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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Map of Suwannee River Basin
Yet another map,
this one from the
Suwannee River Basin and Estuary Integrated Science Workshop,
USGS, 22-24 September 2004,
Cedar Key, Florida, Compiled by Brian Katz and Ellen Raabe.
Here are
the slides from that workshop.
This map is a bit odd in that it does not show the biggest city in the entire Suwannee River Basin.
However, it shows nearby larger cities. I never really realized Jacksonville is closer than Tallahassee to most of the Basin.
For more maps, see the WWALS Suwannee River Basin web page.
-jsq
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Sabal Trail reacts to Sanford Bishop GA-02, WWALS, Price P.G.
It’s time for more people and organizations, especially Congress members,
to ask the Corps for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement,
after
Sabal Trail side-stepped many of the questions
in a 130-page claim that it had already addressed every recent point from
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop GA-02, WWALS Watershed Coalition, Flint Riverkeeper,
and Dennis Price P.G. in recent letters to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
If karst concerns alone were enough to move Sabal Trail off of the Withlacoochee River in Florida, and the Itchetucknee River, and to move it to a different
crossing for the Santa Fe River, they should be enough to move it off the
Suwannee River, where the conditions are quite similar.
In case anybody wondered whether Sabal Trail is watching the web for anything posted by its opponents, note where Sabal Trail said in its included 6 June 2016 letter to Mark R. Evans of the Corps that it first saw Sanford Bishop’s letter: Continue reading
Valdosta force main and new WWTP are online and working
The recent rains caused little wastewater overflow, according to
Valdosta City Council Tim Carroll, who forwarded cryptic Valdosta press release yesterday and then explained on the telephone what it meant:
the two biggest pieces of Valdosta’s wastewater and sewer fixes
are operational already.
The press release referred to “the new force main” as if it were already in operation, yet nothing on Valdosta’s website says it is. So I called Tim Carroll and he confirmed that yes, the force main is online. Not only that, but 5 million gallons less water than usual for such rains entered the new Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
Wait, does that mean the new, uphill, out-of-the-floodplain WWTP is also online? Yes, confirmed Carroll. And the less inflow was due to less INI.
What’s INI, I asked, ignorantly? Continue reading
Roline to Cypress Creek, Suwannee River, 2016-08-13
Join us for a summer morning paddle on the iconic Suwannee River in Florida.
When: 8AM Saturday August 13th 2016
Put in: Roline Launch, 30°33’51.0″N 82°43’30.6″W or 30.564185, -82.725167
Directions: From Jasper: east on CR 6 approx. 15 miles, left on Woodpecker Rd. (Dirt) about 3 miles, follow sign to launch.
Take out: Cypress Creek South Launch
Duration: 7.5 miles, about 4 hours.
Shuttle: Continue reading
GWC win over Sabal Trail in Georgia Trend
Water and property rights are the same when fighting a natural gas pipeline: Georgia Trend understands what Georgia Water Coalition is doing to stop the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline.
Ben Young, Georgia Trend, June 2016,
Sustainable Georgia: Collecting Water,
…Nearly every county can claim scenic waterways — some 15 established water trails are highlighted by the Georgia River Network, with another 17 in the works.
But clean water is vital for more than tourism — as evidenced by the continuing news out of Flint, Mich., and the spectacle of that state utterly failing to provide basic services to residents in a way we are more used to seeing in the Third World.
Closer to home, Georgia lawmakers Continue reading
4610 foot explored cave at McIntyre Spring, Withlacoochee River, Georgia
Did you know there’s an almost mile-long cave system under the Withlacoochee River between Lowndes and Brooks Counties, Georgia?
Valdosta cave-diver Guy Bryant wrote
a fascinating in-depth blog about McIntyre Spring, including this map he drew, and the picture below of him in this cave system that starts in the river bottom.
There’s no land access, so don’t trespass. And don’t try to go in the cave even from boats unless you really know what you’re doing. It’s been visited by some of the most famous cave divers in the world, a couple of whom are no longer with us due to accidents in other underground caverns.
But do please go read Guy Bryant’s blog post. Continue reading
A Great Day On The Withlacoochee 2016-06-04
What a gorgeous day. 19 boats, 22 paddlers and 2 dogs made the trip on the Withlacoochee River from Florida Campsites ramp to Suwannee River State Park. The water was so clear we could see all but the very deepest portions of the river bottom. Springs, shoals, rock formations, beautiful scenery and great company made this a day to remember.- cjm
The Pinetta gauge was at 6.8′ (53.3′ NAVD88).
See also pictures on facebook by Continue reading
Pictures of high school student photography contest winners, Serenity at Lime Run Spring
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Live Oak, June 4rd 2016 — The photographers of these inspirational pictures were themselves photographed by a local photographer.
“It’s so important to engage young people in respecting and appreciating nature. Hopefully they will want to protect it.” said Deanna Mericle, WWALS member from Hamilton County, who organized this contest along with Eileen Box of Suwannee County and the Live Oak Woman’s Club, two weeks ago in Live Oak, Florida. Continue reading
Tonya, Savannah Riverkeeper, explains Palmetto Pipeline victory
