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House Resolution 1
A resolution encouraging One Water approaches to 2
integrating water supply, quality, protection, and 3
conservation that will support future growth and avoid 4
projected water supply shortages. 5
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WHEREAS, water is a vital resource essential for human 7
health, well-being, and economic prosperity, and 8
WHEREAS, this state's strong economy and unprecedented 9
growth has resulted in an increasing demand for water and has 10
increasingly impacted to this state's water resources, and 11
WHEREAS, the residents of this state place a premium on 12
clean water, springs, lakes, coastal estuaries, and other 13
environmental resources, and 14
WHEREAS, this state's spring, lake, estuary, and wetland 15
systems include some of the most productive and diverse 16
ecosystems in the world, and 17
WHEREAS, this state's waterways provide some of this 18
nation's best recreational destinations and support significant 19
commercial, recreational, and sustenance fisheries, and 20
WHEREAS, this state's national rank as a top three producer 21
of agricultural products and agricultural production depends on 22
adequate water supplies, and 23
WHEREAS, despite this state's strong water resource 24
protection framework, approximately 67 percen t of this state is 25
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categorized as water resource caution areas, and more than 2,000 26
water bodies are designated as impaired for water quality, and 27
WHEREAS, historically, water management practices have 28
addressed water supply, wastewater, and stormwater se parately, 29
leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities for resource 30
optimization, and 31
WHEREAS, projected water shortages, water quality issues, 32
and environmental impacts can be addressed through integrated 33
planning, infrastructure investments, conse rvation, and 34
integrated water resource management, and 35
WHEREAS, the Florida One Water Commission, composed of a 36
cross-section of stakeholders, supports a one -water approach to 37
water resource management, and 38
WHEREAS, this state's public water utilities an d other 39
water users are beginning to regionally manage all water 40
resources in a way that balances demand, supply, and 41
environmental protection, and 42
WHEREAS, public water utilities and other users are 43
increasingly turning to a one -water strategy, valuing a ll water 44
through a collaborative and integrated systems approach to 45
managing all fresh and brackish surface and groundwater, 46
stormwater, wastewater, and recycled water in a holistic and 47
sustainable manner that maintains ecosystems while providing 48
reliable and resilient water resources that support economic, 49
environmental, and public benefits, NOW, THEREFORE, 50
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 52
Florida: 53
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That the House of Representatives encourages One Water 55
approaches to water resource management and the use of 56
collaborative, integrated, and resilience systems approaches to 57
planning for and funding water resource projects. 58