Number: 1980-53
WHEREAS, the Biscayne Aquifer is a vital water supply for man and wildlife in South Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Biscayne Aquifer has been designated a “sole source” of drinking water for over three million people in Southeast Florida under the Safe Drinking Water Act, providing it significant protection from pollution and degradation; and
WHEREAS, the Biscayne Aquifer is among the first half-dozen water supplies in America to be so designated, giving the designation national significance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 20-23, 1980, in Miami Beach, Fla., hereby strongly supports the designation of the Biscayne Aquifer as a “sole source” aquifer, and urges state and federal agencies, legislative bodies, and private citizens to resist attempts to undo or weaken this designation and its protections.