The South Florida Water Management District hereby gives notice that the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or District) issued a Final Order Approving the 2011 Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan Update (Order No. 2011-044-DAO-WU) on March 10, 2011.

The purpose of this effort is to update the Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan (UEC Plan) approved in 2006 to establish a framework for future District actions to meet the water supply and associated natural resource protection requirements of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes. The UEC Plan update is based on a 20-year planning period and includes: 1) a water supply development component; 2) a water resource development component; 3) a strategy related to minimum flows and levels; 4) a funding strategy; 5) consideration of how the water supply and resource development components serve the public interest or save costs; 6) technical data; and, 7) minimum flows and levels associated prevention and recovery strategies.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Linda Hoppes, Lead Planner, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406-4680, (561)682-2213 or by email at: lhoppes@sfwmd.gov. The Order is also available at the District through its website www.sfwmd.gov.