Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (April 29 to May 3, 1968)

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Title

Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (April 29 to May 3, 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 discusses a subcommittee meeting to examine levee sizes for a potential isolation pond; a review of the project by Orange County Commissioner Paul E. Pickett, after which it was decided the project would be officially sanctioned by the Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Commission, giving the Lake Apopka Restoration Project a permanent status; general review of the committee's research projects; and plans for a meeting with the Federal Air and Water Pollution Control Commission on May 3, 1968.

Creator

Sheffield, C. W.

Source

Original 2-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, May 3, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.

Date Created

1968-05-03

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of 2-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, May 3, 1968.

Is Part Of

Binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Extent

327 KB

Medium

2-page typewritten report on Lake Apopka Technical Committee letterhead

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Lake Apopka, Florida
Zellwood, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by C. W. Sheffield.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

King, Joshua

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"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

Citation

Sheffield, C. W., “Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (April 29 to May 3, 1968),” RICHES, accessed March 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6872.

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