Wise up to waterdistrict folly Harvest what we waste
Most of Florida remains in the grip of a record drought. Central Florida’s Withlacoochee River went completely dry in 2001 and again in 2007. In 70 years of record, those years are the only time this river has completely dried up for an extended period.
Also last year, Lake Okeechobee, South Florida’s major water supply, plunged to its lowest level in history. The period from November 2005 to October 2007 is the driest in history dating back to 1932. Okeechobee could fall to a new low of 7 feet in the 2008 dry season. In November, the lake was at 10.34 feet — more than 1 foot below its previous historic low for that date.
Against this backdrop, we at Audubon of Florida view the St. Johns River Water Management District’s “alternative water supply” proposals as utter folly.
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