Florida DEP receives $2.57M grant
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:49:00
Published August 19, 2008 - Tallahassee Democrat
The Department of State will receive $79,275 for archaeological investigations of early Spanish landing sites on the St. Marks and Suwannee rivers.
And the Florida Geological Survey will receive $32,250 to study offshore freshwater springs in the Gulf of Mexico, including one within a mile of Lanark Village in Franklin County.
The Florida |
St. Johns River Water Withdrawal Symposium
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:46:00
Published August 18, 2008 - WOKV.com
You're invited to learn more about the affects of pulling millions of gallons of water from the St. Johns River. The St. Johns River Water Management District board has information that says 262 million gallons a day is the magic number.
Those scientists will present the information to you on September 17th and 18th at the Hilton University of Florida |
Putnam paper mill pipeline into St. Johns River a concern
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:45:00
Published 8/18/2008 - The Florida Times-Union
Plans for a wastewater pipeline from a Putnam County paper mill to the St. Johns River have put new attention on research indicating that years of paper production in Northeast Florida left a troubling environmental legacy on the river bottom in Jacksonville.
This summer, the mill said that $200 million in equipment upgrades failed to make its |
States may keep trying to reach water deal
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:29:00
Published Aug. 16, 2008 - The Times, Gainesville, GA.
This week, reacting to federal judge Paul Magnuson's announcement that the water supply case would go forward, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley gave a hint that he might be willing to continue talks.
"The federal judge handling these cases has emphasized the need for the three states to work out a long-term solution to this problem," Riley said. "He is |
Cleaning Up A Jacksonville Environmental Hazard
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:26:00
Published August 16, 2008 - InjuryBoard.com
From the 1890s until 1978, the old Kerr-McGee property in Jacksonville was home to a fertilizer and chemical plant. Now the site encorporates the polluted Talleyrand waterfront area. The land is vacant, and a bulkhead is built over contaminated sediments at the bottom of the St. Johns River that runs through our city.
How to clean up the site has been |
Group Aims To Seize River's Watershed Moment
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:20:00
Published August 16, 2008 - Hernando Today
The Withlacoochee River Alliance aims to seize that moment. The alliance, which just formed and had its first meeting in Nobleton Wednesday, will be a coalition of several environmental groups, community organizations and individuals from throughout the river's 2,100 square-mile watershed who have that common goal, Murphy said.
The focus of any river |
Lake may shift funds to fight Niagara
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:12:00
Published August 16, 2008 - The Daily Commercial
Lake County could move $500,000 from reserve funds to a special line item to challenge Niagara Bottling's request to the St. Johns River Water Management District for a groundwater permit.
County officials have estimated the suit could cost from $200,000 to $500,000, with a large part of that going to pay expert witnesses. A spokeswoman from |
Get facts about Seminole project
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:07:00
Published 8/16/08- The Florida Times-Union
Stories in the media continue to mention potential environmental impacts to the St. Johns River resulting from Seminole County's Yankee Lake Project.
In fact, because Jacksonville and St. Johns County have been unable to identify any evidence contradicting the St. Johns River Water Management District's finding of no environmental impact to its |
Helping the River: Irrigation project to divert wastewater from the St. Johns
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:45:00
Published August 14, 2008 - Palatka Daily News
Palatka is preparing to stop dumping its treatment wastewater, nearly 2 million gallons a day, into the St. Johns River.
Palatka has used treated wastewater at the its municipal golf course for about five years. Crews are extending it to St. Johns River Community College. The pipeline also will provide reused water for a cemetery and several sports |
Report helpful in quest to revive St. Johns River
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:42:00
Published 8/15/2008 - The Florida Times-Union
The release of an important document last week was overshadowed by Mayor John Peyton's pledge to challenge Georgia-Pacific's plans to dump the foul pollution from its Palatka mill into the middle of the St. Johns River.
The plan is to update the study annually. That's critical because, as the report points out, there's much that isn't known about the |
Refuge celebrates 25 years of protecting manatees
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:37:00
Published August 15, 2008 - Bay News 9
This weekend, the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate a major milestone, and along with it, a quarter-century of protecting some of Florida's most beloved creatures.
The 80-acre refuge was founded 25 years ago in Kings Bay for the specific purpose of protecting the endangered West Indian manatee. The refuge consists of several small |
Water district purchases Otter Springs complex, bans bottling
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:54:00
Published August 14, 2008 - The Gainesville Sun
The 636-acre Otter Springs complex on the Suwannee River in Gilchrist County has been purchased by the Suwannee River Water Management District at a cost of $6.8 million.
The district governing board Tuesday approved the purchase, which includes the relinquishing of a bottled-water permit that had been issued for the springs.
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We have met Wekiwa Springs' enemy . . . and he is us
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:29:00
Published August 14, 2008 - Orange Sentinel (Commentary)
Normally, the water flowing out of the spring -- like water in a swimming pool -- is pretty sterile stuff. And that is why springs naturally are so clear.
But throw fertilizer in the mix and you create an algae buffet. It eats. It grows. It smothers the natural vegetation. It makes everything slimy. It's gooey to step in. The water gets |
Wildlife Preserve Serves As Interactive Classroom
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:20:00
Published August 13, 2008 - Hernando Today
Note: Not necessary an article about the Florida springs but a great idea to teach kids the importance of the Florida Aquifer.
At the Wachee Wildlife Preserve on Osowaw Boulevard, a recreational property owned by the district. Kids received hands-on activities such as a scale model of the state's water supply, the Floridan Aquifer, which shows how |
Hydrilla poses threat
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:18:00
Published 08-13-2008 - The Farmerville Gazette
Note: This article is about Lake D’Arbonne in Louisiana but it gives info on Hydrilla.
Hydrilla was discovered in the United States in 1960 at two Florida locations, a canal near Miami and in Crystal River. It spread throughout the state very rapidly. By the early 1970s it was established in major water bodies of all drainage basins in the state. |
County files Niagara challenge
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:00
Published August 13, 2008 - The Daily Commercial.
Lake County government and the city of Groveland say a groundwater permit request by a California-based bottler just doesn't hold water.
Water district staff did not take into account water shortages, sustainability, alternate sources and other possibilities when recommending in July the permit be granted, the suit argues. Niagara also did not |
Watershed idea: Switch to Bahia lawns
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:03:00
Published August 10, 2008 - St. Petersburg Times
I want to talk about minimum flows and levels, a bit of government jargon that describes the state's main tool for protecting our rivers and lakes.
These are standards that identify the smallest amount of water needed to sustain the health of freshwater bodies of water.
And, because rivers and lakes in Florida depend either directly or indirectly |
Cleanup of river continues
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:02:00
Published 8/10/08
The water management district and JEA committed $250 million to remove existing wastewater discharges from the river and redirect treated water to other purposes, like irrigation and industrial cooling. When complete, these 20 projects will collectively remove 1.6 million pounds of nitrogen per year and 32 million gallons of discharge per day from our river, conserving a similar |
Utilities drop plan to siphon water from Ocklawaha
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:16:00
Published August 12, 2008 - Star-Banner
The rush to alternative water sources is due to Florida water authorities telling Central Florida utilities their prime source of water - the underground aquifer - will be off limits by 2013 to additional pumping.
One of the things that utilities wanted to know was minimum flow levels. Minimum flow levels show how low the water in rivers can drop before |
St. Johns River: Grant will provide resources
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:12:00
Published 8/12/2008 - Times-Union (Letter to the Editor)
I hope you will help us in raising the money necessary to protect the St. Johns River. For every $2 that you donate to our St. Johns River Awareness and Legal Fund, the Weavers will donate $1 up to $150,000. You can donate on our Web site, http://www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/
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Move made to block company from selling water from acquifer
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:57:00
Published August 11, 2008 - Orange Sentinel
Lake County commissioners and Groveland CIty Council filed a joint petition today to stop a controversial water-use permit for Niagara Bottling, which wants to pump, bottle and sell water from the Floridan acquifer.
The joint challenge requires the District to notify the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings which will then appoint a judge to |
Niagara Bottling isn't the real water worry -- but development is
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:41:00
Published August 10, 2008 - Orange Sentinel (Commentary)
One of Niagara's greatest foes is the city of Groveland, an annexation-crazed town with 7,000 lots waiting for houses. It now uses 1.6 million gallons of water a day but is asking the St. Johns River Water Management District to almost quadruple that amount in the next 20 years.
And people are worried about Niagara?
The comparatively |
Fight over reclaimed water has Port Orange hot
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:30:00
Published 8/10/08
The St. Johns River Water Management District has taken notice of the value of reclaimed water. Water district officials want to exert control over how water local wastewater utilities, residents and businesses use the resource.
Port Orange City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose the water management district's proposed rules. Water management officials plan a |
Jacksonville Jaguars owners put $150,000 into fight over St. Johns River water
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:32:00
Published 8/8/2008 - Orange Sentinel
Team owners Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver announced they will give as much as $150,000 to the St. Johns Riverkeeper, an environmental group that has stirred mounting public opposition and filed legal actions to prevent Central Florida from using the river as a major supply of water.
Seminole County's initial request to take 5 million gallons daily from the |
North Florida Land Trust aims to raise $2M
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:30:00
Published August 2008 - Jacksonville Business Journal
A land trust is launching a campaign to raise more than $2 million so that 400 acres of wetlands can be preserved within the Pumpkin Hill Preserve inside the Timucuan Preserve.
The acquisition of the trust will build on the Bogey Creek Landing peninsula holding and allow the trust to exercise its right of first refusal to purchase 67 adjacent |
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