The water treatment plants of both Starke and Valdosta are unable to handle summer rains. Simple human error so often is the cause of these unnecessary environmental disasters, but it seems such is not so […]
They can say whatever they want to say and explain all they want, but the bottom line is that they should have been prepared for this and we can not accept excuses. And they […]
Following is the recent letter which John Quarterman and other river/water keepers in Georgia and Florida sent to the governor of Georgia asking to stop the proposed mine near the Okefenokee Swamp. This mine company […]
The following is a letter penned by Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman in which he refers to Our Santa Fe River and some of its board members. One might speculate on the reasons that our […]
Happily today we can report on something uplifting instead of some egregious grievance due to abuse of our water resources. That happy event is the award going to sister organization in Georgia WWALS for its […]
Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman has sent the information below, as a followup to our recent posts on Twin Pines Minerals, incompetent and rule-breaking company which wants to tear up the land near the headwaters of […]
Surprisingly, Sabal Trail has gone way past their deadline for completion of all phases of its pipeline. The original deadline for Phase II Compressor Stations at Albany and Dunnellon was Feb. 2, 2018, but […]
John Quarterman, Suwannee RiverKeeper, has the following article about the Floridan aquifer and the proposed Twin Pines mine right upon the swamp. During the meetings held by mine personnel, it was claimed that the mine […]
The following is taken from the WWALS website and can be found here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- Florida Water Conservation […]
Valdosta City Council Meeting Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Start Time: 5:30 PM End Time: 6:30 PM Location City Hall, 216 East Central Avenue, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers, Valdosta, GA The following article is from […]
Task Force Members, Interested Persons, and News Media, Please be advised that there will be a Middle and Lower Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River Task Force meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 4:00 […]
Thanks to John Quarterman and Waterkeepers Florida for this latest Resolution against the Phosphate mine threat in Bradford and Union counties. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, […]
