Utility group given greenlight to begin operations, maintenance

Authority will also take over billing, collections duties on Oct. 1.

  • Columbia County Attorney Joel Foreman said the next year will give everybody a better idea if the North Florida Water Utilities Authority ‘experiment’ is going to work. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia County Attorney Joel Foreman said the next year will give everybody a better idea if the North Florida Water Utilities Authority ‘experiment’ is going to work. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

    The North Florida Water Utilities Authority is all set to take the wheel on operating the utilities in both Columbia and Suwannee counties.

    The Columbia County Commission unanimously approved an interl…