Where Are the Water Conservers?
The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) is a group which was created to foster the growth and development of industry in Florida. They have sponsored a two-day Florida Water Forum in Orlando to address current […]
Debut of “Giving Our River a Voice” Speaker Series, With Jim Gross
The new speaker series from OSFR, “Giving Our River a Voice,” began this evening August 16, 2016, with geologist Jim Gross, who spoke on “The Floridan aquifer system, It’s not rocket science…really.” The lecture can […]
Big Sugar Not So Sweet
Alfonso “Alfy” Fanjul, social friend and heavy contributor to Bill and Hilary Clinton and Marco Rubio. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have bought the Fanjuls their way in the sugar industry. Alfy was Bill’s campaign […]
Everyone Knows the Answer
Water management district spokespersons, legislators, politicians, industry representatives, and others of the same ilk can no longer kick the can down the road, stall, pretend they are working hard on the problem, pretend they have […]
Springs Academy Tuesdays- Springs Stresses
The fifth meeting in this very successful series was held today, Aug. 2 at the North Florida Springs Environment Center in High Springs. The series runs through Sept. 6, and has had a loyal […]
Stop the Water Bottling Plant This Tuesday
Help protect our aquifer and tell the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners that the citizens do not want a water bottling plant sucking water for free out of the aquifer, and trucking it away […]
New Water Project Expands Use of Reclaimed Water in St. Johns County
Dan Scanian reports in the Jacksonville Times Union on a plan to save reclaimed water which will soon be put into place. OSFR is happy to see this improvement in water use. We need more […]
Putting a Price On Groundwater
Priceless: Would putting a small price on Florida’s groundwater help stop overpumping? By Natalie Bauta Underlying most of Florida and the American South, the Floridan Aquifer runs for some 100,000 square miles underground. This highly […]
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