Valdosta Still a Problem, But Not The Only One

July 5, 2022 Miscellaneous, Local Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Other Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

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, […]

Manatee Monitoring Needs Volunteers

June 17, 2022 Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Stacie Greco has sent out the following information from the Springs Forum held last week: Alachua County Environmental Protection Department is looking for volunteers to help monitor the manatee population this winter! Volunteers will […]

Environmental Groups Sue to Get EPA to Reassess Indian River Lagoon Impacts

May 12, 2022 Federal Government Solutions, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Since the State of Florida refuses to clean up its waterways, perhaps the federal government will help. So we wish success in this endeavor and thanks to those environmental groups. Of course, the pollution in […]

Florida Tops List for Most Polluted Lakes in the U.S., Study Finds

March 21, 2022 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, State Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, County Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater Leave a Comment

Florida’s waters are in a horrible mess and our state leaders are totally useless; in fact, they are the cause. Political hot air blows strong and very little gets done. Lots of money is spent […]

Removing Rodman Dam Would Be Manna From Heaven for Manatees

February 2, 2022 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills Leave a Comment

Water scientist and OSFR advisor Dr. Robert Knight continues to explain our water issues and offer solutions which continue to be ignored by those responsible for taking care of our water. These people are […]

Manatees Need Our Protection … From Us

November 20, 2021 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban 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 […]

Newark is Not Valdosta

August 14, 2021 Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills Leave a Comment

Two years after Newark became the scene of one of the worst environmental disasters to strike an American city in decades, nearly all its 23,000 lead service lines, which had tainted the drinking water, […]

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