Dennis Price, P.G., of Hamilton County, Florida, says, “I plan on going through the history of surface and ground water in the flatwoods in south Georgia and north Florida in the Suwannee River Basin. Historic water levels and how we have changed these levels. Changes beginning with forestry then farming, and population growth. Ideas for correcting the problems.”
This applies to the Floridan Aquifer proper and the other aquifers above it, all below the Suwannee, Alapaha, and Withlacoochee Rivers, the Okefenokee Swamp, and their tributaries.
When: 12-1 PM, Thursday, June 19, 2025
Put In: Register to join with zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FdxNg0QeSB-ngQLGUaIWKw
WWALS Board Member Janet Martin will give a brief introduction.
Questions and answers will be at the end.
How Humans Affect the Aquifer, a WWALS Webinar 2025-06-19
Dennis J. Price has led many a paddle outing and hike for WWALS, most recently Big Shoals St Pk to Suwannee Wayside, Suwannee River 2025-05-31.
Several times he has led us to the Dead River Sink, where he explained the Floridan Aquifer and the Hawthorn Formation that contains it north of the Cody Scarp.
Dennis Price explains at the Dead River Sink –jsq for WWALS, 2018-01-27, 13:50:12, 30.5787100, -83.0523100
He is a Practicing Geologist (P.G.) who lives in Hamilton County, Florida.
Since May 1994 he has been the owner of SE Environmental Geology, which “provides clients with professional environmental permitting services, geologic investigations, mining planning, geo-chemistry, wetland delineation, wetland impact and mitigation planning.”
Before that, Dennis worked for the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) from 1988 to 1994, for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) from 1983 to 1988, and for Occidental Chemical Company (the previous owner of the Nutrien phosphate mine in Hamilton County) from 1974 to 1983. He got a B.S. in Geology from Florida State University in 1975.
Here are a few of the things he has written that WWALS has published:
- Geological determinations about Sabal Trail and Suwannee River by Dennis Price P.G.
- We have a right to expect waterways and groundwater to be clean –Dennis J. Price
- Proposal for the Recharge of the Upper Floridan Aquifer –D.J. Price P.G. 2016-11-14
- The NFRWSP’s job is to figure out how to increase water levels in the aquifer. –Dennis J. Price 2016-12-12
His resume is on the WWALS website.
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But you still need to register at the zoom link for the webinar.
For other WWALS Webinars, see:
https://wwals.net/about/wwals-webinars/
They are usually on the second or third Thursday of the month, from noon to 1PM. After a brief introduction, the speaker has about 45 minutes, with the remaining time for questions and answers and discussion.
They are recorded, so if you miss one, you can see it later on
YouTube. Here’s a WWALS video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QxWRGrV9iExlyXQIVnzOtPX&si=0Atnjwrm_ikyV-sh
These WWALS Webinars are free, but we encourage you to join WWALS or
otherwise donate to assist our advocacy and educational mission.
https://wwals.net/donations/
WWALS Webinars are organized by the WWALS Events Committee; maybe you’d like to join that committee and help.
About WWALS: Since June 2012, WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity working for a healthy watershed with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable water.
Mission: WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Our Watershed: The 10,000-square-mile WWALS territory includes the Suwannee River from the Okefenokee Swamp to the Gulf of Mexico, plus the Suwannee River Estuary, and tributaries such as the Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers as far north as Cordele in Georgia, as well as parts of the Floridan Aquifer, which is the primary water source for drinking, agriculture, and industry for millions of Georgia and Florida residents.
Suwannee Riverkeeper: Since December 2016, WWALS is the WATERKEEPER® Alliance Member for the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary as Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®, which is a project and a staff position of WWALS focusing on our advocacy.
Contact: Janet Martin
WWALS Membership Director
janetwwals@gmail.com
229-630-0541
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