What is the status of irrigation permits in the Flint River Basin? Is there still a moratorium?
EPD is not issuing any new permits for irrigation wells drawing from the Floridan aquifer in the lower Flint River Basin. This are is known as “Subarea 4”, which is part of the ACT-ACF river basin. It encompasses most of the lower Flint River Basin and a small part of the Ochlockonee and Suwannee River basins. Agricultural groundwater permits are available for other aquifers in the lower Flint River basin, such as the Claiborne and Cretaceous aquifers. No new surface water irrigation permits are being issued for the entire Flint River Basin from Atlanta to Lake Seminole.
