Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (May 13 to 17, 1968)
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Title
Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (May 13 to 17, 1968)
Alternative Title
Lake Apopka Restoration Project Report
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Sewage disposal--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 report by Gordon Folke of the Florida State Board of Health (FSBH) about the location of sewage treatment outfalls in the Ocklawaha Chain of Lakes, an agreement by the Florida Engineering Society to co-sponsor a conference on nutrient removal in Florida lakes, and report of a fish kill in the perimeter canal on the north shore of the lake.
Creator
Sheffield, C. W.
Source
Original 1-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, May 17, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1968-05-17
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 1-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, May 17, 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
image/jpg
Extent
109 KB
Medium
1-page typewritten report on Lake Apopka Technical Committee letterhead
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Lake Apopka, 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/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2-page typewritten report on Lake Apopka Technical Committee letterhead
Collection
Citation
Sheffield, C. W., “Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (May 13 to 17, 1968),” RICHES, accessed November 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6874.