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Council joins chorus opposed to bottler tapping into aquifer
Sentinel Staff WriterThe County Council on Thursday became the latest government opposing Niagara Bottling's bid to draw 177 million gallons a year from the Floridan Aquifer in Lake County. Orange County passed a similar resolution this week. Groveland City Council has...Tags: Local Authority, St. Johns River Water Management District
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Residents argue over Apco's lake release plan
Appalachian Power Co.'s proposed water release protocol for its Smith Mountain Project is pitting Smith Mountain Lake residents against those living downstream along the Staunton River. The utility is seeking flexibility in the amount of water released,...Tags: Appalachian Power Company
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Jacksonville Jaguars owners put $150,000 into fight over St. Johns River water
Sentinel Staff WriterThe owners of the Jacksonville Jaguars football team Thursday beefed up efforts to block Central Florida from tapping the St. Johns River for water. Team owners Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver announced they will give as much as $150,000 to the St. Johns...Tags: Conservation, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Mecca Farms waterway studied again in Palm Beach County
South Florida Sun-SentinelMecca Farms, Palm Beach County's failed site for The Scripps Research Institute, could become waterfront property. The county is still pushing a $9 million plan to create an almost 600-acre waterway on the former citrus groves, once intended to house...Tags: Farms, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Palm Beach County, Wetlands, Natural Resources
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Mount Dora dives into Lake County's water war
Sentinel Staff WriterCity leaders not only oppose a California-based company's request to withdraw millions of gallons of water a year from the Floridan Aquifer near Groveland, they also want to prohibit other businesses from trying to do the same in Mount Dora. "I don't...Tags: Sales, St. Johns River Water Management District, Mike Quinn, Mount Dora, Coca-Cola Company
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Orange County cities review ban on fake grass
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJean Orban thought she had found a simple solution to her green grass quandary. The Garden Grove resident considered having a healthy, pretty lawn the mark of being a good neighbor -- plus, residents who let their lawns go brown can be fined by the city....Tags: Energy Saving, Regional Authority, Government, Natural Resource Industry, Water Supply
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Politicos press flesh -- with one another
Sentinel ColumnistThe atmosphere inside the jam-packed Winter Park Civic Center Wednesday night was typical of the city's annual political mingle: Lots of campaign stickers, coolers of cold beer and baked pig aplenty. But enough about the sweating politicians. There was...Tags: Farms, John McCain, Elections, Buddy Dyer, Political Candidates
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Duped by water bottlers
I am happy to see the battle against a water-bottling company finally getting the press it deserves in the Orlando Sentinel. The case with Niagara Bottling in Lake County seems to have broken the ice and started a conversation. Many years ago, when I was...Tags: Beverage Industry, Sales, New Products
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Lake Okeechobee water level at 11 feet for first time in 511 days
Lake Okeechobee water levels took a turn for the better on Wednesday, nudging above the 11-foot mark for the first time in 511 days. Above normal rainfall helped boost the lake more than a foot during the past month, pushing it to 11.04 feet above sea...Tags: South Florida Water Management District
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Sneaky school amendments might pull fast one on Florida voters
Patricia Levesque, the executive director of former Gov. Jeb Bush's educational think tank, took time out from maternity leave to ask me a question on Wednesday. "Why is it that the same Catholic school that can't teach a 5-year-old using an...Tags: Government, Freedom of Religion, Christianity, Jeb Bush, Belief and Faith
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Reservoir level dips amid drought
Dry conditions have forced Lynchburg to tap the James River to supplement its public water supply. This week, the city began drawing river water for 24 percent of its supply, and Utilities Director Tim Mitchell said he expects half the water supply will...Tags: Water Supply
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Orange County, Groveland join Lake County's fight against water-bottling plant
Sentinel Staff WriterLake County won't be alone in its fight to stop a California-based company that wants to tap the Floridan Aquifer for a bottled-water plant. Orange County commissioners enlisted as allies Tuesday, approving a resolution that backs up Lake's opposition to...Tags: Niagara Bottling LLC, Orange County (California), Orange County (Florida), Volusia County, St. Johns River Water Management District
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