MFLs

MFLs, a License to Kill

November 3, 2023 State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

Manasota-88 writes today about Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs) in Horse and Charlie creeks in South Florida, but the situation is the same in the Santa Fe basin: the State of Florida uses the MFLs […]

Meeting On Suwannee River MFLs

April 26, 2023 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), State Government Threats Leave a Comment

Here is an announcement of our water district’s meeting to discuss the minimum flows and levels of the Middle and Upper Suwannee River. This is a process the District must go through so the public […]

The MFLs Are a License to Slowly Kill The Springs

November 20, 2022 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

That the State of Florida and our Suwannee River Water Management District have lost control of our water purity is manifest here by this press release. Reading between the lines we see that the […]

SRWMD, UF Partner On Snook Migration Study

September 26, 2022 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP) Leave a Comment

We disagree with Mr. King’s statement below. Evidence suggests that the MFLs exist to permit his office to allow harmful impacts. If you don’t believe us, just compare river and spring flows now and […]

MFL Peer Review Responses

June 20, 2020 Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), THREATS, State Government Threats Leave a Comment

The Suwannee River Water Management District has put the MFL Peer Review commentary on their web site and it can be accessed through the links below. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A […]

One Size Fits All The MFLs Guarantee It

July 26, 2015 THREATS, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), State Government Threats 1 Comment

On July 26, 2015 at 02:05PM, Tom at Watery Foundation published the following article: During cold spells, manatees aggregate in warm water springs to survive. The minimum flows and levels established for these […]

Stop The Madness of “Independent Scientific Peer Review”

July 9, 2014 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

On July 09, 2014 at 04:19PM, Tom at Watery Foundation published the following article: It would require a whole article to explain why the system of “independent scientific peer review” for establishing minimum flows and levels […]

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