Water Supply Facilities Work Plans

A Water Supply Facilities Work Plan identifies and plans for the water supply sources and facilities needed to serve existing and new development within a county's or municipality's jurisdiction. Within 18 months of the District adopting or updating a Regional Water Supply Plan, each local government within that region must prepare and adopt a Work Plan that will become part of its comprehensive plan.

The District has the following tools available to assist local governments in developing their Work Plans:

Documents and Guides

• Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Updates SFWMD Technical Assistance Guide [PDF] – The guide is intended to assist local governments in updating their existing Work Plans.
   
• Frequently Asked Questions: How and Why to Update a Water Supply Facilities Work Plan [PDF]
   
• SFWMD Regional Water Supply Plans and Updates:
  • Lower West Coast Water Supply Plan and Appendices
  • Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan and Appendices
  • Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan and Appendices
  • Lower Kissimmee Basin Water Supply Plan
  • Upper Kissimmee Basin (CFWI) Water Supply Plan
     
• Related Work Plan Resources:
  • Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) – Water Supply Planning
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District – Comprehensive Planning
  • St. John’s River Water Management District – Community Planning Pages

Technical Assistance

• District Staff are available to provide technical assistance, to local government staff while Work Plans and comprehensive plan amendments are updated and adopted.

Contacts

Contact for Work Plans and for submittals of Comprehensive Plans/Plan Amendments for review:

Althea Jefferson
(561) 682-6779
sflocalgovplan@sfwmd.gov