Water Quality Threats – Wastewater

Florida’s Failure For Clean Water

February 22, 2022 Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

One more danger to the citizens of Florida caused by our state’s agencies’ failure to provide clean water. It appears our wastewater systems are inadequate and not even testing for toxins that are there […]

Florida University Researching Impact of Toxic Algae Blooms

December 6, 2021 State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity (Threats), Local Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Other Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Over two years ago Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a group of scientists to figure out ways to fix Florida’s blue-green algae problem. They announced a set of recommendations in late 2019 that included tougher policing […]

Manatees Need Our Protection … From Us

November 20, 2021 Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

What we would have liked to have seen in this carefully-worded-not-to-offend editorial is a call for funding to stop the pollution points that are killing the manatee food and thus the manatees. Funding is […]

Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass

October 30, 2021 Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

This article serves as a continuation and progression of the problem. Up to now it appears that our anti-environment governor plans to just let the manatees die. His comment is: “We have a lot […]

Creating Habitats to Save the Manatees

October 7, 2021 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Federal Government Threats, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater 1 Comment

We are not experts on manatee habitat, but it seems to us that the main problem is caused by water pollution which is caused by humans. In the history of the manatee in Florida they […]

Study Suggests Hydraulic Fracturing Can Impact Surface Water Quality–

September 7, 2021 THREATS, Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

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 […]

Earthquakes on Record-Breaking Pace in U.S. Shale, Study Finds

August 25, 2021 Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, THREATS, Federal Government Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

Now established as fact and associated with fracking. The process water stays there as a poisonous legacy of our greed and stupidity for years to come as we continue to work towards making Earth uninhabitable. […]

Time to Act on Causes of Toxic Algae

July 13, 2021 Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quantity (Threats), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Other Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Until Florida officials find the political will to tackle these big problems, massive algae blooms are probably going to be a fact of life. And spot solutions will never make up for the damage Floridians […]

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