Miami-Dade County’s water system is highly managed and needs to be delicately balanced. According to Douglas Yoder, deputy director of the county’s water and sewer department, the rising sea level is likely to upset this system. Miami’s geography makes it challenging to manage the water system. The city area between the Everglades and Biscayne Bay…
“We have a very delicate balance in a highly managed system. That balance is very likely to get upset by sea level rise,” said 71-year-old Douglas Yoder, who is deputy director of America’s water and sewer department. His job is to protect the country’s drinking water against the effects of climate change. While nobody knows…
A well-regarded water quality expert who studied pollution across the globe, Florida Sea Grant Director Karl Havens, told Miami Herald that he struggled to find information online when he heard about the deepening algae bloom in his own backyard in Lake Okeechobee. The algae bloom has been called a ‘deepening crisis that threatens to slime…
At Hydro Solutions, we help clients with everything from water quality testing to well water rehabilitation and maintenance. Over the years, through working with thousands of people in the Florida area, we have come to know that there are some relatively common mistakes that people make when choosing a water treatment system. These mistakes include:…
