Water Pipes — Toys of Our Water Managers

February 9, 2016 Conservation, State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Water Transfers (under WMDs), Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Nathan Crabbe has an editorial in the Gainesville Sun Feb. 8, 2016 about those who continue to erode our resources. This is HB 1075 and companion bill SB 1290. Among other bad things, the most […]

Conversations with Noah Valenstein, E.D., SRWMD in Columbia County 2016-02-04

February 8, 2016 Water Quantity Threats - Water Transfers (under WMDs), State Government Solutions, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

John Quarterman, president of Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha and Little River System Coalition (WWALS) comments on the Columbia Co. Board of County Commission meeting which he attended last week, along with OSFR and John Jopling, president […]

REQUIRED READING FOR WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

January 26, 2016 Conservation, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

Dr. Robert Knight of Florida Springs Institute has circulated the following document. It should be read by all our water managers. His conclusions are interesting. Interested Persons I was recently asked to provide an initial […]

Aquifer Storage and Recharge at SRWMD 2016-2021

January 25, 2016 THREATS, Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Water Transfers (under WMDs), State Government Solutions, Events (Education), County Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

If you continue reading below, you will see a proposed joint project with the two water management districts within which the Santa Fe River basin resides, SRWMD and SJRWMD. In sum, the project is to […]

Sad Story of the Flagship Spring the State Seems Bound & Determined to Destroy

January 10, 2016 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Miscellaneous 1 Comment

Today, Jan. 10, 2016, Fred Hiers has written more on the sad story of Silver Springs, flagship spring of Florida that the state seems bound and determined to destroy, all the while making noises denying […]

Florida Springs Council Addresses Weak Water Bill

January 2, 2016 Conservation, State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

Much has been written lately about the water bills (SB 552, HB 7005) currently running their course in the Legislature and which are destined to pass because they favor industry and the heavy water users […]

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR WED., DEC. 9 FOR CLEAN WATER FIX, GAINESVILLE

December 6, 2015 Action Alerts!, Environmental Threats, Conservation, Advocacy, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

JOIN US AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! PRESS ADVISORY: December 9 press events to ask Senate President Gardiner, House Speaker Crisafulli for clean water fix Posted: 05 Dec 2015 07:32 AM PST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cris […]

Industrialized Farming Diminishes Springs

December 6, 2015 Conservation, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

The Gainesville Sun has run a column today by OSFR advisor Robert Knight describing how industrialized farming using huge quantities of water and nitrogen ferlizer has damaged our springs, rivers and aquifer. Continue reading […]

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Water Pipes — Toys of Our Water Managers

Conversations with Noah Valenstein, E.D., SRWMD in Columbia County 2016-02-04

REQUIRED READING FOR WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Aquifer Storage and Recharge at SRWMD 2016-2021

Sad Story of the Flagship Spring the State Seems Bound & Determined to Destroy

Florida Springs Council Addresses Weak Water Bill

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR WED., DEC. 9 FOR CLEAN WATER FIX, GAINESVILLE

Industrialized Farming Diminishes Springs

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