Rick Scott’s restless ambition likely will cause him to run for U.S. Senator in 2016 or 2018. Regardless, his term as governor will end with the inauguration of a new governor in January 2019. If Adam Putnam, the current Commissioner of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Water use
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection still defends the idea of raising more revenues within the state park system, even though that system already raises more than two-thirds of expenditures (far above the national average). It is obvious that picking on … Continue reading
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
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
It was around 1950 that the Wanderer appeared in the streets of many Florida towns, crying out a grim vision of the state’s future. Afterward, no one could say exactly what she looked like, but all agreed that her hair resembled … Continue reading