fresh surface water and groundwater are limited: further withdrawals could have impacts on the regional system, wetlands, existing legal uses, and saltwater intrusion. As a result, additional alternative water supplies need to be developed. 2. Surface water allocations from Lake Okeechobee and the Water Conservation Areas are limited in accordance with the Lake Okeechobee Service Area RAA criteria. 3. Construction of additional storage systems (e.g. reservoirs, aquifer storage and recovery systems) to capture wet season flow volumes will be necessary to increase water availability during dry conditions and attenuate damaging peak flow events from Lake Okeechobee. 4. Expanded use of reclaimed water is necessary to meet future water supply demands and the Ocean Outfall Law. 5. Expanded use of brackish groundwater from the Floridan aquifer system requires careful planning and wellfield management to prevent undesirable changes in water quality. D