Tag Archives: water issues

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture on Water

Adam Putnam, the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, recently wrote for “Growing Produce” about Florida’s water concerns and about one of the solutions, Mobile Irrigation Labs.  Read about it here.

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Rain Garden

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the City of Athens, Tennessee a grant to restore a wetland and produce a video on water quality and rain gardens. It showcases activities that local homeowners and communities can do to manage stormwater:

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Surface Water Plans

The City of Naples is working on a project to use water from the Golden Gate Canal for irrigation.  This would keep the water from going into Naples Bay.  Read about it in the Naples Daily News.

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Big Cypress Basin Newsletter April 2011

The Big Cypress Basin of the South Florida Water Management District publishes a newsletter to keep the public informed about its activities. BCB Newsletter April 2011 (PDF, 191 KB)

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A Street Renovation in Los Angeles

A group of government agencies and businesses teamed up to see what an environmentally-friendly suburban street would look like.  It cost $2.7 million, but the results are very interesting.

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