North Florida – The Water First North Florida
Project, a plan to move Jacksonville’s mostly treated
wastewater from the Jacksonville area into the Suwannee
Valley aquifer, is going back to the drawing board,
according to State Senator Corey Simon.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Captain Mike Burroughs, a
41-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol, spoke to
the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council on
April 23, emphasizing the downside – DEATH – of
distracted driving and speeding.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Thursday night, Water First
North Florida, the plan to send 40 million gallons a day
of Jacksonville’s mostly treated wastewater into the
Suwannee Basin, got the unanimous thumbs-down from the
North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Water First North Florida was
on the mind of the Middle and Lower Suwannee River and
Withlacoochee River Task Force (Task Force) when the
Task Force met on Wednesday at midday to discuss its
opposition to the Water First North Florida plan to pipe
40 million gallons a day of treated Jacksonville
wastewater into the Suwannee River Basin.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Water First North Florida, the
controversial plan to pump 40 million gallons a day of
Jacksonville’s treated wastewater into the Suwannee
River Basin, will be getting a closer look by the
Columbia County 5 this morning.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – With Water First North Florida
on everyone’s mind, Amy Brown, PhD, Deputy Director of
the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD or
WMD), reported to the Planning Council on regional
drought conditions in the Suwannee River Water Basin.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Water First North Florida made
its first Columbia County appearance. It was a tough
sell for the Suwannee River Water Management District –
No one was buying.
