WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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MMM

[Six hours and no decision, @ Alachua Planning Commission 2026-01-13, They meet again about Tara April, and Mill Creek Sink, 6 PM 2026-01-20]
Six hours and no decision, @ Alachua Planning Commission 2026-01-13, They meet again about Tara April, and Mill Creek Sink, 6 PM 2026-01-20

[Six hours and no decision, @ Alachua Planning Commission 2026-01-13, They meet again about Tara April, and Mill Creek Sink, 6 PM 2026-01-20]
Six hours and no decision, @ Alachua Planning Commission 2026-01-13, They meet again about Tara April, and Mill Creek Sink, 6 PM 2026-01-20

ER

[Empty room half an hour early, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Empty room half an hour early, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

Plans

[Jsq Photographing Tara April Plans 2025-01-13 --Richie Denmark for NSS]
Jsq Photographing Tara April Plans 2025-01-13 --Richie Denmark for NSS

[Tara April Master Plan, 2025-11-04 --eda consultants inc.]
Tara April Master Plan, 2025-11-04 --eda consultants inc.

[Trails, Tara April Master Plan, 2025-11-04 --eda consultants inc.]
Trails, Tara April Master Plan, 2025-11-04 --eda consultants inc.

[Boundary and Topography Survey (1 of 3), Tara April 2022-12-23 --eda consultants inc.]
Boundary and Topography Survey (1 of 3), Tara April 2022-12-23 --eda consultants inc.

[Boundary and Topography Survey (2 of 3), Tara April 2022-12-23 --eda consultants inc.]
Boundary and Topography Survey (2 of 3), Tara April 2022-12-23 --eda consultants inc.

[Boundary and Topography Survey (3 of 3), Tara April 2022-12-23 --eda consultants inc.]
Boundary and Topography Survey (3 of 3), Tara April 2022-12-23 --eda consultants inc.

AG

[1.B) PSE22-0002, Tara April Special Exception Permit, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
1.B) PSE22-0002, Tara April Special Exception Permit, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[1.C) PSSC25-0001, Mallard Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment; 1.D) PR25-002, Mallard Site-Specific Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas (Rezoning), 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
1.C) PSSC25-0001, Mallard Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment; 1.D) PR25-002, Mallard Site-Specific Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas (Rezoning), 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

WT

[Bob Mills, a WWALS Water Quality Tester, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Bob Mills, a WWALS Water Quality Tester, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

PH

[Packed House, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Packed House, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

MSSCP

[PSSC25-0001, Mallard Comprehensive Plan Amendment, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
PSSC25-0001, Mallard Comprehensive Plan Amendment, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Staff, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Staff, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[PR25-002, Mallard Zoning Atlas Amendment, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
PR25-002, Mallard Zoning Atlas Amendment, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Compliance with Land Development Regulations, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Compliance with Land Development Regulations, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Encourage Sprawl, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Encourage Sprawl, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

SRO

[Standing Room Only, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Standing Room Only, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[More Outside the Door, 2026-01-13 --Richie Denmark for NSS]
More Outside the Door, 2026-01-13 --Richie Denmark for NSS

TF

[Tara Forest, LLC, Special Exception Permit Quasi-Judicial Hearings, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Tara Forest, LLC, Special Exception Permit Quasi-Judicial Hearings, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Applicant attorney, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Applicant attorney, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Request by Clay Sweger, AICP, LEED AP, of eda consultants, inc., applicant and agent for Tara Forest, LLC, property owner, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Request by Clay Sweger, AICP, LEED AP, of eda consultants, inc., applicant and agent for Tara Forest, LLC, property owner, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Vicinity Map, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Vicinity Map, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Existing CC zoning on Tara April Special Exception Master Plan, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Existing CC zoning on Tara April Special Exception Master Plan, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Detention ponds and trails on Tara April Special Exception Master Plan, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Detention ponds and trails on Tara April Special Exception Master Plan, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

MA

[Michael Alfieri, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Michael Alfieri, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[City's Retained Expert, Michael Alfiere, PG, PHg, CGWP, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
City's Retained Expert, Michael Alfiere, PG, PHg, CGWP, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Alachua County Aerial Imagery, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Alachua County Aerial Imagery, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Area of Interest in Aerial Imagery, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Area of Interest in Aerial Imagery, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Alachua County Topography, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Alachua County Topography, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Alachua County LiDAR, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Alachua County LiDAR, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Local LiDAR, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Local LiDAR, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Regional Closed Depressions, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Regional Closed Depressions, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Local Closed Depressions, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Local Closed Depressions, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Alachua County Geophysics, Microgravity, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Alachua County Geophysics, Microgravity, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Alachua County Geomorphic Districts, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Alachua County Geomorphic Districts, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Alachua County Geomorphic Provinces, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Alachua County Geomorphic Provinces, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Regional Literature Referenced Faults, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Regional Literature Referenced Faults, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Cave Entrances, Alachua County Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Cave Entrances, Alachua County Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Cave Entrances, Local Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Cave Entrances, Local Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Springs and Swallets, Alachua County Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Springs and Swallets, Alachua County Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Subsidence Incidents, Alachua County Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Subsidence Incidents, Alachua County Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Subsidence Incidents, Local Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Subsidence Incidents, Local Karst Features, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Photolinear Interpretation and Neighboring Faults, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Photolinear Interpretation and Neighboring Faults, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

NS

[Next Steps: comprehensive geophysical and geologic testing within the Tara April, Tara West, and Tara Phoenicia property boundaries., 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Next Steps: comprehensive geophysical and geologic testing within the Tara April, Tara West, and Tara Phoenicia property boundaries., 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Recommended Work Tasks, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Recommended Work Tasks, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

TA2

[Comprehensive Plan Consistency and FDOT, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Comprehensive Plan Consistency and FDOT, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[2008-2010: Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
2008-2010: Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[2021: Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
2021: Future Land Use Amendment and Rezoning, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[2021: Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
2021: Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Today, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Today, Tara April Timeline , 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Future Land Use Map, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Future Land Use Map, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Zoning Map, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Zoning Map, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Master Plan, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Master Plan, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Project Benefits, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Project Benefits, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Limits Specific Commercial Uses, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Limits Specific Commercial Uses, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Provides Public Trail Network & Interconnectivity, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Provides Public Trail Network & Interconnectivity, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[(1) Complies with use specific regulations, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
(1) Complies with use specific regulations, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[(3) Design minimizes adverse impact; (4) Design minimizes environmental impact, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
(3) Design minimizes adverse impact; (4) Design minimizes environmental impact, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Objective 1.3: Commercial & Mixed-Use, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Objective 1.3: Commercial & Mixed-Use, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Conservation and Open Space Element, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Conservation and Open Space Element, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

CA

[Susan Stevens, attorney for the applicant, and City Attorney Scott Walker, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Susan Stevens, attorney for the applicant, and City Attorney Scott Walker, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

TASumm

[Request Justification / Summary, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Request Justification / Summary, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

CD

[Lineup of cave divers to object, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Lineup of cave divers to object, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

ObjNSS

[Objections to Tara April Special Exception: National Speleological Society, Inc., 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Objections to Tara April Special Exception: National Speleological Society, Inc., 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[REQUESTING DENIAL OF TARA APRIL SPECIAL EXCEPTION PERMIT, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
REQUESTING DENIAL OF TARA APRIL SPECIAL EXCEPTION PERMIT, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[WHO IS THE NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY?, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
WHO IS THE NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY?, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Standards not met, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Standards not met, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[6 THOMAS R. SAWICKI, PH.D., 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
6 THOMAS R. SAWICKI, PH.D., 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Area map with Mill Creek, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Area map with Mill Creek, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Book: The Karst Systems of Florida, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Book: The Karst Systems of Florida, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Map: Extensively fractured zone, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Map: Extensively fractured zone, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Figure 7.64 Seqauence of events in development of a cover-collapse sink, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Figure 7.64 Seqauence of events in development of a cover-collapse sink, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Sidebar 12-5: HOW MUCH SEDIMENT HAS ENTERED MILL CREEK SINK CAVE?, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Sidebar 12-5: HOW MUCH SEDIMENT HAS ENTERED MILL CREEK SINK CAVE?, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Topographic map of the Mill Creek drainage basin and its many sinkholes, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Topographic map of the Mill Creek drainage basin and its many sinkholes, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

Photos

[Cave Community Structure is Difficult to Ascertain often Resulting in Underrepresentation, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Cave Community Structure is Difficult to Ascertain often Resulting in Underrepresentation, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[...potential species has been discovered from Newberry Bat Cave in Alachua County and Indian Cave in Marion County—the exact distribution of this species is not known, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
...potential species has been discovered from Newberry Bat Cave in Alachua County and Indian Cave in Marion County—the exact distribution of this species is not known, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[In addition, unpublished data is showing a similar pattern for Crangonyx grandimanus, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
In addition, unpublished data is showing a similar pattern for Crangonyx grandimanus, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[The importance of Groundwater Flora and Fauna, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
The importance of Groundwater Flora and Fauna, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[In Conclusion: The diversity of life in Mill Creek Sink is likely much more than reported by Franz et al., 1994, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
In Conclusion: The diversity of life in Mill Creek Sink is likely much more than reported by Franz et al., 1994, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

KS

[Ken Sallot, Alachua County Resident, NSS Life Member #45099L, Gilchrist County Diving Advisory Board Member, Mill Creek Sink Dive Guide, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Ken Sallot, Alachua County Resident, NSS Life Member #45099L, Gilchrist County Diving Advisory Board Member, Mill Creek Sink Dive Guide, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Map: Mill Creek Sink cave system, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Map: Mill Creek Sink cave system, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Photo: cave too big to illuminate, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Photo: cave too big to illuminate, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Magazine: Underwater Speleology, Vol. 51, No. 3, Autumn 2024, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Magazine: Underwater Speleology, Vol. 51, No. 3, Autumn 2024, 2026-01-13 --jsq for WWALS

[Jane Graham, Esq., for the National Speleological Society, Inc., 2026-01-13 --Richie Denmark for NSS]
Jane Graham, Esq., for the National Speleological Society, Inc., 2026-01-13 --Richie Denmark for NSS

MCS

[Sink, Mill Creek Sink, 2026:01:13 15:49:34, 29.8010200, -82.5085104 --jsq for WWALS]
Sink, Mill Creek Sink, 2026:01:13 15:49:34, --jsq for WWALS 29.8010200, -82.5085104

[Figure 17. Study Area Results Map, 2006-06-07 --Karst Environmental Services]
Figure 17. Study Area Results Map, 2006-06-07 --Karst Environmental Services
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