Apopka Restoration Plan Revealed
Dublin Core
Title
Apopka Restoration Plan Revealed
Alternative Title
Apopka Restoration Plan
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Pollution--Florida
Water quality--Florida
Description
A newspaper article discussing the approval of a restoration plan for Lake Apopka by the Florida Department of Pollution Control (DPC). The plan was to use grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a drawdown of Lake Apopka and allow bottom sediment to consolidate. The project was to be controlled locally by the newly formed Oklawaha River Basin Improvement Council, which was established earlier that year.
The Oklawaha River Basin Improvement Council was formed on April 21, 1972, consisting of members representing Orange County, Lake County, Marion County, and Putnam County, as well as representatives of state agencies, such as the Florida Department of Air and Water Pollution Control. The council was formed to coordinate planning of environmental restoration at a regional level under the Florida Inter-Local Cooperation Act of 1969, which allowed city, county, and state agencies to coordinate with each other on mutually beneficial projects. The council’s primary project was a proposed drawdown of Lake Apopka, which was heavily polluted due to agricultural and sewage run-off by the 1970s. The drawdown would entail completely or mostly draining the lake, discharging the water downstream into the lakes and rivers that constitute the Ocklawaha River Basin, allowing Lake Apopka’s bottom sediments to consolidate, in the hope that this would improve Lake Apopka’s water quality. The council applied for several federal grants seeking funding for this project.
The Oklawaha River Basin Improvement Council was formed on April 21, 1972, consisting of members representing Orange County, Lake County, Marion County, and Putnam County, as well as representatives of state agencies, such as the Florida Department of Air and Water Pollution Control. The council was formed to coordinate planning of environmental restoration at a regional level under the Florida Inter-Local Cooperation Act of 1969, which allowed city, county, and state agencies to coordinate with each other on mutually beneficial projects. The council’s primary project was a proposed drawdown of Lake Apopka, which was heavily polluted due to agricultural and sewage run-off by the 1970s. The drawdown would entail completely or mostly draining the lake, discharging the water downstream into the lakes and rivers that constitute the Ocklawaha River Basin, allowing Lake Apopka’s bottom sediments to consolidate, in the hope that this would improve Lake Apopka’s water quality. The council applied for several federal grants seeking funding for this project.
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "Apopka Restoration Plan Revealed." The Palatka Daily News, October 15, 1972: binder 1972, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1972-10-15
Date Copyrighted
1972-10-15
Date Issued
1972-10-15
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied newspaper article: "Apopka Restoration Plan Revealed." The Palatka Daily News, October 15, 1972.
Is Part Of
Binder 1972, 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
230 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Lake Apopka, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by O. E. Frye, Jr. and published by The Palatka Daily News.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Orlando Sentinel and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Marion Commission Votes To Nix Funds for ORBIC." The Ocala Star-Banner, May 16, 1972. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GXBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7243%2C3366225.
"River Basin Council To Receive Applications." The Ocala Star-Banner, December 17, 1972. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AWdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6230%2C3569451.
Collection
Citation
“Apopka Restoration Plan Revealed,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7509.