Water Quality Threats – Agricultural Fertilizers

Threats to Our Springs

April 24, 2024 Conservation, Environmental Threats, Miscellaneous, SOLUTIONS, THREATS, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs) Leave a Comment

Over-pumping and fertilizers is how we go from pristine springs to slime-filled morass. We have had a wet spring so our river is running high but we can go months without rain, which does happen, […]

Endangered Rivers In 2024

April 18, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, Environmental Threats - Mining, Other Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) 1 Comment

Partially to blame for this is our corrupt Supreme Court, as outlined below. Their ruling limited the EPA’s protection of our rivers and aquifers.. Read the original article with many photos here at USA Today. […]

More Polluted Lakes

April 12, 2024 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

For many years this lake received wastewater effluent from nearby Winter Haven. Efforts were made to clean it up, but apparently it is still overloaded with nutrients. Given the fact that Florida has more polluted […]

Current Regulations For Excess Nutrients Not Working

January 25, 2024 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

This is the story of Florida all over again. We are poisoning our planet in order to save money and the agencies which are supposed to protect our waters do not care. Read the original […]

Universities Partly to Blame For Excess Fertilizer Use

January 2, 2024 Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

It is well documented that farmers often use much more fertilizer than needed and that the soil and plants can absorb. What is less well known is that state universities may often be partly to […]

Excess Nutrients a Problem in the Midwest and In Florida

November 14, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs) Leave a Comment

Intense corn, wheat and soybean production in the Midwest has caused huge amounts of fertilizer to be carried down the streams and rivers to the Mississippi, and also to enter the groundwater. Excess nitrates are […]

Now We Have Green Algae

August 31, 2023 County Government Threats, Local Government Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

I do remember the smell of the paper mills which kept me out of Jacksonville back when. Today we have green algae and good ole’ boy politics scattered about Florida and both stink. The authorities […]

More Dead Fish For Florida

August 12, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Not good for tourism. Too much heat, too many nutrients. Read the complete article here in Sun Sentinel. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]

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