The Pinellas County Commission voted recently to stop fluoridating drinking water. That may save them from being called members of the “fluoride Gestapo.” However, the decision also increases the incidence of dental disease and puts the county at odds with … Continue reading
Category Archives: Water quality
Dexiter Lehtinen, U.S. Attorney for South Florida, filed an Everglades lawsuit on October 11, 2021 with far-reaching consequences to this day. Although the suit had a number of charges and allegations, the most powerful was that state government and the … Continue reading
Floridians generate and use twice as many gallons of reused domestic wastewater per capita as the residents of any other state. That is one of the great Florida water management successes. Even more could be achieved. One obstacle for some … Continue reading
Citrus, especially orange juice, is one of Florida’s best known agricultural products. This industry generates important water resource concerns because it uses about 800 million gallons a day of water. Additionally, up to 240 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre … Continue reading
As a result of all the conflicting claims about the projected cost of new water quality criteria for nutrients in Florida lakes and streams, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency commissioned an independent economic study. Experts appointed by the National Research … Continue reading