Water Protection and Sustainability Program
The Water Protection and Sustainability Program (WPSP) was initiated in 2006 to provide cost-share funding for construction of alternative water supply projects in the St. Johns River Water Management District (District). To learn more about the grants/cooperative funding programs of the District, visit our new Cooperative Funding Report search tool below, which includes a search function for listings by county, city, project name and a variety of other parameters. For more information about the WPSP, click HERE.
Program highlights
- Cost-share funding is available for alternative water supply projects identified in the District Water Supply Plan 2005
- Emphasis is on multijurisdictional, regional projects
- District will match state funds for construction costs only
- 20 percent for reclaimed water
- 30 percent for surface water augmentation
- 40 percent for new source public supply
- 55 projects have been approved for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008
- $112 million total WPSP cost-share funds
- $411 million total alternative water supply construction costs
- 178 million gallons per day in projected production
District goal
- Cost-share funding for projects that have the greatest certainty to supply projected water needs through 2025 such that:
- Water supply problems in water use caution areas are solved
- Identification of new priority water use caution areas are avoided
District priorities for funding
- Large projects that provide significant quantities of new sources of water to address projected regional water demands
- Smaller projects ready to go that help sustain current supplies and extend the time until larger projects are completed
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