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 Friends of the Wekiva River says, "This is basically rainwater that percolates down through the recharge area." The springs provide important habitat for endangered and threatened species, including manatees, but development and groundwater pumping are reducing their flow.
Jay Exum, with Friends of the Wekiva River, states, "We know that there's going to be such a strain on the groundwater that the result is going to be a decrease in flow at Wekiwa and Rock Springs. And they've said so. The water management district knows it." This highlights the dire situation facing Florida's freshwater springs due to ongoing construction and groundwater extraction.
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