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poe springs In: Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial

Conservation, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, Environmental Threats, Education, State Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quality Threats, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Films & Videos, Water Quantity (Threats) 1 Comment on Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial

We commend the Orlando Sentinel for this commentary, and they are right on the button when they say agriculture must adjust its consumption of water and fertilizer. Their editors do not realize though, that the […]

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Turn down permits, don’t build pipeline

THREATS, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Water Transfers (under WMDs), Miscellaneous, Publications (letters, opinion pieces) 2 Comments on Turn down permits, don’t build pipeline

We have already expressed our opinion of this crackpot idea. Read the original article here in the Gainesville Sun. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]

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alachua county logoFI In: Support for Local, Small Farms Announced | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Support for Local, Small Farms Announced

Conservation, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment on Support for Local, Small Farms Announced

Although agriculture is responsible for most of the pollution in the Suwannee and Santa Fe rivers, we must support farms and ranches.  What is necessary for sustainability is that much less fertilizer and water be […]

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SANTAFERIVER pittman In: Proliferation of Pumping Permits Produces Preposterous Pipeline Proposal | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Proliferation of Pumping Permits Produces Preposterous Pipeline Proposal

Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, Environmental Threats, Conservation, Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) 3 Comments on Proliferation of Pumping Permits Produces Preposterous Pipeline Proposal

    The Santa Fe River is endangered by over-pumping of water from the Floridan Aquifer. Credit: Florida Department of Environmental Regulation   Well, the Suwannee River Water Management District has received another verbal barrage […]

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FellowshipOscar2FI In: Premier showing of "The Fellowship of the Springs" | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Premier showing of “The Fellowship of the Springs”

Conservation, Education, State Government Threats, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Films & Videos 3 Comments on Premier showing of “The Fellowship of the Springs”

Rum 138 snagged the premier showing of the new blockbuster movie which documents the killing of Florida’s springs by the very people charged to protect them.  Award-winning film maker Oscar Corral was present at the […]

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