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In 2003, a committee predominantly composed of real estate developers was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to solve Florida's water disparity. Members were selected from the lobby group Council of 100 and in a 2003 report proposed "a system that enables water distribution from water-rich areas to water-poor areas," or the transfer of water through pipelines from the state's northern regions to ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Recent water samples show red tide off the coast of Southwest Florida, with one spot on Sanibel Island reporting high levels. Here's where the bloom is located, how to track it, and how to know if ...
There are a number of environmental issues in Florida.A large portion of Florida is a biologically diverse ecosystem, with large wetlands in the Everglades.Management of environmental issues related to the everglades and the larger coastal waters and wetlands have been important to the history of Florida and the development of multiple parts of the economy of Florida, including the influential ...
Chattahoochee River in Norcross, Georgia, downstream from Lake Lanier and Buford Dam. The tri-state water dispute is a 21st-century water-use conflict among the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida over flows in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin.
Brevard County has 8,000 miles (13,000 km) of waterline, presenting a challenge to water environmental management. In 2013, there were four major problems with water quality in the Indian River Lagoon. 1) Excess nitrogen and phosphorus from runoff from the application of fertilizer; 2) an estimated 8 to 11% septic tank failure. There are tens ...
Florida Power and Light Company said it restored power to more than 90% of its customers and, as of Sunday, was on track to restore power to all schools by the end of the weekend.
In 2006, the South Florida Water Management District had acquired enough land along the river and in the upper chain of lakes to complete restoration. A 2009 report from the Corps of Engineers went into detail with the issues and plans for the Kissimmee River restoration. [8] The restoration project was completed on July 29, 2021.