Flooding at the Steinhatchee Falls tract SRWMD closes 18 land tracts due to flooding LIVE OAK, FL, April 18, 2014 – The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) has closed 18 of its public land […]
Fracking is the process of injecting a massive volume of water, sand, and chemicals underground at high pressure to break up a rock formation, allowing oil or gas to flow up the well.
Fracking threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the communities we love and the climate on which we depend.
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Fracking involves the injection of millions of gallons of “frack fluid” into dense shale rock in order to crack the rock and release oil or natural gas. Frack fluid contains any combination of up to nearly 600 chemicals along with millions of gallons of water and sand. People who live in areas where fracking occurs experience contaminated water, reduced property value, increased truck traffic, loud noise, explosions and even illness.
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Bacteria interrupt swimming at Rainbow River parks Popular bathing spots may reopen by week’s end Staff report Published: Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Four […]
Rainbow River Health Quality Meeting July 25th at 2:00 pm Rainbow River Conservation has arranged for Mr. Dan Dooley, Director of the Marion County Environmental Health Department, to address Dunnellon area citizens regarding the recent […]
Our Santa Fe River, Inc. www.oursantaferiver.org 1-386-454-2366 oursantafe@hotmail.com Hello, This week we bring you news from around the country on issues regarding water rights. In here are the results of the Kucinch hearings last year regarding bottled water. […]
Congratulations! to Maine, USA for a victory in similar struggle to ours…May it be long lived. Our Santa Fe River, Inc. www.oursantaferiver.org 1-454-386-2366 oursantafe@hotmail.com Alert: Gilchrist County Commission Meeting Tuesday September 30, 2008, at 6 PM […]
Contains Flood Information…… SRWMD Efforts in Response to Tropical Storm Fay LIVE OAK, FL, Au. 22, 2008—In response to Tropical Storm Fay, the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) wants to inform the public of […]
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