florida springs

For a century, the glass bottom boat tours at Wakulla Springs celebrated Florida’s seemingly endless depths of clean, clear water. With the water too murky to see through the glass, the boats are no longer running regularly — a symbol of the pollution plaguing the state’s freshwater and the cascade of consequences to come.

Many of Florida’s springs are at risk, largely from a combination of reduced water flow and increased pollution.

Pumping of around 1 million gallons of water a day continues while the deliberations are ongoing.

Critics promised immediately to appeal the decision affecting Ginnie Springs by the seven-member governing board of the Suwannee River Water Management District.

Advocates are raising concerns about state plans for cleaning up Florida’s ailing springs.

A massive bill to protect Florida's springs, waterways and groundwater appears headed for passage at the start of the coming legislative session, despite…

The state needs to spend another $50 million next year cleaning and preserving Florida’s polluted freshwater springs. That’s what a top regulator told a...

Just three days after the start of the session, the House approved a massive plan to rewrite state water policy, setting the stage for weeks of...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District announced today it has closed on the purchase of Boat Spring. It's part of the headwaters of Hammock Creek…

Florida legislators are signing off on a long list of projects that are intended to aid the quality of several of the state's springs.Money is now flowing…

Countless movies were filmed there, including Tarzan and Creature From the Black Lagoon. With its wildlife and freshwater springs, Silver Springs in Central Florida was one of the state's most popular tourist destinations. Those waters have receded now as the delicate ecosystem suffers from problems that threaten the entire state.