Whether we who favor Ocklawaha River restoration LIKE IT or NOT: JOHN HENDRICKSON of the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) is the "DR. FAUCI" of the scientists studying the present environmental health of the more important St. Johns River and using science to predict its future environmental health if Rodman Dam is breached to restore a free-flowing Ocklawaha River.
John Hendrickson, Supervising Environmental Scientist at SJRWMD, is the author of "Technical Publication SJ2016-1: Effects on Lower St. Johns River Nutrient Supply and TMDL Target Compliance from the Restoration of a Free-Flowing Ocklawaha River."
"Meet the Technical Team" from a past SJRWMD webpage of several years ago:
Name: John Hendrickson
Title: Environmental Scientist VI [now Supervising Environmental Scientist]
Education: Master of Science, Forest Hydrology, University of Florida
Bachelor of Science, Forest Science, Pennsylvania State University
Experience:
Hendrickson has been with the district since November 1985 where he has directed the district’s ambient water quality monitoring program and the point and nonpoint source subprogram for the Lower St. Johns River Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) program. He has managed numerous contractual projects, participated in several state panels developing water quality criteria, and co-authored regulatory targets for dissolved oxygen, numeric nutrient criteria, pollution credit trading, and the Lower St. Johns River total maximum daily load (TMDL) and the plankton element of the district’s Water Supply Impact Study.
Primary Initiative Responsibility: Hendrickson is the lead scientist for the Lower St. Johns River Basin [from Astor / S end of Lake George to the SJR mouth Jacksonville / Atlantic Ocean]. His primary responsibilities include design of surface water quality monitoring programs, assessment of water quality and progress toward meeting restoration objectives established under the TMDL program.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Learn about the status of Ocklawaha River restoration (including why restoration has not occurred yet) from the official source at SJRWMD. Ocklawaha River restoration supporters should attempt to read: Hendrickson, John. 2016. Effects on Lower St. Johns River Nutrient Supply and TMDL Target Compliance from the Restoration of a Free-Flowing Ocklawaha River. Technical Publication SJ2016-1. 107 pages. St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida.
"Effects on Lower St. Johns River Nutrient Supply and TMDL Target Compliance from the Restoration of a Free-Flowing Ocklawaha River. Technical Publication SJ2016-1" is available FOR-FREE-$$$ from the list of available Technical Publications / Technical Reports (you will need to scroll down some) at...
https://www.sjrwmd.com/documents/technical-reports/technical-publications/2018-2009/
Look at it in pieces maybe 15 to 20 pages at a time. I'll admit that some of the nutrient data is really advanced intellectual science stuff but pro-restoration folks should be able to understand most of the streamflow and springflow information. Those in leadership positions of the non-governmental environmental groups should be knowledgeable enough to grasp the meaning of most of Hendrickson's literature -- unless all they are skillful at is asking for and raising "not-for-profit" funds.
"Effects on Lower St. Johns River Nutrient Supply and TMDL Target Compliance from the Restoration of a Free-Flowing Ocklawaha River" is still the basis of -- in my opinion -- the only real path forward for Ocklawaha River restoration.
For the past 4.5 years I probably wasted some of YOUR TIME with my constant promotion of the SIGN-FOR-FREE-$$$ Change-dot-org "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" online petition.
But at least I didn't waste any of YOUR $$$ on another "fool's errand" initiative!
Most sincerely, "Ocklawahaman" Paul Nosca, the original creator of the "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" online petition.
NOTE: The "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" Facebook group page will continue into 2021!!!
DATA, ECOLOGY, FACTS, FIREARMS, FISHING, HISTORY, HUMOR, HYDROLOGY, NEWS, OPINION, PADDLING, PHOTOS, SPRINGS, VIEWS, & WILDLIFE of the Ocklawaha River, Florida & SO MUCH MORE -- the "FREE THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER BY THE BREACHING OF RODMAN DAM" Facebook group page -- IT'S EASY TO JOIN & POST & IT'S FOR FREE $$$! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1937718656450177/