In Lake City this evening at 5:30 PM,
the Columbia County Commissioners will hear from SRWMD about WFNF, the SRWMD and SJRWMD plan to pipe treated wastewater from Jacksonville into wetlands in the Suwannee River Basin, supposedly to replenish the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and their springs.
Go if you can, and be early if you want to speak. The location is School Board Administrative Complex, 372 West Duval Street, Lake City, FL. 32055.
Water First North Florida, Columbia BOCC 2026-02-19, WWALS Letter, SRWMD Letter
I sent a letter, included below, and a request to speak at a later meeting.
Also below is the letter SRWMD sent to Columbia BOCC.
Remember to ask your local, state, and federal elected and appointed officials for answers, or to stop this project. Continue reading

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