Florida Citizens Should Be Outraged
Yes, we should be outraged because the state agencies funded to protect our rivers are intentionally and miserably failing to do the jobs we taxpayers pay them to do. The Santa Fe River is slowly […]
More Algae
So, who is going to explain to these kids that they can’t have their fishing event because the state leaders who are supposed to take care of our water choose not to do their jobs? […]
Action Alert: Zoning Change Application for High Density Development on the Ichetucknee Trace on March 5th.
High density land use developments are often the death knell of the health of our robust Springs’ Heartland. A townhouse development project over the Ichetucknee Trace threatens to disturb the underground flow of water that is […]
Glossing Over Negative Impacts
The original plan of this water transfer spoke of taking water from Black Creek only during flood periods when there was too much water in the creek. Lately that has not been mentioned and they […]
One More Win For Bottled Water and a Very Poor Decision
Another loss for water and the environment. When moneyed corporations confront the [relatively] penniless environment this is usually the result. Read the original article here in KVCR 91.9 News. Thanks to Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for this […]
Taxpayer Boondoggle Continues.
This huge waste of taxpayer money continues on and on. Water levels in some Keystone lakes fell when the JAE began drawing out huge amounts of water from the aquifer. This resulted in a […]
Rules Aimed At Long-Contaminated Groundwater Drive California Farmers and Residents to Court
Read the original article here at Fox 59 News in Indianapolis. This may be Florida’s future. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]
Our Dairy and Poultry Production Is Unsustainable
We do not have enough groundwater to grow animal feed to supply all the cheese and chicken wings we eat. Just as the water managers in Florida do not manage our water for future […]
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