Regional Water Supply Planning

Every five years, the Northwest Florida Water Management District updates a District-wide water supply assessment (WSA) to evaluate whether existing and anticipated water sources are sufficient to meet future demands while sustaining water resources and associated natural systems. If the District determines a region’s water needs are likely to exceed available water sources in the next 20 years, the District will prepare a Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP), which identifies alternatives for meeting the anticipated future water needs  (as required by section 373.709, F.S.).

The 2023 Water Supply Assessment update was completed in December, 2023. The Governing Board determined the continued need for regional water supply planning in Region II and that no other regions needed regional water supply planning for the 2025-2045 planning horizon. The District re-evaluates the determination of the need for regional water supply planning every five years.  

Regional Water Supply Plan

2024 Region II Regional Water Supply Plan (with appendices)

Final order approving 2024 Region II Regional Water Supply Plan

2024 Region II Regional Water Supply Plan Notice of Rights

Information and links to regions that have had a RWSP to date are below. Any questions or comments may be directed to Kathleen Coates at (850) 539-5999 or Kathleen.Coates@nwfwater.com. 

 

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Region II – Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties

The Region II RWSP was first approved in 2000; updated in 2006, 2012, and 2019.