Senators press agencies for waterway cleanup plans in legislation
Senators on a panel that pored over a House water bill on Wednesday said theyโre going to want a detailed plan for cleaning up waterways in whatever legislation passes the Senate. HB 7003 recognizes the Central Florida Water Initiative in state law while eliminating a South Florida Water Management District farm permitting program for Lake Okeechobee in favor of agricultural โbest management practices.โ It requires the setting of minimum flows for springs simultaneously with setting recovery goals, which environmentalists say…
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