5.5M gallons per day
And so it begins. Buried on page B-3 of the TU for 14 Feb. SJRWMD staff recommends approval of an application by Seminole County to draw 5.5M gallons of water per day from the SJR to supplement their reclaimed and drinking water supply. Anyone think this will get disapproved when the Board meets on 11 March? This is a part of the larger issue of drawing 262M gallons per day from the SJR. Mike Heemer Related: Report Abuse | finder's blog | login or register to post comments | printer friendly version | Tags: sjrwmd
Submitted by OneMann on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 2:09pm.
I don't know what disturbs me the most - the fact that the story was buried with the obits, that we need to drain 5.5 million gallons a day to fix the problems caused by incredibly poor growth management, or that this proposal will just be cracking open a door that's about to be kicked wide open to fix more stupid growth management mistakes. The real solution to Florida's water problems lies eat and west, where the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean could provide all the water we need. Desalination plans languish in visioning and planning committees of all levels of bureaucracy, when there's already a need. Add that lack of effort in providing the obvious solution to government's grow-now-fix-later attitude, and now the best band-aid they can come up with for the water problem is gambling with the St. Johns River and its delicate ecosystem? There is a water problem that will continue to worsen. It's time to solve the problem the way it will have to be solved. There's no reason to reason the St. Johns first. Michael S. Mann
Submitted by finder on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 2:32pm.
To really appreciate what this could mean to the SJR it might help to read this story I found on CNN. http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/15296140/detail.html Generally it tells of the possibility that Lake Mead (you know the small pond behind the little beaver dam that is fed by the tiny river that gently meanders through the Grand Canyon?) could dry up by the year 2021. Why? Because the water usage from the lake is driven by developers! I found the last two paragraphs of the stroy to be very interesting. One is a 'tell it like it is line' the other is a 'trust me; I'll still respect you in the morning line'. Mike Heemer
Submitted by Key2life on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 3:00pm.
Mike H and Mike M, I was talking to Neil Armingeon (The Riverkeeper) the other day and he pointed me to a comprehensive study conducted by the folks at JCCI called, "River Dance: Putting the River in River City." I've scanned through the report and it's an amazing blueprint for the future success of the St. Johns. I encourage you to read it too because having the information in hand really brings home the implications of what the water management district is proposing. Here's the link: http://www.jcci.org/projects/reports/documents/RiverStudy.pdf People are talking about ...Here are the recent blog postings with the most comments. |
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You're right! This important story is buried on p3 with the obituaries!
The SJRWMD seems determined on their mission to allow water withdrawl from the SJR and the Ocklawaha.
Rest in peace??