Today the St. Johns Governing Board followed the advice of their staff and legal advisors and decided, unanimously, to accept the recommendation of Administrative Judge E. Gary Early who ruled in favor of Sleepy […]
“The proposed Sleepy Creek Lands water-use permit is not in the public’s interest, is not reasonable or beneficial to society…” “Now, more than ever, the public’s water is being usurped by the few for their personal […]
Many of you know of the important issue of Sleepy Creek Lands, formerly known as Adena Springs Ranch. For a concise history click here. On Tuesday, July 14, the St Johns River Water Management District […]
Why should the state issue a permit to a corporation to freely withdraw water and then spend $3.37 million to reduce the amount it uses? It happened near White Springs last year. With your tax dollars. […]
A large, mostly hostile but polite group crowded into a stifling hot Fort White Community Center on Thursday night to pose many questions to the FWC, only to receive few satisfactory answers. These mostly […]
Today, July 9, 2015 there appeared in the Gainesville Sun an editorial on speed limits on the Santa Fe River, appropriate since on this day there is a meeting called by the FWC in Fort […]
On July 05, 2015 at 01:09PM, Tom at Watery Foundation published the following article: Water management in Florida is seldom straightforward because people find many ways to get around the laws of hydrology and economics. A […]
An article in the Gainesville Sun comments on the Florida Springs Council’s letter to Drew Bartlett and the DEP’s reaction. It lists the amounts of money spent on springs restoration, but fails to mention Scott’s […]
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