News of Plastics More and More Scary
When will it stop? What is to become of us? New facts about plastics and our health are more and more dire. Read the complete article here in EchoWatch. Researchers Detect ‘Alarming’ Levels of Microplastics […]
Debbie Exposes Inadequate Drainage Infrastructure
It was already apparent, especially in areas such as Pinellas County and Valdosta Georgia, that our sewage systems were inadequate, but Debbie made it glaringly more so. The important part of this issue […]
Water traces and the Ichetucknee
Look around your yard and neighborhood, observe where the rainwater flows. These are the traces, a name given to the path water takes as it follows gravity down to the lowest point. Sometimes traces are […]
More Shame On FDEP, IFAS, FDACS, DeSantis and the Florida Legislature
“We have to change the way we use land in Florida — find a way to de-intensify in Florida.”Ryan Smart “Studying these problems ad nauseam will not change the fact that we are not properly […]
What is Missing Here?
The report below states that the reason they are shutting down the scalloping activity near Pasco is because of toxic algae blooms. What they don’t say is why there are toxic algae blooms. Algal blooms […]
Manifest Failure of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Here we have the new norm for the summer on the big lake. This is part of the price we pay because our State of Florida prefers to have polluting agriculture instead of clean water. […]
DEP : do you understand the assignment?
The Assignment: Establish Minimum Flows and Water Levels (MFLs) to comply with a law passed in 2016 to ensure present and future water availability AND prevent significant harm to the area’s natural resources. By design, MFL’s […]
Paying the Price For Bad Leadership
You can’t flout the facts forever and not expect consequences. That is exactly what the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and our five water management districts have been doing for decades. The price that […]
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