sjrwmd

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

Good afternoon! 

Thank you all so very much for your interest and participation in my blog from yesterday.  I’ve been painting and thinking again, so  here’s another topic that is near and dear (to us and millions of others) – water conservation and preserving our safe drinking water.   There are many things we can do on a daily basis, each one of us, to assist in this important matter. 

Finally, the St. Johns River Water Management District is making a statement about St. Augustine grass and the evils of the stuff.  Here's a link to the article in the St. Augustine Record of yesterday, 11/25/07. 

It's not hard to let it go, the grass that is.  Read the article in full and encourage your HOAs if you have one, to allow alternatives.  It is sinful to keep using 64% of residential water for irrigation.

http://staugustine.com/stories/112507/news_017.shtml

There are many other websites which promote the use of native plants here in beautiful, sunny Florida.  www.FNPS.org (Florida Native Plant Society), and many more.  Just do a search and let me know if you have any questions.  I am familiar with most of the organizations and sources.

Nels Parson, Regional Recreational Lands Manager for the St. Johns River Water Management District, recently received the Friend of the Florida Trail Award.  This prestigious award is presented to non-members or organizations that have made significant contributions to the Florida Trail Association.  Nels’ job is to assure reasonable access to recreational lands for public groups and individuals with interests in hiking, wildlife viewing, game hunting, waterfowl hunting and preservation, horseback riding, bicycling, fishing, boating, canoeing and kayaking.  Recently, at Rice Creek Sanctuary, Nels and the District provided the inspiration and the materials necessary to widen the boardwalks, bridges and side trails to the Florida Trail, and to encourage construction of a viewing boardwalk to what is now known to be the eighth largest cypress in Florida.