The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has ...

A boom in housing construction has led central Florida's water management district ... Swimmers enjoy the fresh water of the Rock Springs swimming hole on Dec. 11, at Rock Springs in Apopka ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — At Rock Springs, just north of Orlando, water gushes from a limestone cliff. Hundreds of gallons of water pour from an opening in the rock every second. Mike Cliburn, with ...

Florida's springs provide important habitat for endangered ... attracting locals and visitors who come to paddle, tube or swim in the water, always at a constant 72 degrees. A boom in housing ...