JTC Chicken File Repository

January 27, 2016 Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture) 2 Comments

Based on a request for the DEP to investigate whether or not a waste or wastewater permit is necessary for the JTC chicken operation half way between the Town of Fort White and the Santa […]

Pro-Fracking SB 318Passes Committee

January 26, 2016 Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels Leave a Comment

Yesterday Jan. 25, 2016, in the Senate Building of the Capitol at 4 o’clock, the final subcommittee hearing for SB 318 took place. This is the pro-fracking bill which pretends to regulate fracking, but which […]

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 […]

Robert Knight: Law preserves status quo for polluters

January 24, 2016 Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Dr. Robert Knight of Florida Springs Institute and member of the OSFR Advisory Board has published the following article in the Gainesville Sun. Robert Knight: Law preserves status quo for polluters By Robert Knight Special […]

Successful Chicken March and BOCC Meeting in Lake City

January 23, 2016 Environmental Threats, Events (Advocacy), County Government Threats, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture), Volunteering 5 Comments

People interested in changing the zoning laws in Columbia County in order to protect our springs and rivers and our rural way of life gathered in Lake City yesterday Jan. 21. First they drew attention […]

OSFR Paddle Club Trip Feb. 6 2016

January 22, 2016 Education, Ecology, Miscellaneous, Events (Education) 1 Comment

The first OSFR Paddle Club trip was such a success we can’t wait for the next one, which is Sat. Feb. 6. We are putting in at Santa Fe River Park (Hwy 47 Bridge) at […]

JTC Farm Hit With FWC $30,260 Mitigation Fee

January 22, 2016 Environmental Threats, THREATS, County Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture) 2 Comments

Chicken Collision – Was Everybody Blind? JTC Farm Hit With FWC $30,260 Mitigation Fee Posted January 22, 2016 05:55 am By Stew Lilker COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – With blindfolded eyes or a blind eye […]

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JTC Chicken File Repository

Pro-Fracking SB 318Passes Committee

REQUIRED READING FOR WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Aquifer Storage and Recharge at SRWMD 2016-2021

Robert Knight: Law preserves status quo for polluters

Successful Chicken March and BOCC Meeting in Lake City

OSFR Paddle Club Trip Feb. 6 2016

JTC Farm Hit With FWC $30,260 Mitigation Fee

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