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Middle and Lower Suwannee River and Withlacoochee Task Force Report

May 23, 2020 Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Other Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

The Middle and Lower Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River Task Force subcommittee of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council met virtually on May 20, 2020. For the first thirty minutes of the meeting […]

Environmentalists Needed to Prod Public Agencies Into Action on River Pollution

March 22, 2020 Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, THREATS, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Local Government Threats Leave a Comment

For a period of several years, sewage spills from the City of Valdosta has been the on-going source of ever-increasing fecal contamination in the Suwannee River. As if the spills were not bad […]

Hale: Task Force continues to apply pressure on spills. MEETING REMINDER THURS. JAN. 23, LIVE OAK, 4 PM

January 22, 2020 THREATS, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills Leave a Comment

The colossal December sewage spill from Valdosta is just now reaching the Suwannee River, and Floridians have not forgotten. A reminder that this task force will meet Jan. 23 in Lake City, 4 PM, and […]

Planning Council Hears About Big Industry and Nestle

September 27, 2019 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Miscellaneous, Other Environmental Threats 2 Comments

OSFR had a presence at the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council at its monthly meeting in Lake City on Thursday evening, Sept. 26, 2019. Board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson spoke to the Council of the […]

ACTION ALERT LAKE CITY MEETING ON VALDOSTA SEWAGE SPILLS

February 28, 2019 THREATS, Action Alerts!, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Local Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Sewage Spills, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater 1 Comment

Task Force Members, Interested Persons, and News Media, Please be advised that there will be a Middle and Lower Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River Task Force meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 4:00 […]

Long Meeting at Bradford County

September 7, 2018 Advocacy, State Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Mining 4 Comments

Carol Mosley speaks Tuesday Sept. 4, 2018, the Bradford commissioners had a large workload. Two items were of interest to OSFR, the principal being we learned of the finalizing of the long mine permit […]

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