Nassau County signed a three-year agreement with the St. Johns River Water Management District to collaborate on coastal restoration projects across the Northern Coastal Basin.

The memorandum of agreement, announced by the district on Thursday, Aug. 20, commits both agencies to protecting and restoring coastlines and tidal marshes in North Florida. The City of Atlantic Beach in Duval County signed a separate, parallel agreement with the district the same day.

The deal creates a framework for the state water district and Nassau County to pool resources and expertise on future shoreline and marsh restoration work, according to a county announcement posted Friday, Aug. 21, by Communications Officer Sabrina Robertson.

Robertson said the county is proud to partner with the district on protecting North Florida's coastlines and tidal marshes, calling the collaboration a new effort led by the St. Johns River Water Management District.

The district, headquartered in Palatka, manages water resources across 18 counties in northeast and east-central Florida. The agency has worked with Nassau County before, providing a Rural Economic Development Initiative cost-share grant to help residents connect to sewer lines during the American Beach Water and Sewer Project.

The new agreement is separate from Nassau County's Conservation Land Acquisition and Management (CLAM) program, which focuses on purchasing conservation land. The county's Board of County Commissioners approved a 2026 Beach Maintenance and Monitoring Plan at its Monday, July 27, meeting. The county also hosted a Flood Adaptation Plan Workshop on Jan. 15 focused on resiliency across Nassau County.

No specific dollar amounts, project sites, or public comment deadlines have been announced under the new partnership. The three-year term is the only timeline confirmed in available records.