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Suwannee County commissioners unanimously object to Water First North Florida aquifer plan
Summary
By unanimous vote the board sent a letter to the Suwannee River Water Management District opposing the Water First North Florida plan to inject 40 million gallons of treated wastewater into the Floridan aquifer, arguing the cited comparison projects rely on wetlands rather than treated sewage and that safety was not adequately demonstrated.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 17 to send a letter to the Suwannee River Water Management District opposing the Water First North Florida project, which proposes recharging the Floridan aquifer with 40,000,000 gallons of treated wastewater.
In a prepared draft read at the meeting, the board said projects cited by Water First —…
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