High Springs Water Plant and the Santa Fe

[wingman]

Yesterday i was told by a real estate agent in high springs that the water plant on the way to ginnie has been purchased and Pepsi was mentioned. Anyone have any additional info on that?

The Santa Fe is sure low in spots, at the 441 (west side) bridge you can walk across and stay dry water was flowing west from the Hornsby and river rise. At the 27 bridge there was water and the flow was away from Ginnie (east) and towards the 441 bridge. Did a hike in the river rise park area between the 27 and 441 bridges (horse area) and found the point where the differential river flows met...looked for a swallet but did not see one, guess the river bed is just shallow in the area. It was pretty much dry and the deer were in the middle of the river bottom munching on the new growth, you would definitely have to portage canoes or kayaks a ways. I would also think if you want to canoe or kayak the Santa Fe the best place to put in is the 27 bridge launch and head west. Bill

[Leslie Sapp]

http://www.gainesville.com/article/2...CLES/120509772

[bletso]

So the question is, on whose payroll are the commissioners?

Dale

[a64pilot]

The problem it's easier to be an environmentalist if your employed. If your kids are doing without, then what's a little water being pumped from the ground if it gives you a job?

[bletso]

The problem it's easier to be an environmentalist if your employed. If your kids are doing without, then what's a little water being pumped from the ground if it gives you a job?

And then tomorrow, what about your kids? The guys making the decisions are fat and happy and are looking for rather short term gains and ways to line their pockets with cash or votes. They spend the same, and our children will pay with interest. Oh, you can take that to the bank, whatever good that will do you...

I am not a true environmentalist but, we have not been good stuarts, nor have we been making good decisions.

Dale

[Superlyte27]

I am not a true environmentalist but, we have not been good stuarts, nor have we been making good decisions.

Dale

I'm certainly not a good Stuart. I'm a good Peter though. OH!!! You meant "steward". I get it.

[bletso]

I'm certainly not a good Stuart. I'm a good Peter though. OH!!! You meant "steward". I get it.

Sorry about that. Certainly my bad.

As others have pointed out, it is not the Coke's and Nestle's that are the worst. It is indeed agriculture. But don't forget all the water and impact the plastic bottles have. It is rare to see me drinking from a plastic bottle. I can nurse a Poweraid bottle for days as I keep filling it up. I know when I first started diving caves they didn't seem so polluted. There are some now I really hesitate about entering, especially in a period drought.

Dale

[Jay]

Sorry about that. Certainly my bad.

As others have pointed out, it is not the Coke's and Nestle's that are the worst. It is indeed agriculture. But don't forget all the water and impact the plastic bottles have. It is rare to see me drinking from a plastic bottle. I can nurse a Poweraid bottle for days as I keep filling it up. I know when I first started diving caves they didn't seem so polluted. There are some now I really hesitate about entering, especially in a period drought.

Dale

I use the poweraid bottles to recycle my water also ..... when I am driving!

[skip]

You worked for Coca-Cola; they closed the doors. Someone else plans to open the doors again. You can't blame folks for wanting to get back to work. What is the alternative? What other jobs or business could be created in Gilchrist County? It's easy to decry the loss of water (and it should be our most pressing concern no doubt), but solutions are needed, not simply protests. Maybe someone could convince Apple to come to Gilchrist County? I heard they are looking for a place in the USA to manufacture Ipads.

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[OFG-1]

I heard they are looking for a place in the USA to manufacture Ipads.

Yes, but you could not get a redneck to work for $3.00 a day and a bowl of fish heads and rice.