Columbia County Observer

Water First North Florida – The Plan to Pipe Jacksonville’s Wastewater To the Suwannee River Basin – Another Thumbs Down

March 28, 2026  6:15 pm

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.

 

Withlacoochee River Task Force Meets – Gives Unanimous Thumbs Down on Water First North Florida Plan

March 19, 2026  10:30 am

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.

Water First North Florida Causes SRWMD Reps to Hightail Out of NCFRPC Meeting

March 3, 2026  11:45 pm

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.

 

 

 

 

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Water First North Florida Makes Its First Columbia County Appearance – It Was a Tough Sell for the SRWMD – No One Was Buying

February 21, 2026  7:30 pm

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.