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� WA TER REUSE WEEK
WHEREAS, safe, clean, and sustainabie water resources are essential to
Florida's environment, economy, citizens and visitors; and
WHEREAS, Florida's water supplies are finite, while our population and our need
for water resources continues to increase; and
WHEREAS, water reuse provides a means for conserving and augmenting
Florida's precious water resources; and
WHEREAS, Florida has established the encouragement and promotion of water
reuse as state objectives in Chapters 373 and 403, Florida Statutes, and
WHEREAS, Florida's permitted reuse capacity exceeds 1.5 billion gallons per
day (more than 62 percent of Florida's total permitted capacity for all domestic
wastewater treatment facilities); and
WHEREAS, Florida leads the nation in reusing 667 million gallons of reclaimed
water each day to conserve freshwater supplies and replenish our rivers,
streams, lakes and aquifers; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has declared the week of May 15-21, 2011 to be
Water Reuse Week in Florida; and
WHEREAS, Tequesta has joined with the State of Florida, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water
Management District in encouraging and promoting water reuse and
conservation; and
WHEREAS, Tequesta has implemented a water reuse program and encourages
efficient and effective use of reclaimed water; and
' NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Mayor of Tequesta I do hereby proclaim the week of May 15 — 21, 2011 as Water
Reuse Week.
Tequesta is calling upon each citizen and business to help protect our precious
resource by practicing water conservation and to use reclaimed water in an
efficient and effective means.
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