Packet: Governing Board –SJRWMD 2026-04-14

You can talk about WFNF in Public Comment at the SJRWMD Board meeting tomorrow.

The agenda packet for Tuesday’s 10 AM SJRWMD Governing Board meeting is considerably lighter than the agenda the same day for SRWMD. There is nothing about Water First North Florida (WFNF) and no change to the previous Modified Phase II Water Shortage Order from the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD).

You can’t go to both, unless you have a time machine, because SRWMD meets at 9 AM and SJRWMD at 10 AM and it’s a three-hour drive from Live Oak to Palatka.

But maybe you have friends or family who can go to the SJRWMD meeting and ask questions.

For some such questions and much more about WFNF, including a petition, see:

https://wwals.net/issues/wfnf

[Packet: Governing Board --SJRWMD 2026-04-14, Palatka, FL, with Public Comment]
Packet: Governing Board –SJRWMD 2026-04-14, Palatka, FL, with Public Comment

Or you could write the the SJRWMD Board or Executive Director; see their web page.

[Governing Board, 2026-04-13 --SJRWMD]
Governing Board, 2026-04-13 –SJRWMD

With this map you can see who on the SJRWMD Board represents what.

For example, Ryan Atwood, District 3, represents much of Alachua County.

Janet Price, District 1, represents the St. Marys Basin, including most of Baker County.

[Map: Governing Board Basins, 2024-08-28 --SJRWMD]
Map: Governing Board Basins, 2024-08-28 –SJRWMD
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This slide comes from a SRWMD staff update of July 8, 2025.

[WATER FIRST NORTH FLORIDA, 2025-07-08 --SRWMD Staff]
WATER FIRST NORTH FLORIDA, 2025-07-08 –SRWMD Staff
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Reminder: the main source of the WFNF treated wastewater, the JEA Buckman wastewater plant, is under an FDEP Consent Order for violating a range of contamination limits.

[Consent Order on JEA Buckman wastewater plant, 2025-09-15 OGC FILE NO.: 25-1475 --FDEP]
Consent Order on JEA Buckman wastewater plant, 2025-09-15 OGC FILE NO.: 25-1475 –FDEP
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Here is the SJRWMD agenda for Tuesday (tomorrow).

[Governing Board Full Agenda, 2026-04-14 --SJRWMD]
Governing Board Full Agenda, 2026-04-14 –SJRWMD
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[Adjourn, 2026-04-14 --SJRWMD]
Adjourn, 2026-04-14 –SJRWMD
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 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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