Water Quality Threats – Fertilizers

Threats to Our Springs

April 24, 2024 Environmental Threats, Conservation, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, THREATS, SOLUTIONS, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, 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, […]

Veto Needed On Bad Legislation

April 19, 2024 Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

OSFR has signed on to the following letter sent by the Florida Springs Council asking our governor to veto some really bad legislation. It is amazing that that our leaders continue to use, time and […]

Endangered Rivers In 2024

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

Number One In Pollution, Thanks to Our State Water Protectors

April 10, 2024 Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

What’s worse, the measurements would be based on computer models, not on actual water samples. Florida’s computer modeling has already done a terrible job with state water permits, because it’s based on false assumptions. […]

More Algae

April 5, 2024 Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks Leave a Comment

So, who is going to explain to these kids that they can’t have their fishing event because the state leaders who are supposed to take care of our water choose not to do their jobs? […]

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 […]

The Costs of Not Stopping Algae

January 23, 2024 State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks Leave a Comment

Although this article speaks mostly of the southern end of the state, the cost of allowing green algae to flourish applies to all of us. In the north part of Florida, the overwhelming source […]

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