Home/Business and development/High Springs Uses State Partnership To Ditch Septic Tanks And Strive For Cleaner Springs Suwannee River Water Management District Senior Project Manager Kris Eskelin says of the High Springs collaboration, “everything that we’ve seen has been very positive." (Courtesy of the Suwannee River Water Management District) High Springs Uses State Partnership To Ditch Septic Tanks And Strive For Cleaner Springs By Valerie Izquierdo March 12, 2021 High Springs has worked to modernize its wastewater system and preserve some of Florida’s natural resources for the past two decades. However, the city has seen the most progress to protect its springs over the past two years. The city, home to around 6,000 people, began a project to help residents switch from septic tanks to a sewer system.