FSI logo color.jpg In: Florida Springs Institute Report on North Florida Dairy Pollution | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida Springs Institute Report on North Florida Dairy Pollution

The following was sent out by the Florida Springs Institute: Attached please find the link to our north Florida dairies report. This report was prepared by the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute and describes […]

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pollutionwikiCC In: Water Pollution puts Floridians At Risk of Severe Health Problems | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Water Pollution puts Floridians At Risk of Severe Health Problems

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 […]

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pascoscalloping In: Unsafe Toxins Halt Florida’s Popular Pasco Scallop Season for 2nd Year In a Row | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Unsafe Toxins Halt Florida’s Popular Pasco Scallop Season for 2nd Year In a Row

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 […]

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manatee FWC In: FDEP Fights Against Protecting Manatees | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

FDEP Fights Against Protecting Manatees

  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.  […]

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Lake O algae free pic In: Article Misses Main Point | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Article Misses Main Point

  Articles like these are extremely frustrating  because they leave out the most important information:  the preventable causes which our state chooses to ignore.  Instead, they spend millions on treating symptoms. Not to say that […]

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Screenshot 2025 02 21 at 12.11.50 PM In: Wastewater Spill near the Santa Fe Swamp | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Wastewater Spill near the Santa Fe Swamp

The Santa Fe River begins with the rainwater-fed lakes Santa Fe and Alto over by Waldo. The river then winds its way north through the Santa Fe Swamp. These rainwater fed lakes formed on the […]

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WWALS Suwannee Basin Pollution Report

Ever-vigilant Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman has published the following report on water pollution in the Suwannee river basin. Pollution remains a problem in some of the same areas and this poses dangerous health risks. Our […]

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