Wise Water Words, Check Your Septics In September
September begins a new month and a new series of Wise Water Words from OSFR about how we can all help our water, whether it be on the surface or down in the ground/limestone. […]
Upper Suwannee River Springs Restoration Completed
The following is a press release from the Suwannee River Water Management District describing the completion of a springs restoration project in the upper Suwannee. We applaud this action, as it will reduce nitrogen and […]
Job Well Done For The River WIth a Caveat
Although our main interest is the Santa Fe River, it does behoove us to some degree to keep tabs on the actions of our neighboring water district, given that they serve the same boss, and […]
More Join Legal Fight Over Water Pollution Limits
Good news here and hopefully more cities and groups will follow suit. No one with any sense or concern for human health or well-being can approve the actions of the flawed Environmental Regulation Committee (ERC,) […]
Facts About Stormwater and Alachua County That We Need to Know
Our recent post “Saving Money Is Not a Valid Excuse to Ruin the Environment” has been expanded, documented and greatly improved by Dr. Bob Palmer, in the Gainesville Sun. Now online, it will be in […]
Florida’s Safe Drinking Water Program Is ”Very Sick.”
The headlines lately regarding our Florida Department of Environmental Protection and how it is monitoring the safety of our drinking water are all bad. Just recently we had to fight to avoid increasing the amount […]
Saving Money Is Not a Valid Excuse to Ruin the Environment
In the following article, published today Aug. 21, 2016 in the Gainesville Sun, Mr. Cheshire complains multiple times that no study nor need has been established to regulate stormwater. We can point instantly to not […]
Our Water Managers Are Losing the War
Florida Springs Council president Dan Hilliard writes today in the Gainesville Sun about the degradation of the Suwannee River. This is on-going under the watch of our water managers who think they are good stewards. […]
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