The Florida
Department of Environmental Protection is providing nearly 5 million for six
water-related projects in northwest Florida including projects in Liberty
County and at Mexico Beach.
Liberty County is currently
experiencing a shortage of storage and well capacity.
To address this shortage, DEP is
providing the county $75,000 to evaluate its current storage tank and well
capacity to determine how much additional well capacity can be obtained.
The funding will also be used for
the design and construction of additional well capacity.
This work is anticipated to be
completed by the end of 2015.
The city of Mexico Beach received
funding for the construction of two new water production wells to supply the
city with an alternate water supply.
The current water supply has to
travel a considerable distance to the city and therefore is vulnerable in the
case of a natural disaster.
This project is valued at nearly
1.6 million dollars and is anticipated to be completed in June 2016.
Other water projects will be done
in DeFuniak Springs in Walton County, in the city of Marianna in Jackson County
and at the St. Andrews Bay in bay County.
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