Dairies and Pollution

January 31, 2026 State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Florida fails to protect the aquifer from huge amounts of nitrogen from dairies. OSFR advisor Dr. Bob Knight has done a study on this topic. Read the original article here in the Tampa Bay Times. […]

Florida Springs Institute Report on North Florida Dairy Pollution

December 31, 2025 State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture) Leave a Comment

The following was sent out by the Florida Springs Institute: Attached please find the link to our north Florida dairies report. This report was prepared by the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute and describes […]

Septic to Sewer Benefits Outweigh the Costs

June 2, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, County Government Solutions Leave a Comment

OSFR is happy to see money well-spent on converting septic tanks to sewers. Statewide, septics contribute approximate 12% of nitrate pollution while agriculture contributes over 70 percent. In Citrus County in the Homosassa/Chassahowitzka basin it […]

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Dairies and Pollution

Florida Springs Institute Report on North Florida Dairy Pollution

Septic to Sewer Benefits Outweigh the Costs

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