Water Permits in Profile: The Adena Springs Controversy
A request by Adena Springs Ranch, near Fort McCoy, Fla., to withdraw 13.2 million gallons a day from the Floridan Aquifer is being challenged by hundreds of people in north central Florida. Owners of the 30,000-acre cattle ranch have applied to the St. Johns River Water Management District to pump more water daily than the […]
Water districts enter into North Florida partnership
A grim realization has dawned a new age for water management in north Florida. Since their inception in 1972, the Suwannee River Water Management District and the St. Johns River Water Management District have watched one another drain the lakes, rivers and springs that populate the region. The two agencies decided to join forces to […]
