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Join us as Keys in the Balance,
Last Stand’s popular moderated panel
discussion, explores the Keys' potable water resource.
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Tuesday, November 16 6:30-8:30PM |
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NOAA Environmental Center, Key West |
The panel will
include Jim Reynolds, Executive Director, Florida Keys Aqueduct
Authority; a representative (tba) of South Florida Water Management
District; John Jones, Key West Assistant City Manager; a
representative (tba) of the US Navy; Alicia Putney, environmental
advocate and former Monroe County Planning Commissioner; John
Hammerstrom, Key Largo citizen/activist whose energy-wise and
water-wise home incorporates a cistern.
Learn the answers to these and
other questions:
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Where does our water come from? |
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Is our water threatened by development
in Miami-Dade? |
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Is there enough to last forever? |
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Is the limited water supply a valid
reason to limit growth? |
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Are there alternative sources? |
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Is a cistern feasible as a home's
primary potable water source? |
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How much growth will our well-field and
existing pipeline handle? |
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Does rising sea level threaten our water
source? |
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What will our water bill be in 20 years?
In 50 years? |
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Is desalting seawater cost-effective and
environmentally sound? |
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