Our Santa Fe River, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501-(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida on December 18, 2007. Our organization is composed of concerned citizens working to protect the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality, and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.

OSFR biosolids letter to DEP

July 25, 2019 Water Quality Threats 3 Comments

The following letter was sent from OSFR President Mike Roth. The deadline is Monday, July 29. Please send a short email to register your opposition to this harmful and unhealthy practice. Comments by OSFR historian […]

Which voices matter on Rainbow Springs?

July 23, 2019 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats 3 Comments

* As water management district lawyers put it, the district’s plan falls into the “zone of interest” of big corporations but not regular Floridians. Sadly, Dr. Palmer’s observations show clearly once again that corporations run […]

Jane Castor may have a fight on her hands over Tampa’s ‘toilet-to-tap’ project

July 21, 2019 Water Quality Threats 2 Comments

Once again we see the topic of deep well injection coming up in Tampa. Happily, Mayor Castor will not get her way for now, but the issue will surely return. The national Environmental Protection Agency’s […]

Join OSFR and get $100 off Springs Field School registration. Or, get $100 off if you are already a member.

July 18, 2019 Conservation, Education, Ecology, Water Quality Threats, Events (Education) Leave a Comment

Join the Florida Springs Institute for an in-depth course on Florida springs for all backgrounds. Held from July 25th-28th in Ocala, the Springs Field School explores topics on springs ecology, water use, pollution […]

OSFR President Mike Roth Speaks about the Santa Fe on Channel 20

July 17, 2019 Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats 2 Comments

It’s not money that’s going to solve the problem, it’s political will. This quote by OSFR President Mike Roth was in the video (which we were unable to post) and not in the text, but […]

Robert Knight: Civic duty and springs protection

July 11, 2019 Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

As we have said earlier (see “Rainbow River MFLs challenged,”) it is disheartening to witness our state agency which is supposed to protect our springs and river work so hard to destroy them. They […]

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July 11, 2019 Conservation, Education, Ecology, Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

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July 10, 2019 Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers 1 Comment

The state needs more than voluntary practices to control pollution from agricultural operations and more aggressive steps to prevent pollution from home septic tanks and fertilizer. As long as our state continues to pussyfoot around, […]

Richard Devereaux on Tipping Points Too Risky to Ignore: ““Walk the Walk” or just “Talk the Talk”? Organic materials comprise about 24% of municipal solid waste in the U.S.A.…” Dec 3, 12:58
Phlip Buskirk on Protecting the Polluters: “If a policy consistently places economy above ecology, our water and Earth will be ruined as Deveopers become billionaires.” Nov 20, 11:11
James Brown on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Recommended reads: Thomas, Jordan “When It All Burns”. Stewart, Omer, “Forgotten Fires: Native Americans and the Transient Wilderness” Nov 19, 08:09
Mary Hampton on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Regarding Sierra Club’s shift of moving toward social justice, I agree with the statement that Our Santa Fe River organization…” Nov 18, 09:51
Kristin Rubin on Aftermath Of Ginnie Springs Killings: “It is a sad statement when even one commissioner’s opinion for lax safety requirements be withheld to ensure the safety…” Nov 7, 06:57

OSFR biosolids letter to DEP

Which voices matter on Rainbow Springs?

Jane Castor may have a fight on her hands over Tampa’s ‘toilet-to-tap’ project

Join OSFR and get $100 off Springs Field School registration. Or, get $100 off if you are already a member.

OSFR President Mike Roth Speaks about the Santa Fe on Channel 20

Robert Knight: Civic duty and springs protection

Springs Field School

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