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City of Sunny Isles Beach Water Supply Plan Update First Reading January 21,2016 Adoption Hearing April 21,2016 rehydration of the Florida Everglades. The City is also supportive of mandating yard water restrictions that have been directed by the South Florida Regional Water Management District. There are no water conservation projects identified in the City's CIE or CIS. The City will continue to coordinate future water conservation efforts with NMB Utility and SFWMD to ensure that proper techniques are applied. In addition, the City will continue to support and expand existing goals, objectives and policies in the Comprehensive Plan that promotes water conservation in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner. 3.7.2 City Specific Actions, Programs, Regulations, or Opportunities The City will support the NMB Utility, SFWMD, and Miami-Dade County water reuse projects, and implementation of new regulations or programs designed to increase the volume of reclaimed water used and public acceptance of reclaimed water. See Conservation Policy 2M; Intergovernmental Coordination Policy 3Y. Objective 5 and Policies 5A., 5B. and 5C. 3.7.3 Identify any Local Financial Responsibilities as Detailed in the CIS The City does not currently have financial responsibilities for reuse projects. 3.8 Alternative Water Supplies The NMB Utility actively pursues the use of alternative water resources. It was the first utility in Miami-Dade County to establish an Alternate Water Supply Program. Through this program the Utility, in coordination with its intergovernmental partners, is taking the lead to help ensure it protects and preserves valuable water resources while providing for the needs of current and future populations. The City's CUP requires that the Floridan Aquifer wells operate to withdraw a minimum of 10 percent of the quantity of water withdrawn from the Biscayne Aquifer on an annual average basis. Is