Mr. John R. Wehle

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  Enviro-Net - News Stories - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2004    Last Visited: 2/3/2007  

  The American Water Resources Association has designated John R. Wehle a fellow.Formerly assistant executive director at the St. Johns River Water Management District, he is currently a principal at MWH American Inc. where he is a liaison with the South Florida Water Management District for implementation of the Everglades restoration program.

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  LCCC Sep 99 Newsletter - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/1/1999    Last Visited: 6/14/2008  

  John Wehle, Assistant Executive Director SJRWMD said the in the Water 2020 planning process, protection of the environment is done first.
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  The report was given by John Wehle, Assistant Director of the SJRWMD and by Barbara Vergara, Project Director.

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  Minutes of Water Authority mtg. 6/16/99 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/16/1999    Last Visited: 8/10/2001  

  Mr. John Wehle , Assistant Executive Director , St. Johns River Water Management District
  
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  Mr. John Wehle
  
  Mr. Wehle's area has an Inner Agency called the Volusia Water Alliance , composed of the County of Volusia and 24 cities , and has many of the same roles and functions of an authority.He reviewed the history on the forming of the Volusia Water Alliance , and how the District pledged money if the Alliance could develop a viable organization to accomplish the development of their element of information for the Water Supply Plan ; this Plan will be accomplish shortly.If any given area does not take care of their own problems and it turns into a legislative battle , the legislature will fix it ; however , it is always best for the communities to do a cooperative venture and handle it themselves.Referring to numerous springs in the North of the St. Johns River , Mr. Wehle stated a plan has been developed to get 50 million gallons of water a day from the River ; however , it must be desalted , stored , and taken into different parts of the aquifer and put into an ASR Facility.It will cost over twice the present cost of developing water , but it is an alternative system.Mr. Wehle stated he believes the main problems will be political social ; the political social arena must be satisfied ; and noted the technical parts are always the easiest.
  
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  Mr. Wehle responded that that was the same problem that happened in the I-4 Quarter ; however , now they do realize they have a shortage of water.When pressed to identify their water source by the year 2020 , they had no plans on how much water they needed or where they intended to get the supply.When those utilities/authorities gave the District their information and the District ran it on their model showing what would happen to wetlands , lakes , streams and water quality , the utilities were aghast.When individuals/governments realize that something must be done , they will begin to solve the problem.

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  SavannahNOW | Local News - Florida's Formula 02/15/03 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/15/2003    Last Visited: 2/15/2003  

  "It's not that we're running out of water," said John Wehle, the assistant executive director of the St. Johns River Water Management District in Florida."We're running out of the cheapest water."
  
  Wehle envisions a future where water of varying qualities meets various needs.The purest (and most expensive) water would be used for drinking, bathing and cooking.A rougher grade could clean laundry and manufacture products; less filtered and processed water might be used to water lawns and irrigate crops.
  
  He expects filtration technology to push the "real" cost of water to about $5 per 1,000 gallons.Though that's quite a bit more than we may be paying now, it's still a fraction of what most people pay each month for bottled water.
  
  What you pay depends on where you live:
  
  Athens-Clarke: $3.30
  
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  As Georgia considers how to best regulate water policy, it shouldn't get scared by those big numbers, cautions John Wehle, the St. Johns River Water Management District's assistant executive director.
  
  What's most important, he said, is getting started.
  
  "We got here over a long period of time," Wehle said."You have to be careful of what you try to thrust down somebody's throat because they're liable to spit it out and run over you."
  
  It took a bleak outlook for Floridians to accept the need for a different way to manage water, Wehle said.Three things converged to make the message clear: a key lake went low, the aquifer below Miami became contaminated and cities started squabbling about over pumping.
  
  In Georgia, a similar set of circumstances has made water policy a pressing topic.
  
  Lake Lanier outside Atlanta has been at record low levels.

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  Southeast Construction | Names In The News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2005    Last Visited: 1/20/2008  

  John R. Wehle, a principal with MWH Americas and formerly assistant executive director at the St. Johns River Water Management District, was recently designated as a Fellow by the American Water Resources Association.Wehle has served as AWRA national president and locally has served as treasurer, vice president and president.

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  StreamLines/2000 Fall Issue/Page 1 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/1/2000    Last Visited: 1/10/2007  

  "The District promotes water conservation year-round in order to avert more stringent restrictions during our traditional dry season," says John Wehle, the District's assistant executive director.

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  StreamLines/2000 Winter Issue/Page 1 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2000    Last Visited: 1/7/2007  

  "The districts are divided primarily based on hydrologic lines - corresponding to the direction of surface water flow - rather than political boundaries," says John Wehle, assistant executive director of the St. Johns River Water Management District.
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  "Although a water management district may have more than one river drainage basin within its geographic area, the lands affected by or directly affecting any given river basin are within the jurisdiction of a single water management district," says Wehle.
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  "The drainage patterns within these areas are why only portions of the counties are in the St. Johns District and other portions of the counties are in another water management district," says Wehle.

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  Water Policy Review Commission - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/13/2001    Last Visited: 11/10/2001  

  St. Johns River Water Management District Assistant Executive Director John Wehle will be the guest speaker.
  
  BackgroundIn 1996 , the County's Charter was amended to include Section 1313 , the Water Policy Review Commission.The Commission is charged with :.
  
  Evaluating the progress of the Volusian Water Alliance or its successors ;Evaluating the status of applicable water plans with specific attention to aquifer protection , minimum flows and levels , water recharge , wellfield management and alternative water supply planning.

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  Water Policy Review Commission Minutes - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/13/2001    Last Visited: 8/7/2005  

  Lacking a quorum, the meeting was not official, but Mr. Scovell asked that it continue unofficially because of the special speaker, John Wehle from the St. Johns River Water Management District.
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  GUEST SPEAKER: ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN WEHLEMr. Wehle introduced himself to the group and gave a brief description of his background.The SJRWMD encourages a regional approach to water supply for most of the area under its jurisdiction.Volusia County has done an excellent job of this, he said.
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  Mr. Wehle said the existing use of Blue Spring is not a problem.
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  Mr. Wehle said the SJRWMD has not gotten RAMP under way.
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  Mr. Wehle said the District has not looked at that issue.
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  Mr. Wehle said the cost of developing raw water is 50 cents to $1.50 per 1,000 gallons, depending on the water system.He estimated that the cost of increasing efficiencies would be 50 cents more.
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  Mr. Wehle said there is a fear that the District will force the issue by artificially cutting back on wellfieds, but that is not true.
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  Mr. Wehle replied the District is not predisposed to any one alternative but believes the best now is RAMP.
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  Mr. Wehle responded that the proposal had come up before and had been dismissed; he did not believe it was currently viable.
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  Mr. Wehle said the majority of the state has good water supplies but it depends on the demands placed on them.Central Florida counties are looking at a variety of alternatives, including reuse, desalination and surface water partnerships.The District watches state growth patterns carefully, he said.
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  Mr. Wehle said state statute gives the DEP general supervisory authority over the water management districts.

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  Water Policy Review Commission Minutes - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/13/2001    Last Visited: 9/18/2001  

  Lacking a quorum , the meeting was not official , but Mr. Scovell asked that it continue unofficially because of the special speaker , John Wehle from the St. Johns River Water Management District.
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  GUEST SPEAKER : ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN WEHLEMr. Wehle introduced himself to the group and gave a brief description of his background.The SJRWMD encourages a regional approach to water supply for most of the area under its jurisdiction.Volusia County has done an excellent job of this , he said.The Volusian Water Alliance now has a draft plan finished ; once it is adopted , the group will proceed with an institutional study to bring about recommendations on what institutional arrangements could best handle Volusia's water supply situation.
  
  The SJRWMD has embarked on many cooperative ventures , including two pilot projects.One is the rehydration of land and wellfields.The state Department of Environmental Protection has not viewed this favorably , but the SJRWMD is in the process of educating the DEP about how rehydration can be better for the environment and provide water supplies for the future.The DEP is concerned rehydration will lock the state into artificially maintaining wetlands.
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  Mr. Wehle said the existing use of Blue Spring is not a problem.In the future , RAMP and rehydration could be used to derive water.
  
  Other issues are desalination.The SJRWMD is looking at the best places on the coast to provide this.It is essential to locate near existing or future power plants because heated water makes desalination easier , he said.
  
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  Mr. Wehle said the SJRWMD has not gotten RAMP under way.Because it is a regional water supply solution , RAMP would be good candidate for Florida Forever funds , but state statute limits the use of these funds.The SJRWMD is discussing with the DEP the possibility of using these funds.The District may need to go back to the state Legislature to address changing the statute to accommodate this use.
  
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  Mr. Wehle said the District has not looked at that issue.To do so would require a look at all undeveloped parcels in the state.The District would need to make the assumption that all these parcels would be developed and determine right now what would needs to be done.
  
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  Mr. Wehle said the cost of developing raw water is 50 cents to $1.50 per 1 , 000 gallons , depending on the water system.He estimated that the cost of increasing efficiencies would be 50 cents more.To develop surface water systems , it could be $2 more for a total of about $3.50 per 1 , 000 gallons for a new system.The impact on the consumers throughout the state varies depending on whether the system is contributing profits to , for example , the general funds.For example , in St. Johns County , it costs $1.70 per 1 , 000 gallons to get the water to residents , but consumers pay $9 per 1 , 000 gallons because the profits are being used. $3.50 per 1 , 000 gallons still is cheap , but it is not what Volusia residents are accustomed to paying.A discussion ensued on water rates.
  
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  Mr. Wehle said there is a fear that the District will force the issue by artificially cutting back on wellfieds , but that is not true.The District's job is to come up with alternatives and the surface water plant is an alternative.The coastal communities might want to assist West Volusia by investing in a surface water system so that West Volusia does not use the groundwater , freeing it up for east Volusia.
  
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  Mr. Wehle replied the District is not predisposed to any one alternative but believes the best now is RAMP.The second would be other available groundwater.
  
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  Mr. Wehle responded that the proposal had come up before and had been dismissed ; he did not believe it was currently viable.
  
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  Mr. Wehle said the majority of the state has good water supplies but it depends on the demands placed on them.Central Florida counties are looking at a variety of alternatives , including reuse , desalination and surface water partnerships.The District watches state growth patterns carefully , he said.
  
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  Mr. Wehle said state statute gives the DEP general supervisory authority over the water management districts.The DEP can adopt state water policy and the District's actions must be consistent with this water policy.In addition , the DEP delegates some of its authority to the District.The Governor appoints the secretary of the DEP and the Governor appoints the nine-member District Governing Board.He noted if the Governor appoints you , chances are good you agree with the Governor's policies.
  
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