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Chemours mine 2 6 In: OSFR and SSJ Sierra Club Tour Chemours Mine, a Continued Threat to the Santa Fe River | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

OSFR and SSJ Sierra Club Tour Chemours Mine, a Continued Threat to the Santa Fe River

  The following was submitted by OSFR President Pro-Tem Joanne Tremblay.  Map and Photos by Paul Still.  Chemours mining operation, formerly DuPont, has long been a repeated polluter and rule-breaker which does not follow DEP […]

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saltwaterintrusion cc In: Senate Saltwater Intrusion Study Bill Flows Out of Final Committee | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Senate Saltwater Intrusion Study Bill Flows Out of Final Committee

Not only confined to Florida’s coasts, salt water intrusion is largely caused by over-pumping, a preventable cause exacerbated by Florida’s unlimited free-water-for-all pumping policy. Read the original article here in Florida Politics. Comments by OSFR […]

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Valdosta Still a Problem, But Not The Only One

Those following our posts know that the flawed wastewater system in Valdosta has had serious problems going back many years.  These problems stemmed from a poorly planed project in which the volume was catastrophically under-estimated, […]

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stop mosaic2fi In: A Water Spill at a Mosaic Phosphate Mine Floods Creek in Southeast Hillsborough | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

A Water Spill at a Mosaic Phosphate Mine Floods Creek in Southeast Hillsborough

Although not as dramatic as the New Wales giant sinkhole, this spill was not supposed to happen.   Another example of when you have a phosphate mine you will have accidents. Both Mosaic and our DEP […]

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Study Suggests Hydraulic Fracturing Can Impact Surface Water Quality–

Advocates opposing fracking will read this title and go “Duh…………….!”  They have been saying precisely this for many years.  Saying it to county commissioners, legislators and anyone who will listen. Now we see this in […]

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