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This list includes the Water First North Florida project. Water First North Florida is a 40 mgd project that is currently in the planning phase. Reclaimed water from the JEA Buckman and Southwest Water Reclamation Facilities will be passed through a wetland treatment system to further reduce nutrients before being pumped to strategically located aquifer recharge site(s) in the region. Treatment wetland and recharge facility siting investigations are underway. Water First North Florida will provide regional recharge to the Floridan aquifer. In addition to these regional benefits, when fully implemented, this project has the potential to increase flows at Lower Santa Fe River at Hwy 441 near High Springs and the Ichetucknee River at Hwy 27 near Hildreth by up to 17 cfs and 14 cfs, respectively. The estimated construction cost for the project is $1.1 billion, not including land acquisition, easements, permitting or operation/maintenance costs. The project will provide sufficient benefits to the LSFIR MFLs to offset the impacts from current and projected 2045 water use.

First Addendum, 2023 North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan (2020-2045)
WFNF approved as part of NFRWSP --SRWMD
12 November 2026
  
This list includes the Water First North Florida project. Water First North Florida is a 40 mgd project that is currently in the planning phase. Reclaimed water from the JEA Buckman and Southwest Water Reclamation Facilities will be passed through a wetland treatment system to further reduce nutrients before being pumped to strategically located aquifer recharge site(s) in the region. Treatment wetland and recharge facility siting investigations are underway. Water First North Florida will provide regional recharge to the Floridan aquifer. In addition to these regional benefits, when fully implemented, this project has the potential to increase flows at Lower Santa Fe River at Hwy 441 near High Springs and the Ichetucknee River at Hwy 27 near Hildreth by up to 17 cfs and 14 cfs, respectively. The estimated construction cost for the project is $1.1 billion, not including land acquisition, easements, permitting or operation/maintenance costs. The project will provide sufficient benefits to the LSFIR MFLs to offset the impacts from current and projected 2045 water use.
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