Pollution is an on-going threat to our water sources. OGS has the clean-up solution.
Organic Green Solutions bio filters will be able to help capture
pollutants before they run off into environmentally sensitive areas.
How we do this is by utilizing technology developed in golf greens
construction over the past 20 years. By combining with sand OG1
soil amendment we can reduce the flow thru of contaminates by
up to 90%. The contaminants can then be remediated out of the
sand by plants growing in the contaminated sand.
Regular treatments of the Organic Green System will supply the
necessary microbes to break down the contaminants and supply
additional nutrients for the healthy growth of the remediation plants.
One example of the use of a bio filter would be to utilize the sand
along our coastal waters to filter storm run off by dispersing the
water run off thru sand treated with OG1. Utilizing sea oats and
other plants that will also assist with beach erosion. This would
help protect our coral reefs and keep our coastal waters
crystal clean.
About the Everglades:
America’s Everglades once covered almost 11,000 square miles of south Florida. Just a century ago, water flowed down the Kissimmee River into Lake Okeechobee, then south through the Everglades to the Florida Bay—the ultimate destination of the pure sheetflow. Because of efforts to drain the marshland for urban development, agriculture and flood control, the Everglades is today half the size it was a century ago. Dubbed the River of Grass for the sawgrass that flourished throughout the marsh, the Everglades is a mosaic of freshwater
ponds, prairies and forested uplands that supports a rich plant and wildlife community. The Everglades is home to dozens of federally threatened and endangered species, including the Florida panther, American crocodile, snail kite and wood stork. The mix of salt and freshwater makes it the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side.
South Florida Water Management
District Acquires Land to Help
Revive the River of Grass
26,800 acres provide opportunities for environmental
and water quality improvements
“Hard work and a steadfast commitment to restore
the River of Grass has successfully brought to fruition
— in an affordable way — an opportunity to further
improve water quality in the Everglades and address
important federal mandates,” said SFWMD
Governing Board Chairman Eric Buermann. “Once
considered out of reach, the District now has ready
access to thousands of acres of strategically situated
property to advance Florida’s steady progress in
restoring the Everglades.”
Homeowners dump thousands of pounds
of fertilizer on their lawns and gardens every
year, allowing massive amounts of phosphorous
and nitrogen to wash into Florida's rivers, lakes
and canals.
The chemicals fertilize the growth of cattails,
hydrilla and other invasive plants in places like
the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, crowding
out native vegetation, eliminating food for fish,
snakes and ducks. Carried by canals into the ocean,
they help generate mats of coral-smothering algae.
Southeast Florida reefs, which are a part of the greater Caribbean reef system, are being monitored for diseases, bleaching and other problems associated with human activities. Since corals are very slow-growing, this loss represents a serious and significant threat to local coral ecosystems.
