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Their town was in the path of Hurricane Michael, the strongest hurricane to hit Florida’s Panhandle in over a century.
Read More »A Port St. Joe Family Takes Refuge In Gainesville
New Report Will Show Extent Of GRU’s Wastewater Spillage Incidents
EPAC last month requested a report on Gainesville Regional Utilities’ (GRU) rate of wastewater spillage, which is under review by the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville To Decide on $4.4M Purchase Of 700 Acres
What was once to be a 700-acre planned development on Gainesville’s northern edge will likely soon be a conservation and parks area.
Read More »Volunteers Collect Thousands of Pounds of Trash From Gainesville Creeks
About 150 volunteers with Current Problems Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting water resources in North Florida, recently collected 6,590 pounds of trash from creeks around Gainesville. Most of the trash likely came from flooding during Hurricane Irma, said Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems.
Read More »Here’s How Much the SW 62nd Boulevard Connector Could Cost
The city is estimating $72 million
Read More »Bacteria In Local Creeks Pose Safety Risks
City park officials warn visitors of bacterial contamination in urban creeks due to runoff and animal waste.
Read More »Fecal Contamination Closes Creek At Gainesville Park
Hogtown Creek at Alfred A. Ring Park in Gainesville is closed for now because of high levels of fecal contamination, officials say.
Read More »Hogtown Creek Bacteria Levels Unsafe For Human Use
The Alachua County Environmental Protection Department has found unsafe levels of bacteria in Hogtown Creek waters.
Read More »GRU Repairs Sewage Line
Process underway to clean local creeks of a 400,000 gallon sewage spill.
Read More »Multitude of water pollution, shortage issues facing Florida and Alachua County
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.
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