Read the original article here at Fox 59 News in Indianapolis. This may be Florida’s future. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]
We do not have enough groundwater to grow animal feed to supply all the cheese and chicken wings we eat. Just as the water managers in Florida do not manage our water for future […]
As in Florida, developers in the West want to build homes where there is not enough water. As in Florida, the State allows this. As in Florida, others impacted by developers’ greed are suing […]
It is a fact that the USA cannot continue its current water use or eventually it will deplete its water sources. In Florida our leaders do not care about this and show no concern […]
We conclude that this depressurization of confined aquifers has profoundly changed groundwater storage and flow, increasing the vulnerability of deep aquifers to pollutants and contributing to land subsidence. This paints a sobering picture of […]
“In the water business you have to be years and years ahead of the game,” Mr. Ethredge, now retired, said in an interview. Foresight is not in the playbooks of Florida’s water district managers. When […]
Although our governor has appointed a task force to combat toxic algae, he usually ignores their recommendations. We actually don’t need a task force because the causes for the algae are well known– excess nutrients […]
Too much pumping from our groundwater is likely the major problem with our water in Florida as well as in other parts of the country. Florida’s water districts believe that they are obligated to issue […]
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