A Swallet and a Rise
When I began exploring the Santa Fe, I was told that the visible river represents only a fraction of the river’s flow, the majority courses through an intricate network of underground passages in the karst […]
How to Be Aquifer Friendly
Use native plants that are acclimated to low water needs and our hot, dry summers.
Important Meeting For DEP Protections, August 28, 2023
Michael McGrath of Sierra Club has sent out information about this important meeting in Gainesville on August 28, 2023. As we well know, we have to kick and punch the DEP to make it do […]
Some Excellent Projects Here
Our SRWMD has come out with some excellent ways to spend our money. The cost-share program is ill-conceived because this amounts to a license to pollute given out and then a bribe to pollute less. […]
Alachua Hits Milestone in Protecting Drinking Water, Celebrates Natural Stormwater Management System
Happy news for our aquifer and water supply in North Florida. We are glad to see a worthwhile project come to fruition. And since this project does not directly threaten any agricultural endeavor or […]
A Golden Opportunity For Alachua County’s Leaders
Progressive they may be in most environmental issues, Alachua’s deep injection well putting wastewater into our aquifer should be immediately stopped. The science behind injecting wastewater into our drinking water is akin to dumping garbage […]
SRWMD Backs Lake City, Fort White Springs Projects
There appear to be some good projects here, such as the wetlands expansion, the wastewater treatment plants and septic tank upgrades. Others not so much such as the dairy cost share at $2.5 million […]
Latest Projects From Your WMD
The three bulleted items below are welcome items, although the North Florida Mega Industrial Park seems to have an uncertain futured at this time. The Dairy Farm Pollutant Pilot project continues the illogical and […]
Get in on the Conversation