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08/27/2026

I sat down with Apopka's new mayor to ask about a permit violation at the Project Arrow wellfield — a wellfield the district's own data ties directly into the Wekiva springs system.
His answer was honest. The bigger problem isn't him — it's that nothing in this process actually requires the fix to show up on time.
Watch the full breakdown, and if you want to see what's happening with water permits near you, the info is public — check out your local CUPs.

08/19/2026

Orange County is about to certify 1,300 acres as an "agricultural enclave," which is a legal loophole that skips the normal zoning process entirely. Problem: this site doesn't meet the legal criteria. It's over the acreage cap and it's not actually surrounded by dense development like the law requires. Hearing is August 25th. Call your commissioner before then, and show up that day. Link/info in comments.
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08/11/2026

Florida's most powerful lobby just launched a campaign to convince you injecting sewage under our drinking water is smart. Follow the money. So for Florida's sake — check who's cutting the checks.

05/04/2026

Central Florida has a plan to close its water gap — 140 projects that could produce way more water than we need by 2045. Reclaimed water, brackish groundwater, aquifer recharge, surface water. The math works. But the report literally says nobody is required to build any of it. They're options. Not mandates. So the solution exists. Whether anyone builds it is a completely different question. Read the CFWI Regional Water Supply Plan at cfwiwater.com.

05/02/2026

The aquifer that supplies most of Central Florida's water has a hard limit — 760 million gallons a day. We're already pulling 603. By 2045 we're projected to need 856. That's a 96 million gallon daily shortfall and we're about to add a million and a half more people to this region. The math is not mathing. Full breakdown in the video. Read the CFWI Regional Water Supply Plan yourself at cfwiwater.com.

04/27/2026

Central Florida's 2025 water supply plan just dropped and there's a lot in here people aren't talking about. 16 springs and wetlands, including Wekiva and Rock Springs, are already below minimum water levels under normal conditions. The aquifer we depend on has a hard ceiling and we're projected to blow past it by 2045. There are 140 projects identified to help close the gap, but nobody is actually required to build any of them. This is part one of a series breaking down the whole report. cfwiwater.com to read it yourself.

04/13/2026

“There’s no such thing as ‘just here’ when it comes to water.”

That idea sounds harmless, but it’s completely wrong.
In Central Florida, we all pull from the same connected system. The aquifer doesn’t care about county lines, city limits, or development boundaries. When one area overdraws, every surrounding area feels it—whether that shows up as lower spring flows, stressed wetlands, or long-term supply issues.
The problem is we keep approving growth like water is unlimited and local. It’s not. It’s shared—and it’s already under pressure.
If we don’t start treating it that way, we’re going to run into problems a lot faster than people think.

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