Florida Rural Water Association

Source Water Protection

Presented By: Annette Rudlaff

Who Is FRWA?

• Florida Rural Water Association is a non-profit, non-regulatory professional association that serves large and small water, wastewater and agricultural facilities throughout the State of Florida.

• Our primary purpose is to assist these facilities with every phase of operation.

FRWA Personnel

• Board of Directors • Administrative / Financial Staff• Engineers • Water and Wastewater Trainers• Water, Wastewater and Agricultural

Circuit Riders• Ground Water and Source Water

Specialists

S o u rce W a te r P ro tec tio n P la nsB a s in W ide

C o v ers S u rfa ce W a te r a n d G rou n d w a te r

S o u rce W a te r S p ec ia lis ts

W e llh e a d P ro te c tio n P la nsS p e c if ic to P u b lic W a te r W e lls

G ro un d w ate r Te ch n ic ia ns

Protection Staff

What Is Source Water?

• Source water is defined as water that is consumed by humans;– Surface water– Ground water

Chipola River Partnership

• Chipola Watershed Source Water Protection Plan Created

• Established an Educational Outreach Campaign through a television program called “River Talks”

• 2006 Rivers Alive Project • Stream Restoration Project• Unpaved Road 319 grant project

Jackson County Well Abandonment Project

• FDEP, NWFWMD, and FRWA team together to abandon contaminated wells in Delineated areas of Jackson County – Phase 1 – 12 Arsenic wells near

Merritt Mill Pond – Phase 2 – 13 Private Wells in

Delineated Area of Jackson County

• FDEP and NWFWMD Funded

Contact Information

Annette Rudlaff or Scott PhillipsFlorida Rural Water Association 2970 Wellington Circle West Suite 101Tallahassee, Florida 32309850-668-2746Annette.Rudlaff@frwa.net / Scott.Phillips@frwa.net

John Morrill Northwest Florida Water Management District4765 Pelt StreetMarianna, Florida 32446850-482-9522

Chipola River PartnershipGary LathamEmail: latham@firstlink.netPhone:850-526-4843Website: www.chipolariverpartnership4t.com