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Regional Water Treatment Facility
November 30, 2009
Sanford, FL. November 30, 2009 - Seminole County is pleased to announce the resolution of the City of Jacksonville's challenge of the St. Johns River Water Management District's issuance of a 5.5 million gallons a day permit for surface water withdrawals from the St. Johns River for Seminole's Yankee Lake Water Treatment Facility.. Read more...
Facts about the Seminole County consumptive use permit
Sjrwmd.com
June 17, 2009
A message from Governing Board Chairman Susan Hughes Seminole County submitted a permit application on Sept. 10, 2004, to the St. Johns River Water Management District requesting a 20-year consumptive use permit for 7.25 million gallons of water per day to augment its reclaimed water and potable groundwater supply systems. Read more...
District response to alleged violations of the Sunshine Law
Sjrwmd.com
June 17, 2009
A lawsuit has been filed against the St. Johns River Water Management District alleging violations of the Sunshine Law in connection with a meeting of its Governing Board on April 13, 2009. At that meeting, the Governing Board conducted a quasi-judicial proceeding under Chapter 120 of the Florida Statutes, Florida’s Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”). Read more...
An open letter from the St. Johns River Water Management District
Ponte Vedra Recorder
April 17, 2009
For more than 15 years, the St. Johns River Water Management District has been working with water supply utilities to identify and implement new water supplies to supplement groundwater supplies. On April 13, the District’s Governing Board approved a permit for Seminole County to withdraw water from the St. Johns River to augment its reclaimed water system and to supplement its drinkable groundwater supply. In using limited supplies of water from the St. Johns River, Seminole County will join the city of Melbourne, which has been using water from the river for nearly 50 years to meet public water supply needs. In addition, industry has used water at various locations along the river, with the largest uses in Duval County. Read more...
In reply — Littlepage column: Withdrawal will not harm river
Jacksonville.com
April 21, 2009
One of Northeast Florida's greatest resources is the St. Johns River, and for the past eight years, I have been part of an organization charged with protecting the river. Jacksonville has been home for my entire life. I grew up with a love of the St. Johns River, and my passion for its well-being has continued to grow over the years. Read more...
Seminole Statement on the Order
January 14, 2009
Late Monday January 12, a Hearing Officer issued his judgment regarding the challenge to our permit to use water from the St. Johns River. Our request, though fairly reviewed by the St. Johns River Water Management District was challenged by St. Johns County, the City of Jacksonville and the RiverKeepers organization. Read more...
Water district ready to act on Seminole water issue
Jacksonville.com
January 14, 2009
Blessed by a judge’s ruling, state officials on Tuesday set a March date to decide a long-running feud over releasing St. Johns River water to a Central Florida utility. But the decision of the St. Johns River Water Management District is already largely dictated by the conclusions the judge announced Monday. Read more...
Judge sides with Seminole County on tapping St. Johns River
West Volusia Beacon
January 14, 2009
Seminole County won a round in the battle over taking water from the St. Johns River, when state Administrative Judge J. Lawrence Johnston ruled in the county's favor recently. Read more...
