TAVARES - County commissioners
decided this week that Lake could not afford to continue its legal battle
against Niagara Bottling.
Tuesday's decision — a 4-0 vote by
commissioners to end the legal challenge — is a turning point in Central
Florida's water wars. It could hasten the decision on whether to let the
California-based water bottler tap water from an area already contemplating
shortages in the future.
In July, a staff recommendation submitted to the
St. Johns River Water Management District's
governing board recommended granting Niagara a five-year permit to take water
from the Floridan Aquifer and sell it.
River or reservoir? Plans for a marina on Rodman Reservoir reignites debate
Alan
Youngblood/Star-Banner
Timothy
Poole waits for fish to take the bait just below the Kirkpatrick Dam at the
Rodman Reservoir recreation area February 20, 2009. Poole has been fishing the
area for 30 years. The debate continues whether to remove the Kirkpatrick Dam
and restore the Ocklawaha River to it's natural state.
Published: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:52 p.m.
It's one of the most ambitious undertakings to capitalize on a local man-made wonder - or, some would say, one of the most foolhardy.
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Groveland stands alone against Niagara water permit in Lake County
read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lkl-niagara-bottled-water-030509,0,7605818.story
Board Members of St. John's River Water Management District
Tell them how you feel
about this water bottling facility....
David G.
Graham, Chairman,
E-mail address: dgraham@sjrwmd.com
Susan N.
Hughes,
Vice
Chairman
Ponte Vedra Term of Appointment: October 2003–March 2010
E-mail
address:
shughes@sjrwmd.com
Ann T.
Moore,
Secretary
Bunnell Term of Appointment: March
2001–March 2009
E-mail address: amoore@sjrwmd.com
W. Leonard
Wood,
Treasurer
Fernandina BeachTerm of Appointment: April 2005–March 2010
E-mail
address: lwood@sjrwmd.com
Douglas C.
Bournique
E-mail address: dbournique@sjrwmd.com
Michael
Ertel
E-mail address: mertel@sjrwmd.com
Hersey “Herky”
Huffman
E-mail address: hhuffman@sjrwmd.com
Arlen N.
Jumper
E-mail address: ajumper@sjrwmd.com
Hans G. Tanzler
III
E-mail address: htanzler@sjrwmd.com
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Save Our Aquifer (photos included)
Dear friends of the Floridan aquifer,
A great big thank you to everyone who attended the "Keep Sewage Out"
demonstration at Rockledge City Hall this past Wednesday. More than 50
residents of all ages turned out for the exciting event. Demonstrations
like this one, will continue and expand over the coming months. Please
enjoy a few of the terrific photos from the event. Save Our Aquifer is
working on adding these photos and more to the Save Our Aquifer website.
On March 4, 2009, more than 50 residents of all ages gathered to
demonstrate their objections to the City of Rockledge's plan to
annually inject 180 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the
Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDW), also knows as the Floridan aquifer,
via a controversial Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well. The
demonstration was held at the local City Hall.
If the
cycle testing permit is approved by the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, our local aquifer will be contaminated forever with sewage water
that contains birth control chemicals, prescription drugs, fire suppression
chemicals, hormones, PCB's, heavy metals, carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and
numerous other unregulated chemicals that cause human and animal impacts at even
trace amounts. The Indian River Lagoon, an Ecological Resource of National
Significance, is located within 2,000 feet of the injection site. The City of
Rockledge has banned all potable wells within a 1-mile radius of the injection
site at the Rockledge Sewage Treatment Facility at 1700 Jack Oates Boulevard, in
preparation for the cycle testing permit to be issued by the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (FDEP) as early as June, 2009.
The efforts of the local Rockledge community and surrounding
communities will continue as they work towards keeping the Floridan aquifer
sewage free.
To Take Action, please go to this link on our website
and send an email to the local and state governing officials and permitting
agencies FDEP and the SJRWMD.
Thanks for the call this morning and for all your help in getting the word
out to other Florida residents. The types of wells are growing in
popularity and are very often done by the local governments very quietly so as
not to create public interest and involvement. They are called by FDEP
"reclaimed water" ASR wells. This will be the first one on the entire east
coast to inject partially treated sewage into the Floridan aquifer aka the
Underground Source of Drinking Water.
Sincerely,
Amy Mosher
Please forward this freely...
www.saveouraquifer.org
321-636-2229
P.O. Box 251
Cocoa, FL 32923
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Clean Water Restoration Act
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Currently, polluters are seizing on the Supreme Court rulings to
argue that the Clean Water Act only protects "navigable" waters
such as major rivers, thus leaving unguarded an abundance of
America's streams, lakes, rivers and wetlands. We can't allow
industrial polluters access to these vulnerable waterways.
The Clean Water Restoration Act, as introduced in the 110th
Congress, would protect all waters from these polluters. If
adopted in the 111th Congress it would restore clear protections
to water bodies that were covered before the Supreme Court
rulings.
But, before the Clean Water Restoration Act can start protecting
us, we have to do our part to get it introduced in Congress and
then passed into law.
Please take a moment and tell your friends, family members, and
colleagues how they can help:
http://action.earthjustice.org/campaign/cwa_0209/forward
With your help, Earthjustice will continue to safeguard public
lands, national forests, parks, and wilderness areas; reduce air
and water pollution; prevent toxic contamination; preserve
endangered species and wildlife habitat; and defend the right of
all people to a healthy environment.
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