Why do we see Rick Scott’s “interim” secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection promoting zany money raising ideas for state parks? Tea Party Governors do what they do. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker proposed eliminating all general revenue dollars devoted to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Florida water resources
In 1966, the Florida Board of Conservation published a report on “Land and Water Resources Needs and Availability” in the “Southwest Florida” region. Water demand projections went out to 2015 for an area about the same as today’s Southwest Florida … Continue reading
There are lots of Florida-specific acronyms, programs, and place names but those are not “waterisms.” It means a term mostly or exclusively used to describe a fact or concern about Florida water management. Like: “Backpumping” (Mostly a south Florida term … Continue reading
Will the stale “states’ rights” rhetoric of some Florida’s politicians ever be toned down? Look, for example, at Attorney General Pam Bondi’s breathless press release about suing to overturn the recent EPA rule on “Waters of the United States.” She … Continue reading
Water management in Florida is seldom straightforward because people find many ways to get around the laws of hydrology and economics. A few examples: The biggest irrigated “crop” in Florida is lawn grass and other ornamental landscapes. Even with immense numbers of … Continue reading