Trading Food For Water Quality Is A Fool’s Bargain
Excellent editorial by Ron Cunningham in today’s Gainesville Sun. Proposed Obama administration anti-pollution rules that would protect our water “…are being fought by members of Congress, many states and — surprise! — lobbying groups like […]
OSFR Songwriting Competition Oct. 5, 2014 at RUM 138
Call for Entries & Sponsors The songwriting competition is sponsored by Our Santa Fe River (not for profit, 501c3) Song Contest prizes for first, second and third place. The fifth annual “Our Santa Fe River” […]
“Water Warnings” “We Have Been Warned–And Warned And Warned”
Scary and hard-hitting editorial by Nathan Crabbe in today’s Gainesville Sun, describing potential water woes which could hit Florida if our state and local governments don’t heed the obvious signs and warnings which are upon […]
OSFR Challenge Officially Axed At Governing Board Meeting, Live Oak, Aug. 12, 2014
OSFR was denied the petition for an administrative hearing due to the fact that we were a day late in our submission. Christopher Byrd thought we could challenge the challenge based on other district court […]
Plum Creek’s New Approach To Water Useage
Christopher Curry has written an article in the Gainesville Sun today about controversial water usage in the huge new development Plum Creek. Estimates for the proposed 60,000 acre development in Alachua County run from 2.35 […]
OSFR “Call To Meeting” Op-Ed Published In Today’s Lake City Reporter, Sun., Aug. 10, 2014
The latest op-ed from OSFR is about the organization’s rocky road to the legal challenge of the excessive withdrawal permit issued last spring by SRWMD. It is published in today’s Lake City Reporter, and in it […]
Sabal Trail Still Trying To Whitewash Negative Aspects Of Proposed Pipeline
Today’s Gainesville Sun carried an opinion piece about Sabal Trail’s proposed 474-mile pipeline across north Florida’s fragile spring system, touting its safety record and environmental concerns. The article, by Sabal Trail’s spokesperson Andrea Grover, can […]
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