WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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[Call to stop WFNF bill 2026-03-03, Florida Senate Rules Committee, No JAX wastewater into Suwannee Basin]
Call to stop WFNF bill 2026-03-03, Florida Senate Rules Committee, No JAX wastewater into Suwannee Basin

[Call to stop WFNF bill 2026-03-03, Florida Senate Rules Committee, No JAX wastewater into Suwannee Basin]
Call to stop WFNF bill 2026-03-03, Florida Senate Rules Committee, No JAX wastewater into Suwannee Basin

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[2026-03-03--rules-committee-meeting-notice]
2026-03-03--rules-committee-meeting-notice

[2026-03-03--sb-7034-in-rules]
2026-03-03--sb-7034-in-rules

The Bill

[An act relating to ratification of rules of the Department of Environmental Protection; ratifying a specified rule relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs; providing construction; providing an effective date.]
An act relating to ratification of rules of the Department of Environmental Protection; ratifying a specified rule relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs; providing construction; providing an effective date.
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[Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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The Rule

[(2) The Department recognizes that recovery and prevention strategies may contain both regulatory and non-regulatory provisions. The non-regulatory provisions are not included in this rule, and will be included in the applicable regional water supply plans approved by the appropriate districts pursuant to Sections 373.0421(2) and 373.709, F.S.]
(2) The Department recognizes that recovery and prevention strategies may contain both regulatory and non-regulatory provisions. The non-regulatory provisions are not included in this rule, and will be included in the applicable regional water supply plans approved by the appropriate districts pursuant to Sections 373.0421(2) and 373.709, F.S.
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[Figure 1a Baseline and Minimum Flow Duration Curves for the Santa Fe River near Fort White]
Figure 1a Baseline and Minimum Flow Duration Curves for the Santa Fe River near Fort White
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[Figure 1b Baseline and Minimum Flow Duration Curves for the Ichetucknee River at Highway 27]
Figure 1b Baseline and Minimum Flow Duration Curves for the Ichetucknee River at Highway 27
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[and the Section 6.0 Supplemental Regulatory Measures adopted herein are inseverable, shall be construed as a whole, and are adopted simultaneously pursuant to subsection 62-40.473(5), F.A.C.]
and the Section 6.0 Supplemental Regulatory Measures adopted herein are inseverable, shall be construed as a whole, and are adopted simultaneously pursuant to subsection 62-40.473(5), F.A.C.
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FLSenate

[Sen. Jennifer Bradley]
Sen. Jennifer Bradley

[Sen. Corey Simon]
Sen. Corey Simon