Manatees Rescued from Bell Springs
On April 14, I received a call from Fanning Springs State Park. I was told that for the last several days local residents have been calling the park and other state agencies to report that […]
Blue Springs Water Permit Revoked
Yesterday, the Suwannee River Water Management Board unanimously (8 members present, one seat needs still needs an appointment by Gov. Crist) revoked Blue Springs Properties bottling water CUP (Consumptive Use Permit of 500,000 gallons daily). OSFR praises […]
Alachua County Meeting to Amend the Comprehensive Plan
April 15, 2009 The Local Planning Agency and Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Jack Durrance Auditorium Room 209 and hold a public hearing on the following Comprehensive Plan […]
Blue Springs Bottling Permit Revoked
Our Santa Fe River Inc. (OSFR) was a leading force in the revocation Blue Springs bottle water permit. Read the Final Order here: Blue Springs Final Order
Are There Really Floodgates in Georgia?
The last e-mail about the “floodgates” has been debunked. While there is definitely FLOODING, there are NO “floodgates” from Georgia causing the rise in water levels along the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers. Please see the […]
Will Nitrates Undo Weeki Wachee Springs Restoration?
April 12, 2009 Andres Andres plants eelgrass along the shoreline at the headwaters of the Weeki Wachee River on Thursday as part of a $645,000 restoration of the basin’s […]
Protecting Our Springs: SB 274 and Article by Dr. Robert Knight
Anyone willing to get involved and write Senators about SB 274 to protect springs, please do so now. The next meeting is in Health Regulations Committee on Wed. @ 3 pm. Springs protection is not just about protecting fish […]
Peter Boddie’s Kasiki Project – Water For Those Who Need It
Hydrologist Peter Boddie and I met close to 30 years ago. It was at one of those wonderful Rocky Mountain Ground-Water (or was it ‘Groundwater‘ – I can’t remember which) Conferences that annually migrated from […]
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