The Long, Toxic Summer Is Here
The St. Johns River now has toxic algae, as seen in the following news item “Toxic Algae Invades St Johns River,” from Jacksonville Channel 4. We recall the mess in the Santa Fe during the […]
Unrealistic BMAPS May Yet Be Challenged
Environmental groups have criticized the new Best Management Action Plans (BMAPS) recently put in to effect in Florida. The plans themselves were considered by many as too weak, full of flaws and haphazardly done. The […]
Water Supply Assessment (20l5-2035) More Input
Thursday, July 5, 2018, was the final public input meeting for the twenty-year plan before acceptance by the Governing Board at the July water management meeting. This is an exercise required by Florida law. At […]
Advocates: Huge gap in springs cleanup plan
We have already expressed our disgust with this issue in a recent post: “Editorial: Springs Plan Not Working.” Once more, the Tallahassee Democrat is writing about it. Every newspaper in Florida should write about it, […]
Alachua County’s watersheds are in trouble — More Results Of Our Water Managers’ Failures
Yet another depressing description of our water managers’ failures. Even so, the missing piece in the county’s wetlands protection plan, “the elephant in the living room,” is a lack of regulation for agricultural uses. “In […]
Editorial: Springs plan not working
The Ocala Star Banner has printed an excellent editorial about the Basin Management Action Plans which is of the kind that makes our blood boil. As it should any Florida taxpayer and citizen who has […]
War On The Peace: Water Wars Heating Up
Florida’s long-standing policy of giving away limitless amounts of water to whomever asks may be in for changes. Future usage plans show shortcomings based on our present withdrawal rate, developers are knocking at the door, […]
Bob Knight: Unseen forces are slowly destroying springs
photo by the Sun The Gainesville Sun has published the following opinion piece by Dr. Bob Knight, who is advisor to OSFR. Bob Knight: Unseen forces are slowly destroying springs By Bob Knight / Special […]
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