North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership

2015-2035 North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan

The governing boards of the St. Johns River and Suwannee River water management districts on Jan. 17, 2017, jointly approved the North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan (NFRWSP). The approved NFRWSP, appendices and orders approving the plan can be downloaded below.

The water supply plan covered a 20-year planning period and was based on the best data and research available at that time. A key component of the plan was the use of the North Florida-Southeast Georgia groundwater flow model (NFSEG).

As a result of the collaborative process, the districts determined fresh groundwater alone could not supply the projected 117 million gallons per day (mgd) increase in water demand during the 20-year planning horizon without causing unacceptable impacts to water resources. The 2015–2035 NFRWSP identified the following solutions to meet the current and future water use needs of the region while ensuring the natural resources of the area are protected.

• The plan illustrated that water conservation efforts could potentially reduce the projected 2035 water demand by as much 54 mgd or 46 percent of the projected 117 mgd increase in demand.
• The plan also identified an additional 160 mgd of projects, including aquifer recharge, rehydration of wetlands and potable reuse, and expanded used of reclaimed and stormwater to meet the projected demand while protecting our natural resources.

Documents

The updated plan document and appendices have been saved below as one combined document and separately to allow you to choose what portions you desire to download and review.

North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan — with appendices

North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan — without appendices

• Appendix A: NFRWSP Comments
• Appendix B: Appendix B: Demand Projection, Reclaimed Water and Water Conservation Methodology and Tables
• Appendix C: Simulated Change in the Potentiometric Surface within the North Florida-Southeast Georgia Regional Groundwater Flow Model Area
• Appendix D: Appendix D: Evaluation of the Potential for Groundwater Quality Degradation Due to Saline Water Intrusion
• Appendix E: Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels — Adopted and Priority Lists
• Appendix F: Appendix F: Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels — Assessment
• Appendix G: Recovery Strategy: Lower Santa Fe River Basin
• Appendix H: Priority Waterbodies without MFLs — Assessment
• Appendix I: Potential Change to Wetland Function — Methodology and Results
• Appendix J: Water Resource Development Project Options
• Appendix K: Water Supply Development Project Options
• Appendix L: Potential Water Supply Development, Water Resource Development and Conservation Project Options
• Appendix M: Water Conservation Project Options
• Appendix N: Recovery Strategy for the Implementation of Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva Minimum Levels
  Approved by the SJRWMD Governing Board on July 13, 2021

For additional information, please send an email to partnership@sjrwmd.com.

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