WATERSPOUT
Welcome to the WATERSPOUT podcast! The St. Johns River Water Management District created WATERSPOUT as a way to let you hear directly from us about Florida’s water resources. You’ll hear from our staff members about the work they do each day and how that work benefits our shared water resources. We’ll delve into important topics affecting our region’s water, what the District is doing and what you can do to help preserve and protect water.
Podcasting since 2023 • 16 episodes
WATERSPOUT
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep16 - Regulatory
Joining us this episode of WATERSPOUT is Jeff Prather to talk about the District’s division of Regulatory Services. The division is responsible for implementing the District’s consumptive use and environmental resource permitting programs. This...
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16:24
S1 Ep15 - Flames of Conservation Prescribed Fire Talks
Joining us on this episode is Jeremy Olsen to talk about prescribed fire. We use prescribed fire to mimic nature, burning away brush and excessive fuels, and helping to maintain the health and diversity of fire-dependent ecosystems and manage t...
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14:24
S1 Ep14 - Sealing the Past, Protecting the Future The Well Plugging Program
Joining us this episode of WATERSPOUT is Gary Foster, to talk about the District's well-plugging program. Since the 1980s, the District has plugged almost 3,000 wells, resulting in a total maximum potential flow conserved of 727 million gallons...
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15:36
S1 Ep13 - The Flow of Tomorrow Navigating Water Supply Planning
Joining us on this episode of WATERSPOUT is the District’s water conservation coordinator, Deirdre Irwin, and regional water supply planning coordinator Joy Kokjoh. Today we are going to learn about what the district is doing to preserve one of...
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15:43
S1 Ep12 - District Lab Chronicles Stories and Successes
Joining us this episode of WATERSPOUT is Chuck Faulk and Curtis Frysinger to talk about the District’s lab. The lab is a vital component of the Bureau of Water Resource Information, which has been called the backbone of the agency, and with goo...
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