Tequesta Council Transmits 10-Year Water Supply Work Plan to State; Staff Says Capacity Meets Demand Through 2045

The Village of Tequesta voted on March 12 to transmit its 2025 update to the 10-year water supply facilities work plan (Ordinance 02-26) to the state land planning agency for the standard review period.

Staff said the plan — prepared using regional Lower East Coast planning-region projections — shows the village’s permitted withdrawals, treatment and distribution capacities exceed projected demands through 2045. The presentation reviewed the three key measures: permitted groundwater withdrawal amounts (W permit), public-water-system treatment and distribution capacity, and population-demand projections. Staff said there are no major operational changes proposed and that policy updates are administrative (dates, references and time frames) rather than changes to levels-of-service or land-use designations.

The local planning agency reviewed the update in February and voted unanimously to recommend transmittal; the council voted to transmit the ordinance to the state for 30-day review. If no substantive state objections arise, the council will consider adoption at a future meeting and the plan will take effect per statutory timelines.

Why it matters: Water-supply planning provides regulatory assurance that the village can meet future potable-water needs and is a prerequisite for securing state and regional approvals to fund and construct water-infrastructure upgrades.

Next steps: The plan will be transmitted to the state land planning agency for review; staff will track comments and return to council for adoption and implementation steps.