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[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

[Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025]
Florida River Task Force and Valdosta City Council Joint Workshop, August 14, 2025

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[Florida Rivers Task Force meets Valdosta, Georgia --jsq for WWALS]
Florida Rivers Task Force meets Valdosta, Georgia --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson]
Movie: Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson

[Scott James Matheson, Valdosta Mayor --jsq for WWALS]
Scott James Matheson, Valdosta Mayor --jsq for WWALS

[Teresa Bolden, Valdosta City Clerk]
Teresa Bolden, Valdosta City Clerk

[Scott Koons, E.D., North Central Florida Regional Planning Council]
Scott Koons, E.D., North Central Florida Regional Planning Council

[Tim Carroll, Valdosta City Council District 5]
Tim Carroll, Valdosta City Council District 5

[Richard Hardy, Valdosta City Manager]
Richard Hardy, Valdosta City Manager

[Catherine Ammons, Valdosta Assistant City Manager]
Catherine Ammons, Valdosta Assistant City Manager

[Scott Boutwell, Valdosta Fire Chief]
Scott Boutwell, Valdosta Fire Chief

[Movie: Florida Rivers Task Force --Rick Davis, Chair]
Movie: Florida Rivers Task Force --Rick Davis, Chair

[Anthony Adams, Lafayette County]
Anthony Adams, Lafayette County

[Thomas Demps, Taylor County]
Thomas Demps, Taylor County

[William Martin, Gilchrist County]
William Martin, Gilchrist County

[Melissa McNeal, Union County]
Melissa McNeal, Union County

[James Murphy, Hamilton County]
James Murphy, Hamilton County

[Movie: Florida State agencies: Health and SRWMD]
Movie: Florida State agencies: Health and SRWMD

[Katie French, Florida Health, Madison, Taylor, Jackson Counties]
Katie French, Florida Health, Madison, Taylor, Jackson Counties

[Three Florida Health people]
Three Florida Health people

[Troy Roberts, SRWMD]
Troy Roberts, SRWMD

[WCTV Reporter]
WCTV Reporter

[Gary Godwin, Hamilton County Coordinator]
Gary Godwin, Hamilton County Coordinator

[Nick Harden, Valdosta City Council At Large]
Nick Harden, Valdosta City Council At Large

[Movie: Valdosta Okefenokee resolution --Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson]
Movie: Valdosta Okefenokee resolution --Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson

[Movie: Intro, Jason Barnes, Valdosta Utilities Director]
Movie: Intro, Jason Barnes, Valdosta Utilities Director

[Jason Barnes, Valdosta Utilities Director --jsq for WWALS]
Jason Barnes, Valdosta Utilities Director --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Jason Barnes, Valdosta Utilities Director (262M)]
Movie: Jason Barnes, Valdosta Utilities Director (262M)

[Movie: Jason Barnes slides]
Movie: Jason Barnes slides

[Overview Jason Barnes]
Overview Jason Barnes

[Movie: Jason Barnes slides]
Movie: Jason Barnes slides

[Jason Barnes Overview]
Jason Barnes Overview

Slides --jsq for WWALS

[15. Collapse at US 84 and Blanchard Street. 16. Repairs near Knights Creek off US 84 and Blanchard Street --jsq for WWALS]
15. Collapse at US 84 and Blanchard Street. 16. Repairs near Knights Creek off US 84 and Blanchard Street --jsq for WWALS

[17. Repairs on River Street. 18. Repairs on Pebblewood Drive. --jsq for WWALS]
17. Repairs on River Street. 18. Repairs on Pebblewood Drive. --jsq for WWALS

[19. Repairs at Knights Creek near US 84 and Blanchard Street. 20. Add small Force Main on Trotters Way. --jsq for WWALS]
19. Repairs at Knights Creek near US 84 and Blanchard Street. 20. Add small Force Main on Trotters Way. --jsq for WWALS

[21. Repairs to Sugar Creek Basin: City Staff discovered. 22. Repairs for Sugar Creek Armoring and Force Main Stabilization. --jsq for WWALS]
21. Repairs to Sugar Creek Basin: City Staff discovered. 22. Repairs for Sugar Creek Armoring and Force Main Stabilization. --jsq for WWALS

[Old WWTP]
Old WWTP

[New WWTP]
New WWTP

[Old and new WWTPs --jsq for WWALS]
Old and new WWTPs --jsq for WWALS

[Capital Sewer Improvements and Schedule --jsq for WWALS]
Capital Sewer Improvements and Schedule --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Q & A: Do you have a sealion[?] project? WTXL reporter Malia Thomas center of still picture]
Movie: Q & A: Do you have a sealion[?] project? WTXL reporter Malia Thomas center of still picture

[Movie: Congratulations on doing the right things. Stopping stormwater before infiltration? Industrial vs. other wastewater flow? --Mary Alford, Alachua County]
Movie: Congratulations on doing the right things. Stopping stormwater before infiltration? Industrial vs. other wastewater flow? --Mary Alford, Alachua County

[Movie: Rick Davis, Chair, Florida Rivers Task Force (907M)]
Movie: Rick Davis, Chair, Florida Rivers Task Force (907M)

[Movie: Walmart Dairy, is it an actual dairy? --William Martin, Gilchrist County (204M)]
Movie: Walmart Dairy, is it an actual dairy? --William Martin, Gilchrist County (204M)

[Norm Garbutt]
Norm Garbutt

[Movie: Children with severe rash from the river. Also, what about trash? And stormwater? --Bobby McKenzie, Valdosta, GA (150M)]
Movie: Children with severe rash from the river. Also, what about trash? And stormwater? --Bobby McKenzie, Valdosta, GA (150M)

[Movie: Treated wastewater still has PFAS and other contaminants --Joe Squitieri, Lee, FL (79M)]
Movie: Treated wastewater still has PFAS and other contaminants --Joe Squitieri, Lee, FL (79M)

[Movie: Need better warning --Phil Royce, Live Oak, FL (142M)]
Movie: Need better warning --Phil Royce, Live Oak, FL (142M)

[Sewage Spill Sign at Sugar Creek, Phil Royce --jsq for WWALS]
Sewage Spill Sign at Sugar Creek, Phil Royce --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: People need to go look at websites to find out about spills --William Martin, Gilchrist County. And health departments --Rocky Ford, Columbia County]
Movie: People need to go look at websites to find out about spills --William Martin, Gilchrist County. And health departments --Rocky Ford, Columbia County

[Movie: Chainsaw cleanups, Mayor and Chairmans Paddle, PFAS, compliments about mostrecent spill, testing to find spills --John S. Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper (149M)]
Movie: Chainsaw cleanups, Mayor and Chairmans Paddle, PFAS, compliments about mostrecent spill, testing to find spills --John S. Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper (149M)

[Jsq]
Jsq

[Movie: Thanks for comming. --Richard Hardy, Valdosta City Manager]
Movie: Thanks for comming. --Richard Hardy, Valdosta City Manager

[Movie: Council at Large Nick Harden is here --Tim Carroll, Valdosta City Council]
Movie: Council at Large Nick Harden is here --Tim Carroll, Valdosta City Council