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[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

[How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025]
How WFNF was chosen and desalination was rejected, SRWMD, SJRWD, JEA, FDEP, et al., January 2025

Tables

[Table ES.2 Summary of Short-Listed Alternatives]
Table ES.2 Summary of Short-Listed Alternatives

History

[Graph Historical Economies of Desalination, 2020-03-01 --Beatriz Mayor]
Graph Historical Economies of Desalination, 2020-03-01 --Beatriz Mayor

Maps

[Map: Desalination Facilities Using Brackish Groundwater and Seawater in South Florida, 2023-01-01 --SFWMD]
Map: Desalination Facilities Using Brackish Groundwater and Seawater in South Florida, 2023-01-01 --SFWMD
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[North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan Project Conceptualization Partnership, January 2025]
North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan Project Conceptualization Partnership, January 2025
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[Contents]
Contents
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[Figures and Tables]
Figures and Tables
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[Executive Summary]
Executive Summary
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[Project Screening Process]
Project Screening Process
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[Figure ES.2 Conceptual Recharge Area]
Figure ES.2 Conceptual Recharge Area
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[Short-Listed Alternatives]
Short-Listed Alternatives
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[Desalination (for comparative reference- not recommended for further study):]
Desalination (for comparative reference- not recommended for further study):
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[1.0 Drivers and Goals for This Evaluation]
1.0 Drivers and Goals for This Evaluation
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[Table 1.1 Proposed Ichetucknee and Lower Santa Fe Rivers MFL Recovery and Prevention Goals]
Table 1.1 Proposed Ichetucknee and Lower Santa Fe Rivers MFL Recovery and Prevention Goals
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[2.0 Process and Methodology Overview]
2.0 Process and Methodology Overview
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[Figure 2.2 Three Tiered Screening Process for Alternative Recharge Concepts]
Figure 2.2 Three Tiered Screening Process for Alternative Recharge Concepts
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[Table 2.1 Workshops with Sponsor Organizations]
Table 2.1 Workshops with Sponsor Organizations
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[3.0 Candidate Water Sources]
3.0 Candidate Water Sources
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[Table 3.1 Original List of Candidate Sources of Recharge Water]
Table 3.1 Original List of Candidate Sources of Recharge Water
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[4.0 Candidate Recharge Areas and Methods]
4.0 Candidate Recharge Areas and Methods
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[Figure 4.1 Influence of Recharge on the Santa Fe (Upper) and Ichetucknee (Lower) MFL Gauges]
Figure 4.1 Influence of Recharge on the Santa Fe (Upper) and Ichetucknee (Lower) MFL Gauges
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[Figure 4.2 Conceptual Recharge Areas and 4.2 Available Recharge Methods]
Figure 4.2 Conceptual Recharge Areas and 4.2 Available Recharge Methods
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[RIBs and Rechart Wells]
RIBs and Rechart Wells
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[4.3 Conceptual Routing to Recharge Sites]
4.3 Conceptual Routing to Recharge Sites
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[5.0 Screening Processes and Results]
5.0 Screening Processes and Results
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[Figure 5.2 Histogram of 32 Representative Alternatives Based on $M per MGD of MFL Benefit and 5.2 Tier Two Screening: Capital Cost and MFL Benefit]
Figure 5.2 Histogram of 32 Representative Alternatives Based on $M per MGD of MFL Benefit and 5.2 Tier Two Screening: Capital Cost and MFL Benefit
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[Figure 5.3 High Value Projects]
Figure 5.3 High Value Projects
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[Table 5.1 Candidate Projects from Tier 2 Screening]
Table 5.1 Candidate Projects from Tier 2 Screening
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[5.3.1.1 Hydrogeology of Recharge Sites and 5.3.1.2 Surface Water Reliability]
5.3.1.1 Hydrogeology of Recharge Sites and 5.3.1.2 Surface Water Reliability
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[Figure 5.4 Flow Availability from Lower Suwannee at Branford and Figure 5.5 Flow Availability from North Fork Black Creek]
Figure 5.4 Flow Availability from Lower Suwannee at Branford and Figure 5.5 Flow Availability from North Fork Black Creek
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[5.3.1.3 Treatment Requirements including nitrogen PFAS]
5.3.1.3 Treatment Requirements including nitrogen PFAS
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[Table 5.2 Treatment Process Assumptions for Best Case and Worst Case Scenarios]
Table 5.2 Treatment Process Assumptions for Best Case and Worst Case Scenarios
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[Table 5.3 Treatment Method Details]
Table 5.3 Treatment Method Details
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[Table 5.4 Scorecard Criteria (Interpretation of Scorecard Columns)]
Table 5.4 Scorecard Criteria (Interpretation of Scorecard Columns)
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[North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan ALTERNATIVES SCORECARD]
North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan ALTERNATIVES SCORECARD
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[6.0 Recommendations]
6.0 Recommendations
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[Figure 6.1 Four Alternatives Recommended for Further Study]
Figure 6.1 Four Alternatives Recommended for Further Study
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[6.2.2 Observations and Discussion]
6.2.2 Observations and Discussion
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