Noise

Cheval residents want parkway noise cut (St. Petersburg Times, 1-Jan-03)
Aerial photo of Cheval and Suncoast 1

Once peaceful road making noise (St. Petersburg Times, 20-Aug-02)
Aerial photo of Silverthorn and Suncoast 1
Aerial photo of SR50 and Suncoast 1 (noise impact range = 1 mile, they are 2200 feet away)

Sound comparison chart
More speed = More Noise
Truck noise propagation
Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise (23 CFR Part 772)

The water we drink IMPORTANT
The Lakes that Aren't -- Closed Depressions
• Proposed SP2 path superimposed over satellite photo of Citrus
• Closed depressions of Citrus (close up 1)
• Closed depressions of Citrus (close up 2)
• Closed depressions of Citrus (close up 3)
• Closed depressions of Citrus (close up 4)
• Closed depressions of Citrus (close up 1)

Legislature baby-steps on springs protection (Herald Tribune, 20-Mar-06)
Water quality sinks (Citrus Chronicle, 22-Apr-05)
Lawmakers seek to protect state's largest springs from development (Gainesville.com, 14-Mar-05)
Springs -- A Unique Water Source (Southwest Florida Water Management District issue paper)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Springs Initiative
A brief geology lesson on the Floridan Aquifer
Florida Hydrogeology poster (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
Florida's groundwater and karst
Florida springs in jeopardy
First Magnitude Springs of Florida
Florida Springs, Protecting Nature's Gems
Aquifer shows trouble below (St. Petersburg Times, 31-Aug-03)
Deep Trouble, the Gulf in Peril (Naples Daily News, special 15-part series and web video)
Parking lot runoff may derail mall plans (St. Petersburg Times, 18-Apr-2004)

The Brooksville Ridge

The Suncoast 2 and the Brooksville Ridge
Florida's first magnitude springsheds poster (Florida Geological Survey)
Geologic mapping of karst sensitive areas for land-use decisions (Florida Geological Survey)
Hydrogeologic Resources (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
Hydrology of the Coastal Springs Ground-Water Basin and Adjacent Parts of Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus Counties, Fla, (2001 USGS study funded by SWFWMD)

Sinkholes

Insurers balk over sinkholes (St. Petersburg Times, 8-Aug-04)
Sinkhole occurances in Florida (St. Petersburg Times, 8-Aug-04)
Relationship between karst terrain and sink holes
Florida karst terrain map
Second sinking column means more tests, delays (St. Petersburg Times, 15-Jul-04)
Sinkholes in West-Central Florida(Abstract) (Full Report , [2.64MB])
Urbanization and sinkholes (U.S. Geological Survey)

Wild Life and Nature

State should adjust at-risk species rules (St. Petersburg Times, Guest column by Patti Thompson, 4-Apr-05)
Rarest of beauties feels the strain (St. Petersburg Times, 8-Aug-04)
Protecting our coastal springs, Homosassa River Alliance
Florida's Imperiled Bears
Habitat for Bears Campaign
Regional Landscape Analysis and Reserve Design to Conserve Florida's Biodiversity (Tom Hoctor, Ph.D.)