Public Interest Presentation Zoom Meeting
FLORIDA SPRINGS COUNCIL DONATE JOIN or SUBSCRIBE Florida Statute § 373.223 lays out the requirements for obtaining a water use permit, one of which is that the proposed use of water be “consistent […]
Not “if” but “when.”
So as has been said before, aquaculture is similar to mining — it’s not IF there will be an accident damaging the environment, it’s WHEN will there be an accident. The benefits of […]
Thumbs down for state plan
This is another attempt at Tallahassee to grab power and reduce accountability. A subjective look at the Department of Environmental Protection in Florida would have to conclude that the agency has failed and is […]
Wakeup Call for Florida
Over the next 20 years, farmers in California may have to fallow anywhere from 500,000 to 1 million acres of farmland due to a decreased water supply, according to estimates by the Public Policy Institute […]
The plan “does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines” and “the proposed project is contrary to the public interest.”
“…the plan ‘does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines’ and ‘the proposed project is contrary to the public interest.”‘ Here we have some common sense and a definition of “public interest” that even a […]
Protecting springs poses challenges for farmers
Indeed, over-pumping and over-fertilizing has resulted in degraded springs. And, also indeed, the BMAPS are not the solution. Mr. Tubbs describes the problem but not the cure. Certainly the solution is not to drive […]
Plastic waste taking toll on Florida wildlife
How much more educating must be done before we begin to attack this problem? This is the only link provided by the Tampa Bay Times. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A […]
*Who Defends the Springs in Court?*
As one of the petitioners at this hearing, your writer wonders what possible reason the judge could have to take over a year to determine the outcome. If the hearing is decided by right […]
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