The water use data management program of the St. Johns River Water Management District was established in 1992 to supply information needed for legislatively mandated water supply assessment, management, and planning initiatives. Data are collected from primary and secondary sources, verified and analyzed, and made available for general use. Partnerships have been established with state and local governments and major water users throughout the District for data collection and for sharing and analyzing the data. The focus of the program has been establishing methodologies for making reliable, current water use estimates and future water demand projections. Numerous relational and spatial data sets have been developed to support water demand estimates and projections, the most important of which relate to population, public supply water use, and the location of public supply wells and water service area boundaries. Information generated from these data sets is used for regional groundwater modeling and water supply planning.

David Hornsby
Telephone: (386) 312-2371    E-mail: dhornsby@sjrwmd.com

The goal of the water use data management program is to collect and manage water use data for support of District water supply planning, modeling, and permitting activities and for distribution to the public, as requested.

Working toward that goal, the program manager established the following projects for fiscal year 2007–2008, which began October 1, 2007. During the fiscal year, the projects may be altered and/or reprioritized. For up-to-date information, please contact the program manager listed above.

• Benchmark Farms—This project will develop and collect field data to improve the District’s ability to assess current and potential irrigated crop water use and to minimize potential impacts to water quality.
• General Program Costs—This project will provide for general operating costs for water use data collection and population and water use projections.