SRWMD Executive Director, Dr. Ann Shortelle answers intelligent questions about the future of the Santa Fe River and mandated Minimum Flows and Levels. The SFR will be in “recovery” and the Ichetucknee River in “prevention” […]
Special Annual Meeting on MFL’s (Minimum Flows and Levels) Our Santa Fe River, Inc., not for profit, is having a special Annual Membership Meeting (an open public meeting) Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 6 pm […]
If you haven’t read this article from Our Town, Summer 2013, it’s high time you did. Thank you Mary Goodwin and Our Town for being a voice for Our Santa Fe River!
Today, the US EPA responded to President Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson complaint regarding the missing teeth in a recent EPA Ruling. Â Though the response was a request for a missing attachment, it means that they read the […]
Beloved Rivers And Springs In North Florida Are Drying Up WCTV’s Greg Gullberg in Tallahassee reports on Our Beloved Rivers And Springs In North Florida… Greg Gullberg – Feb. 14, 2013 White Springs, FL – […]
Just in case anyone was wondering about constant foam we are seeing on the Santa Fe River, we have seen it in years past, just not as much as we are seeing today. OSFR sent […]
1st Place-“Up and Down the Santa Fe with You” by Don Austin 2nd Place-“By Night or Day” by Rachel Parker 3rd Place-“The River Moans” by Bo Page “The Old Santa Fe” by Jack Dowd “My […]
Fracking is the process of injecting a massive volume of water, sand, and chemicals underground at high pressure to break up a rock formation, allowing oil or gas to flow up the well.
Fracking threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the communities we love and the climate on which we depend.
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Fracking involves the injection of millions of gallons of “frack fluid” into dense shale rock in order to crack the rock and release oil or natural gas. Frack fluid contains any combination of up to nearly 600 chemicals along with millions of gallons of water and sand. People who live in areas where fracking occurs experience contaminated water, reduced property value, increased truck traffic, loud noise, explosions and even illness.
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