Lily Springs Reapplies for Water Bottling Permit
On Wednesday, Lily Springs, on the Santa Fe River, re-applied for a CUP for BOTTLING WATER. What? we said…just like you. They want 200,000 gallons a day up to 1 million gallons a day over a 20 […]
Presentation on Ecology of Springs
New Insights on the Ecology of Springs! If you are concerned about the increasing algae overgrowth in many North Florida springs and rivers, then you will want to attend this meeting: Dr. Matthew Cohen, Assistant Professor […]
ASR, Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells
These Aquifer Storage and Recovery wells are not the typical “deep” wells but rather shallow wells, directly into the Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDW). The deep wells are usually 2 -3 thousand feet below […]
New Environmental Website by High Springs Herald
NFNN (North Florida Nature News) The High Springs Herald has created a forum for people to stay informed about the north Florida environment. The address is: NatureNews.ning.com Local residents, environmental groups and even politicians are […]
Plea to Conserve Wetlands
Hi Merrillee: Four hundred years ago, in the area that would later become the lower 48 United States, there were approximately 220 million acres of wetlands. Today, there is less than half that […]
Failure of SB 274
Springs, Everglades measures fail as amendments Sen. Lee Constantine’s effort to get his springs bill attached to a Florida Department of Environmental Protection bill (SB 2104) failed today by a 19-13 vote. SB 274 by […]
The Fight to Protect the Environment Continues
R. “Robin” Lewis III , wetlands scientist and President of the Putnam County Environmental Council, promises to continue the fight to protect the environment, especially from excessive water withdrawals. Read on the for article which […]
Special Edition of Florida Water News
BCWATERNEWS.COM Friday, April 24, 2009 Hello, Water resources professionals are at the forefront of a changing social and economic climate, and their ideas and expertise are needed now more than ever. That is the focus […]
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