One of the hardest things to notice sometimes is absence. Florida’s diminished water management systems carries forward on past momentum, still issuing press releases and reports about water management projects, still issuing environmental and water use permits, still holding governing … Continue reading
Thoreau noted in Walden that, “In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.” If we look at current water policy efforts in Florida, we … Continue reading
How dry has it been in Florida recently? One look into the numerical data is provided by the Southeast Regional Climate Center. They have an online lookup table for a number of cities in Florida. The last two years in … Continue reading
If you google “Spicewood Beach” water, you will get tens of thousands of results. This small unincorporated community of 1,300 in Texas had its single water supply well go dry and the news coverage has been intense. The Lower Colorado … Continue reading
The Suwannee River Water Management District reports a regional drought has caused record lows in boh Floridan aquifer monitoring wells and the Suwannee River. Last Thursday, the National Drought Center forecast that this drought would persist or intensify at least … Continue reading