Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan

The Lower East Coast Water Supply Planning Area includes Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and parts of Monroe, Collier and Hendry counties. The South Florida Water Management District is developing the 2023-2024 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update (2023-2024 LEC Plan Update) to assess projected water demands and potential sources of water for the period from 2021 to 2045. This plan update will be used by local governments, water users and utilities to update and modify local comprehensive plans, facility work plans and ordinances.

The Lower East Coast Planning Area has a growing population and limited freshwater resources. Because freshwater resources are limited, the 2023-2024 LEC Plan Update focuses on other water supply sources, such as reverse osmosis to treat brackish groundwater, reclaimed water, storage options, seasonal surface water and water conservation to address future demands.

2023-2024 LOWER EAST COAST WATER SUPPLY PLAN UPDATE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The South Florida Water Management District appreciates your involvement during the planning process for the 2023–2024 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update. The last public comment period concluded August 7, 2024. All comments were considered and, when appropriate, incorporated into the final draft document.

The final draft of the 2023–2024 LEC Water Supply Plan Update will be presented to the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board for consideration of approval at the Governing Board meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

Final Draft Documents

If you have any questions, please contact the plan manager, Nancy Demonstranti, at (561) 682-2563 or ndemonst@sfwmd.gov.

Public comments received on the Draft 2023-2024 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update can be found here: Public Comments on the Draft 2023–2024 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update

The support document can be found here: 2021-2024 Support Document for the Water Supply Plan Updates

Model documentation reports can be found here:
Lake Okeechobee Storage Assessment – Model Documentation Report
Lake Okeechobee MFL – Poisson Point Process Memorandum