Following is one of many press releases from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection which have come out in the past few days.  We admire the DEP for promoting Earth Day and we support a cleanup, a festival, and a pledge to reduce waste.

However, the DEP is in a unique position to do the real deal — how about denying permits for mining?  What a long way that would go toward celebrating the Earth!  How about denying excessive water withdrawal permits which further lower impaired rivers and springs?   That too, would go a long way.

The DEP educates the public.  Who educates the DEP?

Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.
-A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back-

 

 

Published by OSFR

Our Santa Fe River, Inc is a Florida not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization composed of concerned citizens working to protect the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of the Santa Fe River. We do this by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality, and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.

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  1. Since Noah Valenstein stepped in as Secretary of DEP almost a year ago there have been glimmers of hope that they might be serious about stopping the continuing degradation of our springs and rivers. His real tests are before him – here’s hoping he can continue to manage the job.

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