The group added to a draft list of stakeholders and then identified desired outcomes for the work group process. These desired outcomes can serve both as goals to work towards and measures for evaluating success. Everyone involved and interested in this process is encouraged to review this section and suggest refinements that will clarify your desired outcomes. The purpose of the work group is to achieve desired outcomes, mutually support attainment of outcomes that may be unique to one group or another and work together to shape fair and feasible solutions when desired outcomes are conflicting.

Government

Stakeholders

National

Corp of Engineers

National Forest

Federal Dept of Ag (Farm Service Ag. Farmers Home Administration)

State

DEP: Parks and Rec. Water Facilities, Ecosystem Mgt. Office of Greenways & Trails, State lands

DCA

DOT

DOH

DACS: Division of Forestry

Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission

UF

Legislature

Regional Government

SRWMD

NCFRPC

Local Government:

Alachua County

Columbia County

Gilchrist County

High Springs,

Alachua,

Newberry

Gainesville

Ft. White

Units in Local Government

Environmental review and permitting

Planning

Development review and permitting

Economic development

Parks & Recreation

Waste Management Programs

Public Works

Elected Officials

Desired Outcomes for All Levels of Government

Funding for science

Authorization to regulate

Data collection

Coordination of agencies

Better land use planning

Standards for waste & stormwater

Funding for infrastructure

Educate public and private interests on their impact on springs

Inclusion into school curriculum

Recruitment restrictions on new industries

Environmental monitoring

Purchase of dev. rights

Agriculture (Industrial or intensive and non-industrial)

Stakeholders

Dairy

Hog

Poultry

Mixed and other

Silva culture - FL Forestry Association

Horticultural & Agronomic crops (veg., row crops, hay)

FL organic growers

Farm Bureau

Desired Outcomes

Coordination with Suwannee River and Ichetucknee Springs working groups and use their products

Identify what ag is appropriate in the basin

Maintain economic viability of farms

Reexamine silva culture best practices

Preserve family farms

Educate public & ag community about ag best practices

Preserve ag lands - incentives

Development

Stakeholders

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Desired Outcomes

Provide sewage infrastructure

Better best mgt. practices

Recreational

Business Uses

Stakeholders

Recreation (springs) related

Water users: bottlers

Potential polluters

Desired Outcomes

Assurance of water quality

Maintain and improve

Maintain access by public

Better waste mgt. in the parks

upgrade and more facilities

Regulate destructive boating

Regulate & planning of dev. along the river

Identify potential polluters

Assistance in water quality improvements

Guidelines for land use

Promotion of ecotourism

Residential construction

Chamber of Commerce

Realtors

Home Builders

FL Septic Tank Association

Separate commercial & industrial

Water bottlers

Fertilizer Association

Boating Association

Environmental

Stakeholders

Sierra Club

Save Our Suwannee

Four Rivers Audubon

1000 Friends of FL

Suwannee R. Ducks Unlimited

Nature Conservancy

Sustainable Alachua Co. Inc.

Friends of Oleano

Republican Party & Democrats

FL Defenders of the Environment

Desired Outcomes

To have better scientific research to speak from

Funding for research

Information out to public - environment

Education - funding

Science - business - and gov. cooperation and joint positions

A rule-making for environmentally based

A nutrient standard

More use of native, non exotic plants

Acquisition of properties of high envir consistent

More regulation and enforcement

Deed restrictions and covenants

public and private

The General Public

Desired Outcomes

Maintain clarity

Minimize algae

Maintain fish populations

Involve citizens

Organization of residents along the river

Maintain well water quality

Control population

Know about lawn maintenance and septic systems

Recruit volunteers for cleanups

River keep

Respect for property rights

Nat Assn. for Cave Diving

Barnacle Busters of Gainesville

Property owners

Exec. Committee of Alachua Co.

Recreation users

Media

Home owners

Work Group Challenges and Dilemmas

After the group listed the stakeholders and desired outcomes, they were asked to identify challenges and dilemmas that may be encountered in trying to achieve them. It may be helpful to keep these in mind as work plans are developed and implemented: