Public Invited to Workshops on Regional Water Supply Plan

News Release

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will hold three public workshops about the draft 2015 Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP) and one public workshop for agricultural stakeholders. The plan presents the projected water demands across the District and all water use sectors for a 20-year planning period as well as identifies water supply sources and potential water supply project options. Most workshops will be accessible via interactive webcasts accessed remotely via conference call and online through Cisco WebEx meetings.

*Public Information Workshop – Hernando County*
May 28 from 4:30–7:30 p.m.
District Headquarters, 2379 Broad St. in Brooksville.
To join the workshop online at 5:30 p.m. go to: "SWFWMD.webex.com":https://swfwmd.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=swfwmd and enter meeting number: 735 758 973. For audio, dial toll free 1-888-670-3525, and enter the participant code 9502752119#.

*Agriculture Public Workshop – Hillsborough County*
June 18, from 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Tampa Service Office, 7601 US Hwy. 301 in Tampa. To join the workshop online at 5:00 p.m. go to: "SWFWMD.webex.com ":https://swfwmd.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=swfwmd and enter meeting number: 736 652 717. For audio, dial toll free 1-888-670-3525, and enter the participant code 9502752119#.

*Public Information Workshop – Hillsborough County*
June 30, from 4:30–7:30 p.m.
Tampa Service Office, 7601 US Hwy. 301 in Tampa. To join the workshop online at 5:30 p.m. go to: "SWFWMD.webex.com ":https://swfwmd.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=swfwmd and enter meeting number: 734 632 656. For audio, dial toll free 1-888-670-3525, and enter the participant code 9502752119#.

*Public Information Workshop – Citrus County*
July 23, from 4:30–7:30 p.m.
Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1100 W. Highland Blvd in Inverness.

The Public Information Workshops will start with an open house from 4:30–5:30 p.m., a presentation and discussion starting at 5:30 p.m., and the open house will continue until 7:30 p.m. The June 18 workshop will be geared for the agricultural community and provide a presentation about agricultural demand projections starting at 5 p.m., followed by a public comment period.

The draft RWSP is available for public review and comment at "WaterMatters.org/RWSP":https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/documents/plans/RWSP/ through July 31, 2015. Please note that the same information will be presented at each of the Public Information Workshops.

For more details about the public workshops, please call George Schlutermann, P.G. at the District Headquarters at 1-800-423-1476, ext. 4212.