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Valdosta Still a Problem, But Not The Only One

Those following our posts know that the flawed wastewater system in Valdosta has had serious problems going back many years.  These problems stemmed from a poorly planed project in which the volume was catastrophically under-estimated, […]

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Venicelogo In: EPA Grants Permit for Ocean Era Aquaculture Demonstration Project off of Sarasota County | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

EPA Grants Permit for Ocean Era Aquaculture Demonstration Project off of Sarasota County

Sadly we see here another example of local officials,  the City of Venice, who either do not inform themselves of the environmental dangers o simply don’t care about future generations. That the City simply requests […]

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sustainabilitywikicreativecommons In: Sustainability and Embracing the Future of Florida | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Sustainability and Embracing the Future of Florida

The bottom line is very simple and it is the following: Without addressing and reducing the sources of pollution, no amount of projects will reverse all historic and ongoing pollution damage. DeSantis and the Florida […]

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Florida University Researching Impact of Toxic Algae Blooms

Over two years ago Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a group of scientists to figure out ways to fix Florida’s blue-green algae problem. They announced a set of recommendations in late 2019 that included tougher policing […]

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PineypointDEP photo In: Florida Moves Closer to Issuing a Permit for Deep Well Injection of Piney Point Wastewater | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida Moves Closer to Issuing a Permit for Deep Well Injection of Piney Point Wastewater

  This problem should not exist.  The long saga involves the failure of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and is an example of how Florida has sold itself out to industry at the expense […]

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RedTide HillsCo depComm public In: Hillsborough, Port Tampa Bay, Water Utility Seek Link Between Piney Point and Red Tide | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Hillsborough, Port Tampa Bay, Water Utility Seek Link Between Piney Point and Red Tide

“there is a preponderance of evidence, circumstantial evidence,” [that  red tide is exacerbated by Piney Point’s polluted waters.] Knowing this is true, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection still has as their only solution to […]

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