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Tag Archives: Santa Fe River
Multitude of water pollution, shortage issues facing Florida and Alachua County
By Sara Drumm on May 2nd, 2013 | Last updated: May 3, 2013 at 10:34 am
As the owner and lead tour guide for Adventure Outpost, Lars Andersen makes his living on the area’s waters, knows their histories and intimately understands their geographies. He, like others, are worried.
Floodwaters cause Suwannee and Santa Fe River levels to rise
By Rachel Genovese on March 11th, 2013 | Last updated: March 11, 2013 at 4:53 pm
Floodwaters have caused the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to activate all five idle-speed, no-wake zones on the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers. The FWC wants boaters to stay off of the Suwannee-Santa Fe River system if they can, but Parker said she hopes that boaters who continue to use it proceed with caution.
Alachua County declares a local state of emergency due to high water
By Front Page Edition on June 30th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Official Press Release: Due to unusually high water and local flooding caused by Tropical Stormed Debby’s heavy rainfall, Alachua County has issued a proclamation declaring a local state of emergency. View Proclamation The County has also activated the 311 Emergency [...]
Adena protest flotilla planned to bring attention to health of Silver River
By Front Page Edition on June 30th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:52 pm
By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM While river flooding is causing problems for homeowners and putting a damper on recreational businesses and parks near the Santa Fe, Ichetucknee and Suwannee River areas, there is a river event in Marion County area that is [...]
Swimmers and boaters should avoid activities on the Santa Fe River
By Front Page Edition on June 29th, 2012 | Last updated: September 20, 2012 at 1:52 pm
By Emily Burris – WUFT-FM Flooding along the Santa Fe River is expected to persist well into next week, and Alachua County’s Department of Environmental Protection is advising people to be extremely cautious of dangerous conditions in the river and [...]
Speed restrictions on Santa Fe River
By Forrest Smith on June 29th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Water levels are way up on the Santa Fe River, and that’s led the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to impose some boating speed restrictions. A 32 mile stretch of the river from O’Leno State Park to where the [...]
Flood waters cause aggravation to residents along the Santa Fe and Suwannee Rivers
By Front Page Edition on June 27th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:29 pm
By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM All of the rainfall from what was Tropical Storm Debby is slowly making it way to many of Florida’s creeks and rivers. Several popular North Central Florida waterways are becoming a bit hazardous for public use. [...]
Algal bloom on Santa Fe River topic of forum tonight
By Front Page Edition on May 29th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:41 pm
By Catherine Awasthi – WUFT-FM Prior to Tropical Depression Beryl, the lack of rain was a major factor in an algal bloom in the Santa Fe River near High Springs. A public forum will be held tonight at Poe Springs Park providing tips and expert knowledge to residents on the most [...]
Health Department issues warning about algal bloom on Santa Fe River
By Front Page Edition on May 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 7, 2012 at 2:28 pm
By WUFT-FM Staff The Alachua County Health Department is asking the public to watch out for an algal bloom that has been identified in the Santa Fe River near High Springs between the Highway 27 bridge and upstream of Poe [...]
