Aquifer Recharge

Good News for Water Protectors

March 5, 2024 Advocacy, Aquifer Recharge, Conservation, Ecology, Land Purchases, Miscellaneous, SOLUTIONS, Water Quality (Solutions), Water Quantity (Solutions) Leave a Comment

View of Columbia Springs on the Santa Fe River.

Rain and Recharge

February 18, 2024 Aquifer Recharge, Ecology, Environmental Threats - Development, Land Purchases, Miscellaneous, SOLUTIONS, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Solutions) Leave a Comment

I generally like to post a short video clip on Mondays to start the week with an inspirational reminder of the beauty and joys of our Santa Fe River. After a month of grey days […]

A Swallet and a Rise

January 31, 2024 Aquifer Recharge, Education, Miscellaneous, SOLUTIONS Leave a Comment

When I began exploring the Santa Fe, I was told that the visible river represents only a fraction of the river’s flow, the majority courses through an intricate network of underground passages in the karst […]

Some Excellent Projects Here

December 11, 2022 Aquifer Recharge, Miscellaneous, State Government Solutions 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. […]

Alachua Hits Milestone in Protecting Drinking Water, Celebrates Natural Stormwater Management System

June 20, 2022 Aquifer Recharge, County Government Solutions, Local Government Solutions Leave a Comment

Happy news for our aquifer and water supply in North Florida. We are glad to see a worthwhile project come to fruition. And since this project does not directly threaten any agricultural endeavor or […]

A Golden Opportunity For Alachua County’s Leaders

May 17, 2022 Aquifer Recharge, Conservation, County Government Solutions, Land Purchases Leave a Comment

Progressive they may be in most environmental issues, Alachua’s deep injection well putting wastewater into our aquifer should be immediately stopped. The science behind injecting wastewater into our drinking water is akin to dumping garbage […]

SRWMD Backs Lake City, Fort White Springs Projects

May 14, 2022 Aquifer Recharge, Miscellaneous, State Government Solutions Leave a Comment

There appear to be some good projects here, such as the wetlands expansion, the wastewater treatment plants and septic tank upgrades. Others not so much such as the dairy cost share at $2.5 million […]

Federal Court Ruling Could Compel FL to Pause on Permitting Dredge and Fill of Wetlands

September 10, 2021 Aquifer Recharge, Environmental Threats, Federal Government Solutions, State Government Threats Leave a Comment

Great news from a federal judge in Arizona who revoked the recent ruling that allowed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, (DEP) to take on the work of the Army Corps of Engineers in […]

Terry on Thank you to all of our supporters: “Thanks for sharing the beauty of the river.” Mar 11, 12:56
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Mary Hampton on Great News For Florida Wetlands: “A very dear friend of mine sent me a note last night to inform me about this recent ruling that…” Feb 20, 16:54
Mike Roth on Good News From Tallahassee: “Kudos! Job well done by all!” Feb 10, 08:22
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