Yesterday in Apopka DEP reps called together a meeting named OUTSTANDING FLORIDA SPRING RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP and invited the public. And the public came and they gave the reps a black eye. Springs advocates minced […]
The following letter was sent by the Florida Springs Council. This letter is about the DEP which is holding another public workshop inviting comment about the Outstanding Florida Springs rule. The DEP feels it must […]
Lake Santa Fe, Little Lake Santa Fe, Lake Alto, Lake Sampson, Sampson Creek, New River, Olustee Creek, Ichetucknee plus all the various springs flow into the Santa Fe which flows into the Suwannee. To know […]
The following information was sent out by the Florida Springs Council regarding the public comment period. We encourage you to send in comments to the DEP with suggestions on the Minimum Flows and Levels […]
A 500 home development is threatening the Santa Fe River. Poised to break ground on top of Mill Creek Sink, a phenomenal geologic and hydrological system located near the intersection of I-75 and 441 in […]
Such happy news from California where the authorities have so much more common sense and fairness than in Florida. One never knows when money and lawyers are involved, but it appears that the battle is […]
Hornsby Spring used to be a second magnitude spring, pushing out 6.5–65 million gallons of water per day, like Gilchrist Blue or the Ichetucknee Headspring. Back in the 70’s Hornsby transitioned into an intermittent flow […]
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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