A list of studies to be performed on Lake Apopka by the Lake Apopka Technical Committee during the summer of 1968. The Technical Committee was formed by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) in 1967, with C. W. Sheffield as chairman, to investigate pollution in and potential restoration of Lake Apopka. The studies on this list include nutrient removal experiments, studies of consolidation of lake sediment, plankton surveys, and rainfall sampling. Towns studied include Oakland, Ferndale, Lake Porter, Winter Garden, Zellwood, and Pine Hills.
Source
Original 1-page typewritten table: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1968
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 1-page typewritten table.
Is Part Of
Binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (June 17 to 21, 1968)
Alternative Title
Lake Apopka Restoration Project Report
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
A weekly report of the Lake Apopka Technical Committee, chaired by C. W. Sheffield. The committee was an initiative by Governor Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) to investigate pollution and possible restoration of Lake Apopka, launched in 1967. This report lists the various research projects being undertaken by the committee during the summer of 1968. This research includes nutrient leaching from citrus groves, nutrients in rainwater, updated biological sampling, silt-drying techniques, construction of a nutrient removal pilot plant on the North Shore farmlands, flocculation and aeration of silt, aquatic plants, dredging, and expanded sampling of farm discharge. These projects are being constructed with the help of students from various colleges. Additionally, the report discusses the attendance by the chairman of the Hyacinth Control Society's annual meeting.
Creator
Sheffield, C. W.
Source
Original 2-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, June 21, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1968-06-21
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 2-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, June 21, 1968.
Is Part Of
Binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
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Original Format
2-page typewritten report on Lake Apopka Technical Committee letterhead
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7519 The Marco Island Development Corporation was formed in 1964 for the purpose of developing Marco Island into a residential and tourist area. This entailed dredging the island’s submerged areas, excavating sand and soil, and re-filling to create areas suitable for construction. Dredging and filling is regulated at both state and federal levels. The Internal Improvement Fund (IIF) held veto powers over dredging and filling after the passing of the Randell-Thomas Act in 1967. Construction on Marco Island thus required the IIF to approve plans and pass their recommendations to the Florida Cabinet.]]>2016-07-26T20:08:13+00:00
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Title
House Slates Hearings on Marco Report
Alternative Title
House Hearings on Marco Report
Subject
Marco Island (Fla.)
Description
A newspaper article discussing a report that alleged the concealment of dredge-and-fill permit violations by the Marco Island Development Corporation in Marco Island, Florida. The report claims that these violations were concealed from the Florida Legislature prior to its approval of continued development by the land development company. According to the article, representatives of the Governor Reubin Askew (1928-2014) and the Internal Improvement Fund (IFF) denied the allegations. Hearings were scheduled by the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate the report .A couple of months after this article was published, the hearing on the Burgess report was held on July 15, 1972, and determined there was no evidence that violations of state law occurred, and that no evidence of violations was withheld by the Internal Improvement Fund.
The Marco Island Development Corporation was formed in 1964 for the purpose of developing Marco Island into a residential and tourist area. This entailed dredging the island’s submerged areas, excavating sand and soil, and re-filling to create areas suitable for construction. Dredging and filling is regulated at both state and federal levels. The Internal Improvement Fund (IIF) held veto powers over dredging and filling after the passing of the Randell-Thomas Act in 1967. Construction on Marco Island thus required the IIF to approve plans and pass their recommendations to the Florida Cabinet.
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "House Slates Hearings on Marco Report." The Florida Times-Union, April 6, 1972: binder 1972, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Dredge and Fill Fact Sheet." FDEP Environmental Resource Permitting Dredge and Fill Fact Sheet. March 24, 2016. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wetlands/erp/dffact.htm.
"Craig Disavows Marco Island Report." The Lakeland Ledger, April 5, 1972. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VFJMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7517%2C1259084.