World Water Forum in Turkey
Dear Supporter, I wanted to personally thank you for objecting to the actions by U.S. representatives at the World Water Forum in Turkey, which removed language declaring water as a human right and public good […]
Groveland Stands Alone against Niagara Water Permit in Lake County
Groveland stands alone against Niagara water permit in Lake County By Stephen Hudak | Sentinel Staff Writer TAVARES – County commissioners decided this week that Lake could not afford to continue its legal battle against Niagara Bottling. […]
OSFR Meeting for Springs Protection Legislation
Hello Everyone, We’ve been told that the SRWMD will begin the process of revocation, this month, on the CUP (water bottling permit) from Blue Springs Properties. The next SRWMD Board meeting on Tuesday, March 10 […]
Blue Springs Properties Withdraws Appeal!
Hello Everyone, I just found out about this information TODAY. (Due to personal obligations, I have not been online all week.) Terrific News comes from our lawyer, Bill Ogle, who was granted an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of OSFR. […]
Toolkit for Estimating Water Withdrawals
toolkit The Polaris Institute has developed a toolkit designed to give people the capacity to conduct their own water takings research and discover how the bottled water industry gets away with taking large amounts of water […]
Latest on Blue Springs Bottling Permit
With regards to the Writ of Certiorari filed months ago by attorney to Blue Springs Properties against Gilchrist County… OSFR is working with attorney William Ogle, Gainesville. We have been granted, by all participating parties, to […]
Pesticides, the EPA and the Clean Water Act
Pesticides Subj: Court Cancels EPA Clean Water Act Exemption for Pesticides January 8, 2009 To: Lake County Commissioners and Lake County Water Authority Cc: Leonard E. Wheeler, Jr., BSIT, MPA, REM & Skip Goerner From Ronald E. […]
U.S. Supreme Court and the Clean Water Act
Defending U.S. Waters at Supreme Court Dear Merrillee, The first case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 will be argued on Monday by Earthjustice as we oppose a combined attack on our nation’s waterways […]
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