Why Our Springs Are Dying
It may not be an over-simplification to reiterate that the main causes of our dying springs have been known for decades: too much pumping from the aquifer and too much fertilizer. The state refuses to […]
Paying the Price For Bad Leadership
You can’t flout the facts forever and not expect consequences. That is exactly what the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and our five water management districts have been doing for decades. The price that […]
Water Worries, Part V: Solutions
The solutions mentioned below are minuscule compared to what is needed to bring our springs and rivers back to historic levels. Anyone who believes that the Department of Environmental Protection and the water management districts […]
Water Worries, Part IV
Bottled water may be convenient but it certainly has its environmental costs. OSFR has had a long fight with the Ginnie Springs water plant, formerly Nestle and now BlueTriton. This plant draws down the springs […]
Water Worries, Part III
Even tap water now is a threat to millions of US citizens, as the forever chemicals are present. Other dangers may be present also, such as unsafe amounts of sodium or chemicals. About […]
Water Worries, Part II
The fact that Poe is flowing just half its rate is because the State of Florida continues to issue pumping permits for virtually all who apply, elven though the Santa Fe is not meeting its […]
WUFT Water Worries Part 1 Exploring Florida’s Freshwater Challenges and Solutions
Due to the length of this article, it will appear on our webpage as several articles. Multiple episodes have quotes by OSFR’s Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson. Read the original articles here at WUFT. Water Worries: Exploring […]
Glossing Over Negative Impacts
The original plan of this water transfer spoke of taking water from Black Creek only during flood periods when there was too much water in the creek. Lately that has not been mentioned and they […]
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