I want you to know about this because is a very good thing and is going to cause the value of houses to go up. I want to start by letting you know that Spring Lake gets water from natural springs. We have seen the water go up and down during the 42 years we have owned the property, but it has never had any effect.  Our lake is large enough and deep enough that boating, fishing and swimming has never been an issue.

Why is it important to bring water to Keystone Heights Lakes?

0 There are TWO MAJOR recharge areas for the Floridan Aquifer; One is located in the Valdosta, Georgia area and the other one is through Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva in Keystone Heights, Florida.

 The low water levels of those two lakes reflect the fact that the aquifer

 is being drawn down at a greater rate than rainfall can resupply the recharge areas.

 

This project is a 17-mile pipeline that will connect Middleburg’s Black Creek to Keystone Heights, Florida.

 

The pipeline will pump a maximum of 10 million gallons per day and is expected

 to increase the water level at Lake Geneva by 10 feet. 

Spring Lake is part of the Etonia chain of lakes so it will be substantially recharged.  

 

RECENT UPDATE:

 

                                The Black Creek Water Resource Development Project recently achieved milestones                                        to move the project closer to its projected late 2024 completion.

 

The SJRWMD staff now say that the project is on schedule to be completed in the fall of 2024.