On Wed. Oct.3, OSFR participated in a tour of the Valdosta water treatment plant requested by board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, and organized and executed by WWALS Watershed Coalition member and Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman. […]
The St. Johns River now has toxic algae, as seen in the following news item “Toxic Algae Invades St Johns River,” from Jacksonville Channel 4. We recall the mess in the Santa Fe during the […]
The Associated Press has released the following article by Jason Dearen and Mike Schneider on May 4, 2017. It needs to be read by our Governor, our DEP and our water management people, who have […]
“We haven’t had any spills. We had the one problem with the new plant, and it was not our fault. …so there’s not going to be another problem.” Mayor John Gayle Thanks to John Quarterman, […]
The city of Valdosta, Georgia has reported a large spill of untreated sewage We really don’t like to see these headlines. Nor will those people whose patience was tried for so long after so […]
WWALS Coalition has posted the following article about more sewage going into the Suwannee River. John Quaterman writes: “And of course both the Withlacoochee and the Alapaha join the Suwannee River. Valdosta says there’s no […]
On January 30, 2015 at 08:26AM, Suwannee River Water Management District published the following article: The Health Advisory for the Withlacoochee River has been lifted by the Florida Department of Health. Read this article from […]
The Suwannee River Water Management District has issued a warning for the Withlacoochee River and it can be read at the following link, or continue here for a reproduction: January 24, 2015 3:50 PM Florida Department […]
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