A few factoids from the 2010 USGS Report on national water use help explain relative magnitudes of Florida water use. This state: Withdrew more fresh groundwater than any other state in the East (Table 1) Withdrew 791 gallons per capita … Continue reading
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Philip Wylie‘s 1949 article on water pollution in Miami probably made as big an environmental difference as any other piece of Florida journalism. “Polluted Paradise” showed a national audience how much of Miami’s sewage was completely untreated and piped straight … Continue reading
Rich Marella, with the USGS, has just released his interesting 10-page report on 2012 Florida water use, updating his much more detailed report on 2010 water use. Total fresh water withdrawals in 2012 were almost identical to 2010 (6,399 mgd vs. 6,382 … Continue reading
For what it’s worth, Google Trends shows the following apparent trend lines from 2004-2015 in some search terms from Florida users: … Continue reading
In early July, I asked opponents of the EPA “Waters of the U.S.” rule to “Please stop the bombast–it is just a water rule.” That was a response to over-the-top denunciations coming from Attorney General Bondi and Commissioner of Agriculture Putnam. Where … Continue reading