Talk:St. Johns River Water Management District

Local government
A respected editor has refined a category to "local government." Actually, the government is appointed by the governor and controls a huge swath of Florida. It is clearly a function of state government with no local control whatever.

Is my Florida Highway Patrol, based nearby, "local"? Student7 (talk) 11:48, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Water not controlled by SJRWMD
An editor removed the following:

"In 2010, the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Orange and Seminole Counties) ruled that Deseret Ranches owned and had control over the Taylor Creek Reservoir. This ruling is being considered for appeal. The district wanted to increase the draw from 10000000 USgal to upwards of 25000000 USgal daily."

I thought this was important because it represented one of the few bodies of water in Florida not controlled by the government. Since it was a court decision, it seemed important. Court decisions are often considered sufficiently important to be included in an article.

Deseret is a big player in central Florida as is the WMD. History is constructed brick by brick. This is one of the bricks IMO. Student7 (talk) 15:16, 27 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Editor not reading discussion. Student7 (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Melbourne-Tillman Water Control question
What part does Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District play here? Are they under direct administration of St. Johns? Do they have to check with St. Johns before they do anything? http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Opinions/F6B352BB2054A0E985256B370055C1F7 Student7 (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Slow edit war
Over this: ''In 2010, the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Orange and Seminole Counties) ruled that Deseret Ranches owned and had control over the Taylor Creek Reservoir. This ruling is being considered for appeal. The district wanted to increase the draw from 10000000 USgal to upwards of 25000000 USgal daily. ''

Why? --Moni3 (talk) 15:14, 30 December 2010 (UTC)


 * The government has a classic potable water monopoly. Except for this one place in Florida which the District is contesting. If Deseret wins it will be a loophole in the monopoly. If not, then it will show the power of the monopoly. Student7 (talk) 19:59, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Burning is where?
The following was deleted twice from the article: "It also controls burns within that area."(footnote:)

The last time this was erased, the editor said it was "redundant." Where in the article is the duty of controlled burns clearly expressed? Student7 (talk) 20:04, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

"reversed on appeal'
I've tried looking for the reversal of the Deseret opinion in 5th district docs. Can't seem to find it. Can anyone help? http://www.5dca.org/opinions_archived.shtml Student7 (talk) 01:13, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Use of biased references
An editor has used a WP:PRIMARY reference, in some cases replacing secondary sources. This is contrary to Wikipedia practices. There has been, in the past, considerable political editing in this article. It would be nice to stop that and allow people who aren't directly connected with the STWMD to edit, using proper sources. The problem here is that government sources tend to be almost deliberately vague and worded to avoid what is really important about the District. Secondary sources skip the fluff and get to the point. Student7 (talk) 16:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Talk Page tag
What good does a talk page tag do? Most readers are not even aware a talk page exists behind every article. No reader will ever see this page or the tag. ```Buster Seven   Talk  19:54, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * But thanks for informing me. I didn't know that. ```Buster Seven   Talk  19:59, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Are we supposed to not change the info and let it get outdated?
I am confused on what the invisible comments are meaning. After "It employs approximately 600 people" comment says this is a part of history or something like that, is this implying that we are not supposed to change it? Maybe I'm just a bit slow, but what do these invisible comments mean? BlitzGen (talk) 01:49, 15 February 2024 (UTC)