We have spoken recently of the permit renewal submitted by Seven Springs Water to ship water to Nestle at their Ginnie Springs plant. This is the meeting where the Gilchrist County Commission approved the permits […]
Nestle sets its sights on the Santa Fe River Our Santa Fe River, which successfully stopped several water bottling operations in and around the Santa Fe River years ago, is once again confronted with […]
Our river is under siege. Seven Springs Water company, a local business which pumps water for Nestlé whose wells are within a few hundred feet of Ginnie Springs, has applied to the Suwannee River Water […]
Rob Lorie of WMNF in Tampa has done an interview with OSFR advisor Lars Andersen and Ryan Smart on Florida’s springs. Sorry, we have no video but we do have an audio which is very […]
* As water management district lawyers put it, the district’s plan falls into the “zone of interest” of big corporations but not regular Floridians. Sadly, Dr. Palmer’s observations show clearly once again that corporations run […]
This article could be “Groundwater 101” for all water managers, especially water board members who believe they are the best stewards of the land. Some of Florida’s springs are still flowing, but some are not […]
As we have said earlier (see “Rainbow River MFLs challenged,”) it is disheartening to witness our state agency which is supposed to protect our springs and river work so hard to destroy them. They […]
* Our thanks to Cindy Swirko and the Gainesville Sun for telling the sad story of our springs. That our legislators and leaders are allowing them to die is inexcusable, especially since we have the […]
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