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DeSantis Signs Bad Water Bill

July 2, 2020 Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

In spite of the glowing words of Florida’s Governor and the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP,) the best description of this bill is the word FAILURE. Failure to protect and […]

GUEST EDITORIAL: Lawns or clean water?

May 18, 2020 Governance, Legislation, & Regulation (Threats), Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, County Government Threats, Local Government Threats Leave a Comment

“Unfortunately, we have a government that is interested in growth at the cost of all else.” Sad but true from the state on up. Our recourse: sue or vote them out, both costly and […]

Restarting economy by weakening water quality, growth management a bad idea

May 11, 2020 THREATS, Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

Orgera and Moher give a synopsis of the dark period for Florida’s environment which began with Rick Scott in 2011, and which continues to a large degree with Ron DeSantis. In addition to the […]

Band-Aids aren’t enough

March 10, 2020 State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats), Publications (letters, opinion pieces) 1 Comment

The following letter by John Moran appeared in the Gainesville Sun today, March 10, 2020. We chose not to print the op-ed by the former SRWMD employee because it is obviously too biased to present […]

Don’t water down ways to stop pollution

January 24, 2020 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Publications (letters, opinion pieces) Leave a Comment

The usual promises, but still we fail to address the biggest polluter of North Florida’s rivers and springs– agriculture. Understandably so because their lobby is the strongest, but if we are to save our water […]

Robert Knight: Santa Fe, Ichetucknee suffering death by a thousand cuts

May 30, 2019 Environmental Threats, THREATS, State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats), Publications (letters, opinion pieces) 1 Comment

* This is serious stuff, this is the truth being told to the people who have the obligation to listen and do their jobs. Our springs and rivers are dying and those who are supposed […]

Bob Knight: Despite abundant rain, aquifer levels are trending downward

October 10, 2018 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Environmental Threats, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats), Publications (letters, opinion pieces) Leave a Comment

The lesson to be learned in Dr. Knight’s latest op-ed is of extreme importance and one a few but not all of our water managers has begun to realize. And it is a message that […]

“Silenced Springs: Moving from Tragedy to Hope”

May 5, 2015 Conservation, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

On May 02, 2015 at 11:22AM, Tom at Watery Foundation published the following article: Bob Knight, President of the Florida Springs Institute and long-time springs champion, has published a book on his favorite topic. What would you […]

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