{"id":33259,"date":"2025-02-20T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=33259"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:31:12","slug":"usfs-chris-meindl-talks-florida-springs-at-foreman-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/usfs-chris-meindl-talks-florida-springs-at-foreman-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"USF\u2019s Chris Meindl Talks Florida Springs at Foreman Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Springs-Meindl-Biodiversity-0225-News-Preview.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a red shirt and glasses speaks at a podium. A picture of a large cavern is on the screen behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-33258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Springs-Meindl-Biodiversity-0225-News-Preview.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Springs-Meindl-Biodiversity-0225-News-Preview-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Chris Meindl of the University of South Florida speaks on the geology, history, and ecology of Florida&#8217;s springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to a layer of porous limestone underlying much of the state, Florida has one of the world\u2019s largest concentrations of freshwater springs. They\u2019re an important source of drinking water for millions of Floridians as well as the site of quintessential Florida experiences like kayaking and manatee-spotting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, as Dr. <strong>Chris Meindl<\/strong> put it, \u201call is not well in Florida\u2019s springs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The native Floridian, University of South Florida geography professor, and director of USF\u2019s Florida Studies program spoke during the first 2025 installment of the Edward &amp; Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His recent book, <a href=\"https:\/\/upf.com\/book.asp?id=9780813079158\"><em>Florida\u2019s Springs: From Geography to Politics and Restoration<\/em><\/a>, is a multidisciplinary exploration of Florida\u2019s springs system: how they formed, their cultural significance over the centuries, the modern factors imperiling them, and politics of their conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event took place on the heels of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridaspringscouncil.org\/summit\">Florida Springs Summit<\/a>, which happened on February 8 on the Stetson Law campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSprings are much discussed, but there\u2019s an ongoing struggle for truth about springs \u2013 what ails them and how to fix them,\u201d Meindl said. \u201cThere is very often a very genuine&nbsp; misunderstanding about selected aspects of springs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A critical yet vulnerable resource<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Geological Survey has documented 1,115 springs throughout the Sunshine State, many of which constitute the Floridan Aquifer, a sponge-like rock formation lying beneath much of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of Florida\u2019s rainfall \u2013 which averages 54 inches annually \u2013 filters through soil on the surface down into the aquifer, where it eventually reemerges via springs that feed Florida\u2019s rivers. Meindl said most Floridians would recognize the state\u2019s \u201cBig Five\u201d: Homosassa Springs, Rainbow Springs, Silver Springs, Wakulla Springs, and Weeki Wachee Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crystal-clear and consistently cool year-round (72 degrees in many cases), they\u2019ve been home to turn-of-the-20<sup>th<\/sup>-Century wellness retreats, the filming of <em>Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/em>, \u201cmermaid\u201d shows viewed via an underwater theater, and other aquatic activities. They are a source of municipal drinking water for much of the state as well as commercial bottled water sold nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In winter, manatees seek springs to escape the chilly Gulf and Atlantic waters. In the summer, Floridians flock to them for a break from the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet due to the aquifer\u2019s porous nature, a variety of factors connected to industrialization and population growth in the Sunshine State are afflicting Florida\u2019s springs with a variety of maladies: algae overgrowth connected with nitrogen and phosphorous pollution, slowed or even reversed flow, pollution from leaking septic tanks, and other ecological factors. \u201cIf it\u2019s making its way to the surface, it\u2019s going out throughout Florida\u2019s springs,\u201d Meindl said. \u201cSo we\u2019ve got to be careful about what\u2019s going on with land use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Complex problem, multifaceted solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Florida\u2019s springs underlie a variety of different landscapes with different geography, population density, and other environmental factors, Meindl said there is no blanket diagnosis or solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDifferent springs need different prescriptions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conserving water use may be helpful in some areas, while addressing agricultural, residential, or industrial pollution would help in others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The will among policymakers to pass comprehensive springs conservation laws also varies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, the Florida Springs Task Force has published multiple reports with recommendations, though their proposals rarely make it into state law. In 2010, the state legislature passed a law requiring septic tank inspections and repairs when necessary, but later repealed it. The Springs Act, passed in 2016, relies on existing policy tools that have been around for decades, Meindl noted, but two-thirds of \u201csprings restoration\u201d money goes toward sewage treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most effective ways, Meindl said, to ensure that springs thrive might not be popular: leave them alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted how in 2020, when authorities closed springs to the public due to the pandemic, staff at Ichetucknee Springs State Park noticed how the vegetation surrounding the springs quickly grew back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf.edu\/arts-sciences\/florida-studies\/faculty\/christopher-meindl.aspx\">Learn more about Dr. Meindl<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a layer of porous limestone underlying much of the state, Florida has one of the world\u2019s largest concentrations of freshwater springs. 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