Shoals on the Withlacoochee River
Could that be karst?
Girders of the Belleville Bridge
Down the Withlacoochee River
A spring on the Withlacoochee River
Albany Public Hearing, Sabal Trail Compressor Air Quality Permit –GA-EPD 2015-11-05
At Albany Technical College, 6:30 PM 5 November 2015.
Here’s the
GA-EPD Press Release,
with links to the Public Notice, a Narrative, and the Draft Air Quality Permit. Continue reading
Videos: Sabal Trail’s case in WWALS v. Sabal Trail & FDEP 2015-10-19
Surprise WWALS attorneys and mounds of Sabal Trail and FDEP documents, yet missing documents, overlooked gopher tortoises, and springs that apparently none of the respondents went to see,
all in these WWALS videos of the first day of the case WWALS brought to defend its members, the Suwannee River, and the Floridan Aquifer against the invading Sabal Trail pipeline and the Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) and Easement to Use Sovereign Submerged Lands (Easement) the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
intends to issue to Sabal Trail.
Petitioner WWALS presented a surprise: two attorneys. Respondents Sabal Trail and FDEP presented a mound of documents. That was all in preliminary matters.
Then Sabal Trail presented its prima facie case, through its witnesses David Shammo and David Dickson.
Per previous agreement among the parties, WWALS presented out of order two witnesses, Tom Edwards and Joe “Britt” McClung.
Then Sabal Trail continued with witness Jim Ambrosino
Towards the end of the day, FDEP’s sole witness Lisa Prather testified.
Here’s a link to much more information including vidoes of the other two days of the hearing, and how you can continue to contribute to the IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign for legal expenses (there will almost certainly be an appeal) or join WWALS.
Below are WWALS videos of Day 1, followed by a video playlist.
Withlacoochee, Suwannee, Grand Bay! WWALS Outings Coming Up
Tired of tedious hearings? Want to get outdoors?
Come paddle with WWALS on our rivers and walk in our swamps!
- 9AM Saturday 24 October 2015: Sullivan Launch to Blue Spring, Withlacoochee River Outing
- 9AM Sunday 22 November 2015: Suwannee River from CR 6 to Cone Bridge, WWALS Outing
- 10AM Saturday 12 December 2015: Grand Bay Hike: WWALS Outing
These outings are Free! But we encourage you to join WWALS today to support our fun outings and important work: /donations/. See our newsletters, and the press Releases and news. And consider joining the new Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail Committee.
-jsq
The ant testifies against the dinosaur: WWALS v. Sabal Trail & FDEP continues 2015-10-21
It’s hard to qualify as an expert, but WWALS members count, too,
as we defend the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers and the Floridan Aquifer
against the Sabal Trail pipeline invader.
Continuing this morning at 10AM in Jasper, Florida!
When: 10 AM Wednesday 21 October 2015
Where: Hamilton County Board of Commissioners Chambers,
207 NE First Street
Jasper, Florida 32052
What: WWALS v. Sabal Trail & FDEP
Defending the Suwannee River and our water, land, and air
against the invading Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline Continue reading
E-comment to FERC ASAP, especially experts
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson says: “Please consider saying something and be counted.” Here’s How to send an ecomment to FERC.
You can ecomment today on FERC docket number CP15-17 against the
Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline invading Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
Until December 11, 2015 you can also send comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers against Sabal Trail’s use of rivers and wetlands. You can do this for any of Florida, Georgia, or Alabama.
In Georgia, you can send comments to Continue reading