8368-13ORDINANCE NO. 8368-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, MAKING
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY BY
AMENDING THE UTILITIES ELEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 163.3177, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO UPDATE PROVISIONS
RELATED TO POTABLE WATER AND NATURAL GROUND WATER
AQUIFER RECHARGE NEEDS BASED ON THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER'S 2012 POTABLE WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
MASTER PLAN UPDATE, COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
2010 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN; BY REPLACING MAP #D-2 WITH
AN UPDATED VERSION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
WHEREAS the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act of Florida empowers and requires the City Council of the�
City of Clearwater to plan for the future development and growth of the City, and to�
adopt and periodically amend the Comprehensive Plan, including elements andl
portions thereof; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3177, Florida Statutes, requires coordination of the�
local comprehensive plan with the water management district's regional water supply�
plans; and
WHEREAS, the City's water supply work plan must be updated every five years,
within 18 months after the governing board of a water management district approves ar�
updated regional water supply plan; and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2011, the Governing Board for the Southwest Florida
Water Management District approved the 2010 Regional Water Supply Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has completed the 2012 Potable Water Supply Facilitie:�
Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been transmitted to the Florida
Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for review and comments, and thH
objections, recommendations and comments received from the Florida Department o�F
Economic Opportunity have been considered by the City Council, together with all
comments from local regional agencies and other persons, in preparing the final draft of
the amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary, desirable and proper to adopt
the amendments to the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan in order tc�
reflect changing conditions; now, therefore,
Ordinance No. 8368-13
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Introduction to the Utilities Element of the Clearwater�
Comprehensive Plan, pages D-3 and D-4, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Potable Water and Natural Ground Water Aquifer Recharge Needs
Ctearwater has maintained an interlocal agreement with Pinellas County since�
1955 with approximately fifty-five percent (55%) �rn�,r °�°rnen4 �a�o� � of its,
water supply emanating from the County. The City also maintains a water usE
permit issued through the Southwest Florida Water Management Distric�
(SWFWMD) to pump an average of 14.3 � million gallons daily (MGD) from�
its fo -six ^�^„�� active wellheads. In 2011—�A��, the actual average�
pumpage from the City's wells was approximately 5 MGD. The balance of thE�
City's water demand is met through purchase from Pinellas County. In order tc�
meet the city's future potable water supply needs in a fiscally responsibl�
manner, several alternative actions must be explored and initiated both�
individually or in combination with other water supply source alternatives. ThF
City's Water Supply Plan - Capital Improvements Implementation Master Plari
(Oct 2004) as updated in 2008 and 2012 includes projects based upon cost••
benefit analysis that will enable the City to increase its local production of potabl�;
water to ten (10) MGD by 2015.
Conservation of potable water supplies is of paramount importance to the City.
Clearwater will continue to support Pinellas County and participate in th�
immediate action to provide for new potable water supplies at a reasonable cost.
• Clearwater must continue to utilize and
for irrigation purposes for both public
constantty evaluate its approach to t
reverse osmosis technology to provid
periods of drought, and when natural
levels.
provide efficient use of reclaimed wateir
and private use. Furthermore, it must
he desalination of marine water usiny
e a form of potable water backup for
groundwater levels drop to critically lov�r
• Clearwater shall continue to explore and participate proportionately in th�
regional/and or County desalination and/ or reverse osmosis alternative
strategies.
• The City needs to continue to recognize potable water as a scarce resource anci
to continue to operate the water utility prudently in implementing botM
conservation and consumption objectives. The current water consumption rate iy
approximately nine 90 gallons/person/day, which includea
both the seasonal and permanent population of Clearwater and is inclusive o#
both City produced water and County purchased water.
• The City needs to continue to coordinate with SWFWMD in the study ta
determine surficial groundwater direction and flow at various depths.
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Groundwater data will continue to be needed to determine future well sites ancl
conditions of subsurface transmissivity. This data will be an important tool foi�
management of Clearwater's wellhead operation to determine the City's ability tc�
continue to provide future water supplies.
• The City, in conjunction with the City's Water Use Permit, needs to continue tc�
develop an ultimate well field management plan, including well configurations,
pumping schedules, water quality monitoring and mitigation plans. This is
needed to assure the continued supply of well withdrawal in accordance with the�
City's water use permit.
• The City needs to continue to implement the recommendations from the Alligatoir
Creek study.
• The City needs to continue with its public education program to make the public;
aware of the value of reclaimed water use.
Section 2. That Objective D.5.2 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan and it:>
policies, pages D-15 and D-16, are hereby amended to read as follows:
D.5.2 Objective - Provide adequate quantity and quality of water service to aIM
customers of the Clearwater service area. Current service level (October, 2012
d�:;"�eA�) is 41,973 4A;399 customer accounts (potable, reclaimed and fire).
Policies
D.5.2.1 Ensure that land development regulations, building codes and Cit�/
ordinances adequately address water system provisions by performing ��
thorough evaluation of City codes and by coordinating proposed provisions with
the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Tampa Bay Water, Pinellas
County, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
D.5.2.2 Engineering shall analyze the condition and adequacy of any water
distribution system that the City may inherit through annexation and prepare cost
estimates for upgrading those systems to meet City requirements.
D.5.2.3 When new subdivisions are being developed, it shall be the responsibilifi�
of the developer to provide internal potable water and reclaimed water systems
which are constructed to City specifications.
D.5.2.4 Continue 1
adequate quantity,
user needs.
� construct water system improvements which will providE�
pressure, and duration of fire flows while meeting system
D.5.2.5 Continue to develop a system and construct improvements which wilk
conserve energy, water, and other valuable resources.
D.5.2.6 The City shall continue to participate with and assist the Southwe�t
Florida Water Management District, Tampa Bay Water, Pinellas County Health
Department, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in developing
innovative techniques to augment existing water supplies to provide for futurp
needs.
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D.5.2.7 Continue to identify, acquire, and develop sources of water supply and
methods of water treatment to meet existing and future needs. Some ways this.
can be accomplished are through well rehabilitation projects and/or exploration�
and drilling of new wells. Some type of water treatment may be initiated.
Additional volumes of water may be acquired from the Pinellas County Water
System through Clearwater's intergovernmental water service agreement. The�
City's long range Water Master Plan updated in 2012 �AA�-shall serve as the�
guiding document for water supply and treatment methods.
D.5.2.8 Ensure that water management projects are designed and operated tc►
maintain and enhance natural systems as well as manmade systems by workinq
closely with the Southwest Florida Water Management District when proposinq
new projects and water management programs. The City's long range Water
Master Plan outlines a work plan for continued coordination with the Southwes�
Florida Water Management District's Regional Water Supply Plan adopted in
July 2011 ��er-�9A6.
D.5.2.9 Water service shall not be extended to properties outside the City';;
service area unless sufficient capacity and quality of water exists to serve th�;
areas already committed to City service.
D.5.2.10 Water services shall not be extended except in those areas sc>
designated for City of Clearwater by interlocal or other agreement.
D.5.2.11 Encourage the development of local and regional water supplies withiri
the jurisdiction of the Southwest Florida Water Management to avoicf
transporting surface water across other district boundaries.
Section 3. That Policy D.5.5.1 of the Clearwater Comprehensive Plan, pag�
D-17, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Policies
D.5.5.1 Except for areas of the City where reclaimed water is available, shallov�✓
wells shall be recognized as a source of water for irrigation purposes. The Ci
shall continue to require �°�ra City permit for shallow well installation�E:
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Section 4. That Map D-2 of the Clearwater Comprehensive I'lan is hereby replaced with the updated map peiow:
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Section 5. Should any part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of th�;
Ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective when the Department of
Economic Opportunity issues a final order determining the adopted amendment to be ir�
compliance, or the Administration Commission issues a final order determining the�
adopted amendments to be in compliance, in accordance with Section 163.3184, F.S.,
as amended.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
AS AMENDED
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form:
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Leslie Dougall- i e
Assistant City A ey
December 20, 2012
March 6, 2013
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Attest:
Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
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