With millions of gallons being pumped every day amid record-breaking droughts, North Central Florida has a water problem. Lawmakers are trying to find solutions, but locals and environmentalists say they’re insufficient.
The Water First North Florida project was lawmakers’ $1.1 billion solution to recharging aquifers in the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers by pumping reclaimed water from Jacksonville municipal treatment plants.
On Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee,, posted a letter saying the project — in its current state — was being cancelled. It now has to go back to the drawing board…