Purpose: To protect groundwater sources, particularly
springs, sinkholes, and other resulting outflows, or orifices leading
to, or originating/issuing from, or from various related parts of, the
Floridan Aquifer, from harmful extraction, misuse, commercial (other
than Utilities), or extraction by any means that will result in commercial
(profitable) gain(s) by first, second, third, or any other party or
parties.
Action sought: To expressly forbid, under penalty of
US Environmental, Federal, and State Law, the extraction by any means
or methods , scientific, or any other, of ground or surface water originating
from Outflows or Discharges, or underground rivers, lakes, streams,
or any other natural (formed by natural or geological events) structure
containing water originating in the Floridan Aquifer, or any connected
aquifers or water generating natural (formed by natural and/or geological
events) systems, for commercial endeavors(individual or group of individuals
seeking profit, or donating to profit- seeking individual or group of
individuals), other than State/County Utility organizations as needed
to supply water for the everyday private use of homes, businesses, and
other public/private individual(s) (private use meaning: drinking
water and water used for everyday tasks such as washers, plumbing, sewers,
and other necessary and routine uses).
Examples of violating organizations/ individuals: Using
any method known or imagined to extract water from sources listed above
for purpose of sale(s) and/or profit(s) by agency(s) organization(s)/public/private
corporation(s)/ or individual(s), or to supply such waters to, under
any circumstances, for, or, not-for-profit agency(s) individual(s) /
public / or private corporation(s) / organization(s) / or venture(s),
who would use the waters for sales and or profit, and/or ship or transport
such waters out of the State of Florida, or Continental United States
of America for any of, or resulting from the aforementioned reasons,
or for any other reason.