County OKs Water Bottling Operation at Salt Springs

The following link is to an article on Ocala.com published May 31, 2011:

http://www.ocala.com/article/20110531/ARTICLES/110539947/1412?p=2&tc=pg

SJRWMD Approves MN Water Bottler to Pump at Orange Spings

The following link is to an article on Ocala.com published June 14, 2011:

http://www.ocala.com/article/20110614/ARTICLES/110619871/1412?Title=Regulators-approve-Orange-Springs-permit-for-water-bottler

Doctoring the Data

The link below is to a Gainesville Sun editorial published June 8, 2011:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110608/OPINION01/110609609/1076/opinion?Title=Editorial-Doctoring-the-data

Suwannee River WMD Hydrologic Report - Sept 2011

This is a link to the Suwannee River Water Management District's Sept 2011 Hydrologic Report:

http://www.srwmd.state.fl.us/documents/Press%20Releases/Hydrologic%20conditions%20continue%20to%20decline.PDF

Upper Etonia Creek Basin

Dear Members - the 103-page study linked below is worth looking over if you want some facts about the hydrological makeup and interactions of the surficIal aquifer and our lakes. The Link for Phase I of the study is below. It is good to become as educated as possible as we participate in discussions about our lakes’ recovery.

INVESTIGATION OF LAKE AND SURFICIAL AQUIFER INTERACTION IN THE UPPER ETONIA CREEK BASIN
By Michael D. Annable and Louis H. Motz, Faculty Investigators
Derek S. Knapp, Gregory D. Sousa, and William D.Beddow, II, Graduate Student Investigators
epartments of Environmental Engineering Sciences and Civil Engineering
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
for Douglas W. Durden, Project Manager, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida
SJRWMD Contract Number: 93W296
UF Number: 49104510425, Gainesville, Florida 32611, September 1996

http://www.sjrwmd.com/technicalreports/pdfs/SP/SJ91-SP5.pdf

Change in Water Restriction Rules

With the fall time change comes some adjustment to the details of water restrictions. Know the rules and use water wisely.
SJRWMD Water Restrictions