Wakulla Springs Priority Focus Area

The Wakulla Springs Priority Focus Area is an environmentally sensitive area delineated by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) as part of the Upper Wakulla River and Wakulla Spring Basin Management Action Plan adopted on 6/28/2018. As per the Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act (part VIII of chapter 373, Florida Statutes), the FDEP delineates priority focus areas for each Outstanding Florida Spring that is impaired by excessive nutrient pollution. Using the best data available, FDEP delineates the priority focus areas considering groundwater travel time to the spring, hydrogeology, nutrient loads in the springshed, and other factors. The priority focus areas are adjusted to rely upon understood and easily identifiable boundaries such as roads or political jurisdictions. The priority focus areas become effective upon incorporation into a basin management action plan (BMAP).