Over the past decade, local farms have been pumping the aquifer near Silver Springs State Park to irrigate their crops. This pumping of the aquifer has been a controversial topic between not only ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is making history, declaring a Stage 3 Exceptional Drought on September 12, 2025. This is only the second time the district has ...

Everyone living in and visiting Florida has an “aquifer footprint.” Your aquifer footprint is measured by the amount of groundwater you use and your individual contribution of nitrate-nitrogen to the ...

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In the most divisive controversy in years over aquifer waters, Florida authorities have reversed their previous opposition to an irrigation permit sought for a cattle operation near the ailing Silver ...

The move from Stage 3 Critical Drought to Stage 2 Alarm Drought is significant because this is the first time the conservation district has been out of Stage 3 since October 2022. RELATED: 'We need to ...

Local artist, calligrapher and designer Joon Thomas helped curate Florida springs exhibitions at the High Springs Museum and the Florida Museum of Natural History; assisted the Howard T. Odum Florida ...

Thanks to recent rains, the agency is shifting to Stage 2 restrictions. That means SAWS and other users can pump up to 70% of ...