One of Florida’s major recharge areas for the state’s drinking supply is looking a little depleted. Luckily, Save Our Lakes is looking to rejuvenate the low water levels in Lake Geneva and Lake Brooklyn in Keystone Heights.
Lake Geneva and Lake Brooklyn are major recharge areas for the Florida Aquifer. But the lakes’ water levels have been decreasing since the mid-1970s. As it stands right now, Lake Geneva’s depth is 92 feet. Its full line, however, is 103 feet.
Scott Slater, the President of Save Our Lakes, says that even with Florida experiencing an extreme drought, even the smallest amount of rain is enough for the lakes to see progress…