Citizens pay the price of dirty water. Read the complete article here in the Tampa Bay Times. Water pollution puts Floridians at risk of severe health problems Chemicals foul wells used for drinking water and […]
Flooding has become more common and in places not commonly prone to floods. Read the original article here in The Invading Sea. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a […]
Florida’s headaches caused by Valdosta’s river pollution goes back years and years. This is a recap by Stew Lilker of recent activities. OSFR has participated in many meetings regarding this shameful issue. Thanks go to […]
What is missing from this article? Important information is missing: the cause, the solution and what the state is doing about it. Answers are: 1) too many nitrates in the water from fertilizer, septic tanks […]
Of the nine named springs along the upper 2.5 mile section of the Ichetucknee River, six are Outstanding Florida Springs (OFS): Ichetucknee Head (OFS), Cedar Head , Blue Hole (OFS) , Mission Spring Group (OFS) […]
This is more about a fight over water than a fight over manatees. The State of Florida has allowed its waterways to become so polluted that the grasses on which manatees feed cannot grow. […]
In rural areas, such as where the Santa Fe basin is located, agriculture by far contributes most of the nitrates entering the water. In other areas with more development, it is often septic tanks which […]
This is a growing problem, exacerbated by continued new septic tanks and new development. As stated, much of the spillage is caused by ancient infrastructure, but also too much is caused by human error. […]
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