As part of the St. Johns River Water Management District’s work to ensure adequate and sustainable water supplies are available to meet future needs while protecting the environment, the District prepares water supply plans per the provisions of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes.
The water supply planning process is an open and public process, and includes local governments, public supply utilities, self-suppliers, other stakeholders and the public. Water supply plans identify future water supply needs for a 20 year planning horizon, and programs and projects needed to ensure sustainable supplies.
The District is divided into three planning regions and is working with other water management districts on water supply planning in most regions.
Water supply planning regions
Central Florida
The St. Johns District has been working in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management District, DEP, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, local utilities and other stakeholders in the central Florida area since 2013 to implement effective and consistent water resource planning, development and management through the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI).
A joint, regional water supply plan was adopted in November 2025 by the three water management districts for the CFWI planning area of Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Polk counties and southern Lake County.
Additional details are available on the CFWI website.
Central Springs/East Coast
The St. Johns District continues working in partnership with local utilities, local communities, the Southwest and South Florida water management districts, DEP, the Withlacoochee Regional Water Supply Authority, and other stakeholders to implement a data-driven, proactive approach to ensure effective and consistent water resource and water supply planning and development for the Central Springs/East Coast Region.
The Central Springs/East Coast Regional Water Supply Plan (CSEC RWSP) recognizes the unique local challenges and resource constraints facing the central region springs and coastal areas of the District. The planning region includes Marion, northern Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties.
The CSEC RWSP was approved by the Governing Board on February 8, 2022, and staff are currently working on a five-year update. Additional details are available at the link below.
North Florida
The North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership area covers 14 counties. The first-ever North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan (NFRWSP) was adopted in 2017, updated in 2023, and amended in 2025. The Plan was developed through a highly collaborative process among the Suwannee River and St. Johns River Water Management Districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), local governments, public supply utilities, environmental advocates and other stakeholders.
The 2025 amendment to the 2023 Regional Water Supply Plan includes additional projects designed to recover the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs MFLs.
Additional information can be found at the North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership website, the 2023 North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan and addendum.