By: Karen Feagins June 24, 2008 — Several Central Florida counties want to withdraw water from the St. John’s to supplement dwindling groundwater supplies. A pending request from Seminole County would take out only a few gallons a day, but environmentalists worry it could open the door to future withdrawals by other counties, amounting to [...]
The Price of Our Thirst: North Florida Upset About St. John's Withdrawals
June 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Scientists tap St. John's 'shad alley' for possible answers?
June 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Kevin Spear- Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer WRITING ON THE ST. JOHNS RIVER Biologist Jon Shenker’s nets contain an unusual haul of fish that could help resolve Central Florida’s water war with its neighbors to the north.Each of the days-old American shad in his catch looks like a “white sliver with tiny eyeballs” at less than [...]
