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“The Consequences of Aquifer Pumping” Panel at UF Tues. Nov. 17, 6 pm

  Among the most important issues facing Florida today is the threatened condition of state waters and waterways. Polluted rivers, diminished lakes, and disappearing springs place our quality of life and economic vitality at risk.  […]

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Call For OSFR Members to Assist With the Smithsonian Museum on Mainstreet

Kristina Young, Program Director of the Smithsonian Institute Museum on Main Street, High Springs Water/Ways 2016 has requested help from many sources to assist in this valuable program for our community, so we are hopeful […]

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Santa Fe River Springs Protection Forum in High Springs – Waste Water and Nitrogen Reduction

  The Santa Fe Springs protection Forum, sponsored by the Alachua County Dept. of Environmental Protection and organized and executed with perfect precision by Water Conservation Coordinator Stacie Greco, held the quarterly meeting today in downtown High […]

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Sen. Dean’s Water Bills Similar to Last Year’s, Environmentalists Not Optimistic

Chris Curry of the Gainesville Sun has written an article in today’s edition entitled “Water, spring bills mirror bills from last session.”  Here he compares the new bills (PCB SAC 16-01 and SB 552) to those […]

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Our Santa Fe River, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501-(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida on December 18, 2007. Our organization is composed of concerned citizens working to protect the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality, and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.

Special Presentations at Up-Coming OSFR Board Meeting Wed. Oct 28

The OSFR board meeting on Wed. Oct. 28 at 6:30 pm will feature two very interesting and different presentations.  One will be by Dr. Robert Knight, Director of Florida Springs Institute, author and water scientist, […]

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OSFR Policy Director Testifies at Jasper Sabal Trail-WWALS Hearing

WWALS originally filed a petition with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to stop the pipeline on August 7th. The DEP denied that petition on August 14th. The amended petition was filed August 28, opposing the Florida Department […]

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