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Water
Six-month hold on a lawsuit against the Piney Point waste site
A U.S. District Judge has put a six-month hold on a lawsuit against the Piney Point waste site. The state is trying to close the site.
MidPoint: Winning the Water Wars
For decades, the country (and the Tampa region specifically) has faced a Water War. Debates and fights over who has it, who doesn't, how we get it, and who pays for it have been a...
April is water conservation month in Florida – here’s how you can save water
April has been declared Water Conservation Month. The Southwest Florida Water Management District gives tips to conserve water.
Tampa will discuss water reuse plan that has been called “toilet to tap”
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is proposing a plan to reuse partially treated wastewater and the total cost could be $500 million.
Selling home grown veggies to your community
Today we had the pleasure to speak with 2 guests. Tracy Tippen from Hope Spot. The Hope Spot Festival is celebrating our coastal waters. The Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot runs from Apalachicola down to...
Fire damages Dunedin’s water plant – residents should conserve water
Dunedin, Florida, residents are asked to conserve water after a fire damaged the city's water plant.
Blue-green algae bloom alert for Eagle Lake Park in Largo
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County has issued a health alert due to the presence of blue-green algal toxins in the lake.
Robin Broad and John Cavanagh are passionate about their cause. The story they tell in The Water Defenders – How Ordinary People Saved A Country From Corporate Greed tells the inspirational story of a community...
Water issues plague the Tampa Bay region
From low water pressure in south Hillsborough County caused by rapid development to a massive fish kill in Pinellas County waters caused by Red Tide, and the Piney Point disaster in April where a long...
The Suwannee River Water Management District Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a permit allowing the Seven Springs Water Company to pump nearly a million gallons of water per day from Ginnie Springs to a nearby...
Opponents of the plan to allow a giant corporation to draw more water from Florida’s pristine springs and aquifer suffered a setback last month. The food giant Nestlé is collaborating with a company called Seven...
Will new Suwannee River Water Management District board member impact Nestle’s water application?
The water management district that will decide on whether Nestlé and its partner will get a permit to take a million gallons of water a day from a north Florida spring system will soon have...
