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SJRWMD boblisa In: Time to Act on Causes of Toxic Algae | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Time to Act on Causes of Toxic Algae

Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, Environmental Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Other Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment on Time to Act on Causes of Toxic Algae

Until Florida officials find the political will to tackle these big problems, massive algae blooms are probably going to be a fact of life. And spot solutions will never make up for the damage Floridians […]

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sj pam shortelle In: St. Johns River Water Management District Looks at New Tools for Fighting Algal Blooms | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

St. Johns River Water Management District Looks at New Tools for Fighting Algal Blooms

Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity (Threats), Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment on St. Johns River Water Management District Looks at New Tools for Fighting Algal Blooms

  Dr. Shortelle, head of Florida’s most ethically challenged water management district, throws out the money number: $736.7 million for water quality improvement.  We would love to see that amount directed to the sources of […]

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Pilgrims Pride 1 In: Part of Our Problem: We Don't Know Who the Environmentalists Are. | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Part of Our Problem: We Don’t Know Who the Environmentalists Are.

THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills Leave a Comment on Part of Our Problem: We Don’t Know Who the Environmentalists Are.

  This article exposes part our problem that we have in Florida regarding water.  People recognize our red tide and green algae issues because they are visible and smelly.  The slow death of our springs […]

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Water Agency, Utilities Eye Deal to End Legal Fight Over Keystone Heights Lakes, Pipeline–

Water Quantity Threats - Water Transfers (under WMDs) Leave a Comment on Water Agency, Utilities Eye Deal to End Legal Fight Over Keystone Heights Lakes, Pipeline–

  More shenanigans from the  St Johns River Water Management District which gave support and permission for the plan to pipe water from Black Creek to certain Keystone Heights lakes.   The environment was never a […]

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poe springs In: Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial

THREATS, Environmental Threats, Conservation, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Environmental Threats - Development, Education, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Events (Education), Films & Videos, Water Quantity (Threats) 1 Comment on Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial

We commend the Orlando Sentinel for this commentary, and they are right on the button when they say agriculture must adjust its consumption of water and fertilizer. Their editors do not realize though, that the […]

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blue green algae FLorida Sea GrantIFAS In: Florida’s air quality is great — just don’t inhale the algae bloom poison-- | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida’s air quality is great — just don’t inhale the algae bloom poison–

THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment on Florida’s air quality is great — just don’t inhale the algae bloom poison–

Craig Pittman rightly blames DeSantis for not addressing the sources of blue-green algae, which we are discovering to be more and more dangerous to human health. Florida’s number one income source, tourism, is set to […]

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TINY HOPE In: Blue-Green Algae Task Force Meets for First Time Since November-- | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Blue-Green Algae Task Force Meets for First Time Since November–

Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity (Threats), Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills Leave a Comment on Blue-Green Algae Task Force Meets for First Time Since November–

  In the past there have been good people on this body but they have worked to no avail as their work fizzled out in the Legislature.  Task Force chair Tom Frazer did not bring […]

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