Another Taxpayer Boondoggle
This appears to be another taxpayer boondoggle dreamed up by state so-called water protectors who have too much time on their hands. It sounds much like a “rob Peter to pay Paul” scheme. These […]
Glossing Over Negative Impacts
The original plan of this water transfer spoke of taking water from Black Creek only during flood periods when there was too much water in the creek. Lately that has not been mentioned and they […]
Taxpayer Boondoggle Continues.
This huge waste of taxpayer money continues on and on. Water levels in some Keystone lakes fell when the JAE began drawing out huge amounts of water from the aquifer. This resulted in a […]
Still a Bad Idea
Water transfers rarely work, even less than mitigations, and usually have negative consequences somewhere. The idea here is analogous to those uninformed individuals who say that we might as well bottle water from Ginnie Springs […]
Fools Persist, No End of Dumb Ideas
As climate change brings new weather patterns and phenomena, water surpluses and scarcity will result in panic and frantic activity brought on by denial and inaction begun decades ago. It may also bring on bad […]
Trying to Trick Mother Nature
We have posted multiple times on this ill-conceived project. We say ill-conceived because water that is moved from point A to point B, will be missed at point A. We explain the simple cause of […]
Protect Ichetucknee Springs For Generations to Come
As Nathan Crabbe points out in the article below, it is crystal clear that the State of Florida has no intention of restoring our springs. Their projections are mere fantasy which makes them a laughingstock […]
Promote water conservation before building pricey pipelines
Most water advocates and independent scientists agree that water transfers are generally not a good idea, and almost always have negative consequences somewhere. We have posted multiple times about the Black Creek project. The obvious […]
Agreements Reached For Pipeline System To Replenish Keystone Heights Lakes
Excessive pumping permitted by SJWMD is the cause of lowered lake levels and water transfers is not the solution simply because the water in Black Creek is needed in Black Creek. Jacksonville must curb its […]
Water Agency, Utilities Eye Deal to End Legal Fight Over Keystone Heights Lakes, Pipeline–
More shenanigans from the St Johns River Water Management District which gave support and permission for the plan to pipe water from Black Creek to certain Keystone Heights lakes. The environment was never a […]
Turn down permits, don’t build pipeline
We have already expressed our opinion of this crackpot idea. Read the original article here in the Gainesville Sun. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
Critics: Plan to pipe Suwannee River water a nonstarter
Antics like this are revealing to more and more people the sham that is our water district which is going to desperate lengths to appear worthy of its existence. OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson is […]