David, thanks for posting this. Personally, I am very concerned about the health risks associated with our current water crisis. I feel there is something we can do. When people say it’s not political, they’re really saying don’t change. Continue the status quo. Keep voting for the group that got us into this mess. The State of Florida is responsible for the quality and cleanliness of our water. In the last eight years our leaders have rolled back environmental standards, eased regulations, and dismantled our environmental agencies. Our state leaders have allowed more and more pollutants to be dumped into our waters. Vote for clean water candidates only, no matter the party. Currently we have some bad players. If an individual politician has dedicated his or her career to gutting clean water regulations and pollution standards, and destroying public resources for the benefit of a few international billionaires that contribute money to their campaigns, do not reward them by giving them a promotion. Time to FIRE the people that are owned by special interests. Yes, I'm talking about the Toxic Trio. Vote for clean water. Check out Bullsugar voting guide posted a few spaces below. Thanks again David. Ken J

You get the water you vote for. Feel free to share with others, just copy the link. Ken Jaros

Yes Marvin, it almost seems hopeless. The failure of our elected people in Washington is just one piece of the puzzle. The state of Florida, it's policies and politicians have a more direct effect on our environment in my opinion. How are we going to save our waters with this going on? Sorry it's political but totally relevant. It's clear what has happened on Governor Rick Scott's watch here in Fla and it isn't good. Look what has happened to the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) under Scott. Shame on our Senators for not forcing Mitch McConnell to include the Sugar Policy Modernization Act in the Farm Bill. Shame on Scott for being a champion for polluters. I wish we had better politicians. Thank you for listening. Ken J https://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/florida-racks-up-second-worst-eco-enforcement-in-30-years.html

Putnam exposed. Feel free to share with friends interested in getting clean water. http://www.evergladestrust.org/pollutin_putnam http://www.evergladestrust.org/pay_to_play_putnam

Notice the date of this article, July 11, 2016 07:53 PM Updated July 12, 2016 04:19 PM. Read this historical article twice and feel free to share with your friends when they ask who is to blame for our current water problem. Since this article was written, these same players have continued to do sugar's bidding at the expense of our water quality, property values, and health. Now they are running for higher office.

Ray's viewpoint is right on the money. He was a county commissioner that lost his race because of Big Sugar money backing his opponent,