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» Water Conservation Essential, Everglades Restoration Overseer Says
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» Florida Section AWWA Roy W. Likins Scholarship Awarded to Miguel Morales
12/8/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
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» Bob Graham: Florida lawmakers 'reversed 40 years of Florida's progress in water and land conservation'
12/1/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
TALLAHASSEE — Surrounded by environmental officials who served under previous governors, former Gov. Bob Graham forcefully urged Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday to reverse the environmental damage done by lawmakers in the last legislative..

» Lad Daniels: Retooled St. Johns district is stronger, more focused
11/27/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
It is a pivotal time of change and evolution for all five of Florida's water management districts. As the incoming chairman of the St. Johns River Water Management District's Governing Board, I am inspired by all of the opportunities ahead ..

» Precious Water, Part 2: Utilities, water districts join to map Florida future
11/27/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
The state's most-powerful water bureaucrats and the Orlando area's biggest water utilities have met several times this year, in near-secrecy, in an attempt to dole out the last drops of cheap, clean and highly coveted water from the giant F..

Research

The UF Water Institute is working with the Clearinghouse to 1) coordinate and maintain an applied research agenda that identifies and prioritizes applied research needs; and 2) document state of the art research and research gaps in select key priority areas, while maintaining a web-searchable database of recent related research efforts. Although the Clearinghouse does not currently directly fund research, the applied research agenda provides the basis for Conserve Florida Water stakeholders and other partners to formulate and fund projects that will support the Conserve Florida objectives.

Applied Research Agenda

CFWC research priorities focus on applied research to help public water supply utilities to 1) identify tools and approaches that increase efficiency of existing and projected water use, and 2) identify practices that utilities can implement that will show quantifiable results toward addressing water use efficiency and conservation. Research priorities are revisited and updated each year. The 2009 Applied Research Priorities have been updated based on the results of a survey of Conserve Florida Water members. The Conserve Florida Water Clearinghouse Applied Research Agenda Update Survey resulted in the new 2009-2010 research priorities listed below. Click on the priority below for research topic, current UF Research Projects and Extension Programs. Information on previous priorities and the process used to develop initial priority research needs can be found in the Conserve Florida Water Conservation Clearinghouse Research Agenda Report.

Priority 1: Residential Benchmarks for Minimal Landscape Water Use

Priority 2: Pricing and Water Rates

Priority 3: Incentives and Planning

Priority 4: Quantification of Low Impact Development

Priority 5: Construction Benchmarks for Minimal Water Use

Priority 6: Impact of Perceptions and Practice on Conservation

Document State of the Art Research

The UF Water Institute works with the Clearinghouse to synthesize state of the art research and research gaps in a select key priority each year. The second research synthesis is focused on residential benchmarks for minimal landscape water use has just been completed and is available on line. The first research synthesis was addressed Pricing and Water Rates - with a particular focus on defining (or setting minimum standards for) conservation rates and drought rates.

2009 - 2010 Research Synthesis (Romero and Dukes)

Residential Benchmarks for Minimal Landscape Water Use was identified as the preferred topic for a synthesis through the Research Agenda survey process. This topic was both the new top-ranked priority in the research agenda and the highest ranked topic for the research synthesis paper. The synthesis will document current state of the art research, best practices, research gaps, and suggested studies/research that will provide scientific support for understanding how benchmarks will help determine potential savings through outdoor conservation efforts and contribute to new BMPs for Florida.