Suwannee River Water Management District

Some Excellent Projects Here

December 11, 2022 Aquifer Recharge, State Government Solutions, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Our SRWMD has come out with some excellent ways to spend our money. The cost-share program is ill-conceived because this amounts to a license to pollute given out and then a bribe to pollute less. […]

Latest Projects From Your WMD

February 7, 2022 Conservation, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, State Government Solutions, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats), Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Water Quality (Solutions), Water Quantity (Solutions) Leave a Comment

The three bulleted items below are welcome items, although the North Florida Mega Industrial Park seems to have an uncertain futured at this time. The Dairy Farm Pollutant Pilot project continues the illogical and […]

SRWMD Governing Board Approves Funding for Wastewater Improvements

January 13, 2022 State Government Solutions, Miscellaneous, Water Quality (Solutions) Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Communications Office | Suwannee River Water Management District | 386.362.1001 or 800.226.1066 (FL) | SRWMDCommunications@SRWMD.org | www.MySuwanneeRiver.com SRWMD Governing Board Approves Funding for Wastewater Improvements LIVE OAK, FLA, JAN. 12, 2022 – The Suwannee River […]

SRWMD Special Meeting to Address Seven Springs Permit

February 3, 2021 State Government Threats, Miscellaneous 3 Comments

The following notice from SRWMD is self explanatory. Please note the District will allow no public comments on the permit at the usual Feb. 9 meeting, only at the special meeting. Interested parties following the […]

FEMA Awards Funds to District for Flood Protection–

November 13, 2020 Federal Government Solutions, SOLUTIONS Leave a Comment

Back in 2017 Hurricane Irma exposed various areas vulnerable to flooding in the Santa Fe basin including local areas close to OSFR headquarters. In October of 2017 OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson organized […]

Noah in kayak In: Senator Keith Perry, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Environmental Leaders Tour Critical Land Conservation Projects in the Suwannee Valley | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Senator Keith Perry, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Environmental Leaders Tour Critical Land Conservation Projects in the Suwannee Valley

November 11, 2020 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), THREATS, Environmental Threats, Conservation, SOLUTIONS, Land Purchases, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

The following press release touting Keith Perry as an environmentalist (NOT) refers to the land purchase which was the subject of our latest op-ed, “State Fails to Protect, Then Pays to Restore Springs.” Those currently […]

DeSantis Appoints SRWMD Non-Environmentalist Board Members

October 10, 2020 Miscellaneous 1 Comment

OSFR has published several times here about Gov. DeSantis’ missed opportunity to provide water management boards with environmentalists. We will not revisit this issue but say here only that our governor shows in this […]

RUM ISLAND PARK REOPENING AND SPRING RESTORATION PROJECT

September 27, 2020 Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Communications Office | Suwannee River Water Management District | 386.362.1001 or 800.226.1066 (FL) | SRWMDCommunications@SRWMD.org | www.MySuwanneeRiver.com RUM ISLAND PARK REOPENING AND SPRING RESTORATION PROJECT LIVE OAK, FLA., Sept. 25, 2020 – […]

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