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  2. Water wars in Florida - Wikipedia

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    The Suwannee river region was declared by committee member Lee Arnold to be "sitting in the Saudi Arabia of water." [ 3 ] Representatives, citizens, and groups, such as the Florida Wildlife Federation, across the state argued that Governor Bush curb development in the south as opposed to further contributing to the water imbalance and ...

  3. Suwannee River - Wikipedia

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    The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River or Swanee River) is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the Southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river , about 246 miles (396 km) long. [ 1 ]

  4. List of most-polluted rivers - Wikipedia

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    Name Location Dependent population Description Sources of pollution Impact Bharalu River: Assam, India: One of the most polluted rivers in the state of Assam. [19] The biochemical oxygen demand of the river is 52 mg/L in compared to the permissible limit set by the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) at 3 mg/L. [20]

  5. Florida Surface Water Improvement and Management Act of 1987

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    Tier 1: Biscayne Bay, Florida Keys, Lake Istokpoga, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Trafford, Lower Charlotte Harbor (incl. Charlotte Harbor, Estero Bay and Caloosahatchee River & Estuary), Loxahatchee River, and St. Lucie Estuary. Tier 2: Florida Bay, Indian River Lagoon, Lake Worth Lagoon, Naples Bay/Gordon River, and Rookery Bay/Marco.

  6. List of Superfund sites in Florida - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Superfund sites in Florida designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

  7. Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California ...

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    Scientists at San Jose State University say that a large fire that burned at a battery plant in Monterrey County, California earlier this month has left heightened levels of heavy metals in a ...

  8. Suwannee River Water Management District - Wikipedia

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    The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) is responsible for managing groundwater and surface water resources in a 15-county region in north-central Florida, United States. It is the smallest of five Florida water management districts. [ 1 ]

  9. What's in our names? How our streets and landmarks tell our ...

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    Green Street in Levy Park, as well as T.S. Green Road in Miccosukee, are named for Thomas Sherrill Green, a Tallahassee real estate developer in the 1920s and 1930s.