North Florida is well known for a unique quality of life that is offered to locals and vacationers alike. A way of life offered to us from the sand, the sea, and the sun, and a precious resource, our seafood. North Florida’s environmental and economic wellbeing is now being stressed due to the reduced water flow down the Chattahoochee and Flint River systems. These river systems flow into the Apalachicola River and then to the Apalachicola River basin. This reduced flow is changing salinity levels, which in turn is having a negative impact on the health of the entire ecosystem of the river and river basin. Many species are dying off, and it is feared some to extinction. The oyster industry is particularly hard hit. An entire way of life
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For these reasons it is imperative that the United States supreme court rules in favor of Florida in order to prevent social, economic, and environmental hardships on Florida for generations to come.
The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin covers over 12 million acres stretching from north of Atlanta to the Big Bend of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has created and maintained reservoirs for power, flood control and in the case of Atlanta for drinking water. As Douglas Jehl states in the article, "Atlanta's growing thirst creates water war." (Opposing Viewpoints in Context), that the demand for water in the Atlanta area is increasing rapidly and mentions that, “By 2000, with only slight declines in per capita water use, that figure has risen to 420 million gallons, and Georgia officials project that it will keep …show more content…
In the Article, "Water Leaving Florida Dry." Tampa Bay Times (Opposing Viewpoints in Context), “The lack of freshwater from the tri-state basin has sapped the bay's oyster harvest, which produces 90 percent of Florida's oysters and 10 percent of the country's. Flows into Apalachicola are at the lowest recorded levels since 1929”. This meaning that Florida’s income is greatly dependent on the riverbeds being nourished to maximize the growth and selling of the oysters to receive maximum profit to provide for our state to be economically strong. In reflection to this statement, in the piece "Appeals Court Rejects Water Settlement."(Opposing Viewpoints in Context), Jennifer Liberto acknowledges that “For Florida, what's at stake is the Apalachicola River and the nearly $200-million oyster and seafood industry that depends on
For these reasons it is imperative that the United States supreme court rules in favor of Florida in order to prevent social, economic, and environmental hardships on Florida for generations to come.
The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin covers over 12 million acres stretching from north of Atlanta to the Big Bend of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has created and maintained reservoirs for power, flood control and in the case of Atlanta for drinking water. As Douglas Jehl states in the article, "Atlanta's growing thirst creates water war." (Opposing Viewpoints in Context), that the demand for water in the Atlanta area is increasing rapidly and mentions that, “By 2000, with only slight declines in per capita water use, that figure has risen to 420 million gallons, and Georgia officials project that it will keep …show more content…
In the Article, "Water Leaving Florida Dry." Tampa Bay Times (Opposing Viewpoints in Context), “The lack of freshwater from the tri-state basin has sapped the bay's oyster harvest, which produces 90 percent of Florida's oysters and 10 percent of the country's. Flows into Apalachicola are at the lowest recorded levels since 1929”. This meaning that Florida’s income is greatly dependent on the riverbeds being nourished to maximize the growth and selling of the oysters to receive maximum profit to provide for our state to be economically strong. In reflection to this statement, in the piece "Appeals Court Rejects Water Settlement."(Opposing Viewpoints in Context), Jennifer Liberto acknowledges that “For Florida, what's at stake is the Apalachicola River and the nearly $200-million oyster and seafood industry that depends on