Tubers have their say
This is the only link to the article in the Gainesville Sun. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought […]
Ruling on Oct. 6, 2020 Lake Butler hearing
The following document gives the ruling from the Oct. 6, 2020 ruling in Lake Butler regarding Union County’s motion for reconsideration. Not being lawyers we don’t know, but we assume this action will have no […]
Under Biden, U.S. EPA Expected To Pass Limits On PFAS
These pollutants have quietly sneaked up on us so much that we have no standards set and it is past time to get moving. Read the original article here in Water Online. Comments by […]
FEMA Awards Funds to District for Flood Protection–
Back in 2017 Hurricane Irma exposed various areas vulnerable to flooding in the Santa Fe basin including local areas close to OSFR headquarters. In October of 2017 OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson organized […]
Anti-pollution Advocates Cheer as Army Corps Reviews Formosa Plastics Permit in Louisiana
No, this article is not about the Santa Fe River, since it takes place in Louisiana. This is a huge step which may or may not hold up and actually stop the Big […]
DEP’s Attempt to Grab More Power and Fastrack Permits —- Please Send In Comments
The fancy name for this power grab is “Florida’s Request to Assume Administration of a Clean Water Act Section 404 Program,” but what it really means is the DEP’s bid to bypass the Army […]
Breaching dam would bring ecotourism benefits
The following article was published in the Florida Times Union and run by the Gainesville Sun on Sept. 12,a 2020 Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once […]
Poe to be closed for five months.
Poe may be a second-magnitude spring and the largest in Alachua County, but over the years our water managers have not done their jobs to protect it, and it ceased flowing for the […]
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