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‘Protecting the Taxpayers’: Florida Water District Sues Fired Builder on C-43 Reservoir Project

‘Protecting the Taxpayers’: Florida Water District Sues Fired Builder on C-43 Reservoir Project

by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 8, 2023 | C43 Reservoir, Press

Originally published by The News-Press on June 8, 2023 by Amy Bennett Williams Lawsuits have been flying as the South Florida Water Management District and its fired contractor quarrel over a soured $560-million deal to build the C-43 reservoir. Yet work continues at...
Caloosahatchee C-43 Reservoir Contractor Fired! SFWMD District Evaluates Next Steps

Caloosahatchee C-43 Reservoir Contractor Fired! SFWMD District Evaluates Next Steps

by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 2, 2023 | C43 Reservoir, Featured, Press

Originally published by The News-Press on May 02, 2023 by Amy Bennett Williams Construction of the C-43 reservoir is on hold after the South Florida Water Management District fired the contractor for the half-billion-dollar-plus job. The district announced the...
Project Aims to Document Life in Caloosahatchee Before & After Addition of the C-43 Reservoir

Project Aims to Document Life in Caloosahatchee Before & After Addition of the C-43 Reservoir

by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 17, 2022 | C43 Reservoir, Press

Originally published by The News-Press on March 17, 2022 by Chad Gillis A light breeze blew out of the northwest as two Florida Gulf Coast University research boats slowly plowed east along the Caloosahatchee River just after sunset. Clouds lined the sky and lightning...
River Clear and Case Closed – but Caloosahatchee Pollution Mystery Remains Unsolved

River Clear and Case Closed – but Caloosahatchee Pollution Mystery Remains Unsolved

by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 4, 2022 | C43 Reservoir, Press

Originally published by The News-Press on March 4, 2022 by Amy Bennett Williams Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani had hoped someone would admit their mistake. After all, someone, has repeatedly released plumes of turbid water – and turbidity is pollution – into a canal...
Water district stays with alum, sand treatment for Caloosahatchee reservoir, or C-43

Water district stays with alum, sand treatment for Caloosahatchee reservoir, or C-43

by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 13, 2021 | C43 Reservoir, Featured

Water district stays with alum, sand treatment for Caloosahatchee reservoir, or C-43 Originally published by The News-Press on September 13, 2021 by Chad Gillis “I think the train has left the station on this project,” said Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani,...
Governor Ron DeSantis Unveils Major Environmental Reforms

Governor Ron DeSantis Unveils Major Environmental Reforms

by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 10, 2019 | C43 Reservoir, Lake Okeechobee, Policy, Press

First published in The News-Press by Thyrie Bland and Amy Bennett Williams on January 10, 2019 Newly-elected Governor Proposes Multi-billion Dollar Plan for Water Quality Protection It’s news millions of Floridians have been waiting eight years to hear: Their governor...

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