Welcome to the WATERSPOUT podcast! The St. Johns River Water Management District created WATERSPOUT as a way to let you hear directly from us about Florida’s wa...
Joining us this episode of WATERSPOUT is Jeff Prather to talk about the District’s division of Regulatory Services. The division is responsible for implementing the District’s consumptive use and environmental resource permitting programs. This division encompasses the Bureau of Water Use Regulation, which is responsible for water use permitting, water well construction permitting, water well contractor licensing, compliance, and enforcement, and the Bureau of Environmental Resource Regulation, which is responsible for environmental resource permitting, administration compliance, and enforcement.
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S1 Ep15 - Flames of Conservation Prescribed Fire Talks
Joining us on this episode is Jeremy Olsen to talk about prescribed fire. We use prescribed fire to mimic nature, burning away brush and excessive fuels, and helping to maintain the health and diversity of fire-dependent ecosystems and manage tree diseases.
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S1 Ep14 - Sealing the Past, Protecting the Future The Well Plugging Program
Joining us this episode of WATERSPOUT is Gary Foster, to talk about the District's well-plugging program. Since the 1980s, the District has plugged almost 3,000 wells, resulting in a total maximum potential flow conserved of 727 million gallons of water a day.
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S1 Ep13 - The Flow of Tomorrow Navigating Water Supply Planning
Joining us on this episode of WATERSPOUT is the District’s water conservation coordinator, Deirdre Irwin, and regional water supply planning coordinator Joy Kokjoh. Today we are going to learn about what the district is doing to preserve one of Florida’s most precious gifts, our springs.
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S1 Ep12 - District Lab Chronicles Stories and Successes
Joining us this episode of WATERSPOUT is Chuck Faulk and Curtis Frysinger to talk about the District’s lab. The lab is a vital component of the Bureau of Water Resource Information, which has been called the backbone of the agency, and with good reason. their commitment to quality controls and quality assurance instills confidence in the data used by the District’s leaders to make the best science-based decisions to manage water resources.
Welcome to the WATERSPOUT podcast! The St. Johns River Water Management District created WATERSPOUT as a way to let you hear directly from us about Florida’s water resources. You’ll hear from our staff members about the work they do each day and how that work benefits our shared water resources. We’ll delve into important topics affecting our region’s water, what the District is doing and what you can do to help preserve and protect water.
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