LAKE: WWALS Southwings flight over Union & Bradford Co. FL Phosphate Mine Site [Up]
Here are aerials of the land the Union County, Florida, Commissioners will be
voting on in their Comprehensive Plan, 4:30-9PM, Monday, 17 September 2017,
at Union County High School, 1000 S. Lake Avenue, Lake Butler, FL 32054.
WNW from Compressor Station up FGT pipeline to Columbia Co., 10:18:14, 29.9114200, -82.3324080
There are two facebook events, by
Citizens Against Phosphate Mining in North Central Florida
and by
Our Santa Fe River.
I took these pictures in Union and Bradford Counties, Florida,
of
the proposed HPS II phosphate mine site,
on a Southwings flight for WWALS Watershed Coalition
1 September 2017.
You can help figure out what some of them show.
The main conclusion, already published in much briefer form by Jim Tatum
with a few pictures he took,
is that
there was no sign of any heavy equipment or any mining.
The pictures here cover the widest area of the overflight,
and can serve as a baseline in case anything does happen.
More pictures will follow.
See also WWALS blog post.
Crew: jsq, Carol, Jim, Roy, 09:38:49, 30.0580556, -82.4541667
The flight crew was:
- Roy Zimmer, Southwings pilot
- John S. Quarterman, navigator and photographer
- Carol Burton, local guide and pathfinder
- Jim Tatum, photographer and instigator
Thanks to Dr. Steve Pieczenik for a generous contribution to WWALS.
And thanks as always to Southwings and Amanda Wheelock
for making these flights possible.
Where I could figure out what I was looking at, I have labeled
some of these pictures and corrected their coordinates.
You may recognize places better than I did.
If so, click on the small picture to get a bigger picture
with a form where you can enter comments and even a suggested latitude and
longitude.
We will get to your suggestions as quickly as we can.
The pictures will make a lot more sense with a map
of the proposed mine site, such as this one, which also has
the Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) pipeline drawn on it:
For localization of the photographs I also used:
SW lr Santa Fe River, New River, Tiger Field, 09:50:10, 29.9324770, -82.3920060
Some of these pictures from outside the mine site may seem unrelated,
but there are large stretches of Union County owned by mine proponents
that are west of the proposed mine site, but could be used for expansion.
Similarly, there is a large area of Bradford County north of the
proposed site owned by another party that could be used for expansion.
The FGT pipeline runs right through the mine site: what could possibly go wrong?
And the towns, the rivers, and the confluence are some of the things that would be affected
by phosphate mining.
We flew in a zig-zag pattern from north of Worthington Springs, south down
to Flying Tiger Field, east past to the northeast edge of the mine site,
down to the FGT Brooker Compressor Station, south to Brooker,
north to the northwest corner of the mine site in Bradford County,
clockwise up the New River,
back down the New River past Worthington Springs,
and out.
- Northwest of mining site, Union County
- Western corner of mining site, Union County
- Central mining site, Union County
- Hazen and New River Farms mine sites, Bradford County
- Howard mine site, Union County
- New River Properties and Beasley mine sites, Union County, FL
- Weyerhaueser, Union County, FL
- N Bradford County & FGT Pipeline
- SE CR 137, Union County, FL
- Bradford County, FL
- Union County, FL at New River S of FL 100
- Beasley mine site, Union County
- FGT Brooker Compressor Station
- Hazen Mine site, Bradford County, FL
- Brooker, Bradford County, FL
- East side of Hazen mine site
- Southwest corner of Bradford County
- West side of Hazen mine site, Bradford County, FL
- Northwest corner, Hazen mine site, Bradford County, FL
- North side of Hazen mine site at New River
- South to FGT Brooker Compressor Station
- Central Hazen mine site, Bradford County, FL
- More
- Again FGT Brooker Compressor Station
- New River Farms mine site on New River, Bradford County, FL
- Again Hazen mine site, New River, Bradford Co., FL
- Back to Union County
- Back to Bradford County
- Turning back to Union County
- And Bradford County again
- And Union County again
- Once again, Bradford County
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
PS: Why are these pictures on the LAKE website and not the WWALS website?
Tedious technical reasons.
PPS: Yes, some of them will also be published on facebook.
Crew: jsq, Carol, Jim, Roy, 09:38:49, 30.0580556, -82.4541667
South down FL 121 across Worthington Springs to the New River Bridge, 09:42:26, 29.9631545, -82.4134989
South across CR 18A to Flying Tiger Field, 09:42:38, 29.9631545, -82.4134989
WNW to microwave tower, SW 121st Ave, 09:43:01, 29.9582289, -82.4050337
W across Little Spring Rd. & FL 121 down CR 18, 09:43:12, 29.9582289, -82.4050337
NW across FL 121 @ SW 50th Tr, 09:43:17, 29.9454194, -82.4099449
NNW across tower on SW 121st Ave: more land owned by miners? 09:43:19, 29.9454194, -82.4099449
RR bridge, FL 121, 09:43:26, 29.9450202, -82.4150791
N across tower on SW 121st Ave., 09:43:28, 29.9451295, -82.4160906
N from Worthington Springs up FL 121, 09:43:37, 29.9533990, -82.4150795
WNW from CR 18 up FGT pipeline past more Prichett Holdings, 09:43:51, 29.9454089, -82.4280951
N to pond on Canova land off SW 121st Ave., 09:43:56, 29.9403131, -82.4218805
N up 11th Lane, 09:44:10, 29.9455614, -82.4391178
NE to 10600 SW 54TH RUN, 09:44:34, 29.9530414, -82.4369674
N up SW 71st St over Williams and Howard land, 09:44:37, 29.9530414, -82.4369674
NE across SW 107TH AVE to state-owned swamp lands, 09:44:46, 29.9589204, -82.4510533
NE across Howard residences on SW 71st St @ SW 70th Path, 09:45:08, 29.9655079, -82.4515447
ENE H&S Land building foreground, 09:45:14, 29.9760145, -82.4524277
Canals on Shadd Properties, SW CR 796, 09:45:19, 29.9760145, -82.4524277
E across Howard pond & Shadd properties W of state swamp, SW CR 796, 09:45:24, 29.9816940, -82.4466990
SE across Howard pond, SW CR 796, 09:45:28, 29.9847130, -82.4436510
SE, Shadd pond, cannals, SW CR 796, 09:45:33, 29.9848570, -82.4425980
SE, Shadd and Howard lands S of state swamp, 09:45:34, 29.9851600, -82.4410770
S across swamp down Shadd canal, 09:46:02, 29.9866520, -82.4310690
SSW from swamp: Worthington Springs, New River, Bradford Co., 09:46:14, 29.9819890, -82.4288190
SW swamp drainage, 09:46:17, 29.9760145, -82.4524277
SW drainage canal, 09:46:30, 29.9759090, -82.4315090
SW from swamp: Howard & Williams land, 09:46:30, 29.9722040, -82.4358520
WSW closeup drainage canal, 09:46:43, 29.9741950, -82.4280120
NW pond in swamp, 09:46:46, 29.9800880, -82.4262690
NW Drain from pond in swamp, 09:46:55, 29.9780540, -82.4244670
NW 11927 SW 69TH TRAIL, 09:46:57, 29.9757860, -82.4251660
NNW closeup pond in swamp, 09:47:01, 29.9795980, -82.4261090
N across Shadd, Garmon, state swamplands, 09:47:04, 29.9750690, -82.4266000
NNE up drainage canal, 09:47:19, 29.9717870, -82.4371330
ENE sinkhole? on drainage canal, 09:47:22, 29.9731510, -82.4347140
S from FL 121 @ CR 239A across Pritchett lands to Tiger Field, 09:48:30, 29.9709620, -82.4073250
S from CR 239A closeup Pritchett mining site E of FL 121, 09:48:33, 29.9652010, -82.4071630
SW across mine site & FL 121 to Clyatt Well Drilling 09:49:11, 29.9623700, -82.4100110
W across mine site, FL 121, MW tower, 09:49:14, 29.9613360, -82.4016320
SW from SW 52nd St @ SW 131st Ln across mine site, Worthington Springs, New River, 09:49:16, 29.9538150, -82.4034900
SSW mine site, FGT pipeline, Tiger Field, New River, 09:49:17, 29.9506300, -82.4022050
SW lr Santa Fe River, New River, Tiger Field, 09:50:10, 29.9324770, -82.3920060
W lr New River Confluence, Tiger Field, FGT pipeline, CR 18A, mine site, 09:50:16, 29.9476083, -82.3951086
WNW Tiger Field, FGT pipeline into distance, 09:50:19, 29.9355620, -82.3939250
WNW FGT pipeline, MW tower SW 134th Ln, CR 18A, mine site, 09:50:24, 29.9372000, -82.3941570
N MW tower SW 134th Ln, mine site top center, 09:50:32, 29.9362540, -82.3969030
NE from SW 43rd Tr 7 miles to Butler Lake, 09:51:06, 29.9393289, -82.3894308
S from SW 150th Ave @ CR 231A across Howard mine site, New River, mine site Bradford Co., 09:51:59, 29.9723641, -82.3733522
S from CR 231A to cutout on Duke Road, Five Mile Creek in mine site, red barn 5600 SW CR 18-A, 09:52:02, 29.9723131, -82.3715122
S 6124 SW 150th Blvd, 09:52:09, 29.9723532, -82.3671365
S 5863 150TH LN, 09:52:11, 29.9723532, -82.3671365
S Scouthole, S CR 231, 09:52:16, 29.9716497, -82.3630448
SSW Scouthole to mine site W of Duke Road, 09:52:18, 29.9711537, -82.3614372
S Hazen mine site N tip between New River and CR 231, 09:53:15, 29.9464840, -82.3423820
S CR 231 mine site: Hazen top, New River Farms bottom, 20170901_095316, 09:53:16, 29.9480820, -82.3409780
S from New River across New River Farms mine site, CR 231, Hazen mine site, 09:53:18, 29.9456060, -82.3322860
20170901_095327, 09:53:27, 29.9711537, -82.3614372
W mine sites: New River Farms, CR 231, Hazen, 09:53:28, 29.9473710, -82.3401370
W lr New River, Hazen, CR 231, New River Farms mine sites, 09:53:35, 29.9495730, -82.3432730
W from New River across Howard mine site, Five Mile Creek, SW 48th Path, CR 18A, Flying Tiger Field upper left, 09:53:40, 29.9462170, -82.3477750
W across Howard mine site, 09:53:53, 29.9472430, -82.3548220
W across Howard mine site, Five Mile Creek, SW 48th Path, CR 18A, Pritchett mine site, Worthington Springs, 09:53:54, 29.9461300, -82.3565700
E down SE 53rd St, CR 231 New River bridge, Howard mine site on right, 09:54:42, 29.9520240, -82.3497620
20170901_095443, 09:54:43, 29.9711537, -82.3614372
E down SE 54th St, CR 231 New River bridge, Howard mine site on right, 09:54:45, 29.9537460, -82.3515830
New River flood plain, 09:54:46, 29.9557640, -82.3453530
NE up New River, Beasley mine site, SE 65th Terrace, 09:54:47, 29.9575350, -82.3464660
NW New River, 18205 SE 65th Way, New River Prop. mine site, prison, 09:55:19, 29.9560840, -82.3219360
20170901_095520, 09:55:20, 29.9711537, -82.3614372
N from New River across mine site: l. New River P. r. Beasley; left center prison; top left Lake Butler, 09:55:21, 29.9550800, -82.3183000
20170901_095522, 09:55:22, 29.9711537, -82.3614372
N New River, SE 185th Ln, Beasley mine site, 09:55:23, 29.9550800, -82.3183000
N Beasley mine site SW corner, 09:55:24, 29.9540840, -82.3142930
N Beasley mine site, 09:55:25, 29.9544560, -82.3134220
S New River Prop. mine site, SE 65th Terrace, 09:55:51, 29.9690460, -82.3328130
S New River Prop mine site, 09:56:10, 29.9680050, -82.3270380
SE Weyerhauser, 09:56:12, 29.9871040, -82.3105660
SE Weyerhauser, Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail, New River, 09:56:14, 29.9938690, -82.3140250
ESE Weyerhaueser to Dogwood Drive, 09:56:18, 29.9938690, -82.3140250
SE across Bradford Co. to Lake Sampson, 09:56:25, 29.9769310, -82.3139693
SE across FGT pipeline, 09:56:56, 29.9757041, -82.2945605
S New River Baptist Church, FGT pipeline, CR 235, 09:57:11, 29.9728104, -82.2861951
S W D Andrews Farms, FGT pipeline, CR 235, 09:57:16, 29.9719896, -82.2842150
SW CR 235 @ SW 161st St, 20170901_095733, 09:57:33, 29.9673959, -82.2749564
SW New River Baptist Church, 09:57:35, 29.9666774, -82.2732692
SE FGT pipeline & CR 235, 09:57:40, 29.9666774, -82.2732692
20170901_095758, 09:57:58, 29.9607652, -82.2615553
20170901_095805, 09:58:05, 29.9588887, -82.2585524
20170901_095811, 09:58:10, 29.9571456, -82.2555198
20170901_095817, 09:58:17, 29.9549023, -82.2514414
N up New River to FL 100, 10:01:37, 29.9553803, -82.2825895
20170901_100138, 10:01:38, 29.9553803, -82.2825895
20170901_100148, 10:01:48, 29.9584802, -82.2870137
N across FLORIDA PEST CONTROL & CHEM CO, 10:01:51, 29.9584802, -82.2870137
20170901_100153, 10:01:53, 29.9584802, -82.2870137
20170901_100154, 10:01:54, 29.9607278, -82.2899550
Hendricks, SE 74TH WAY , LAKE BUTLER, 10:01:57, 29.9607278, -82.2899550
S from New River to Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail, 10:02:39, 29.9804420, -82.2865090
S to Trail through FLORIDA PEST CONTROL & CHEM CO, 10:02:41, 29.9808360, -82.2850950
SE across New River to FLORIDA PEST CONTROL & CHEM CO S. of FL 100, 20170901_100245, 10:02:45, 29.9931890, -82.2901790
20170901_100246, 10:02:46, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
Trail across CR 237 & New River, 10:02:48, 29.9850580, -82.2919870
20170901_100249, 10:02:49, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100250, 10:02:50, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100251, 10:02:51, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100252, 10:02:52, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100255, 10:02:55, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
S down New River from CR 237, 10:02:59, 29.9874720, -82.2910820
20170901_100304, 10:03:04, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100318, 10:03:18, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100320, 10:03:20, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100322, 10:03:22, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
SW down New River to Beasley mine site in upper right, 10:03:25, 29.9813090, -82.2832920
WNW Gilman Building Products, 10:03:27, 29.9887270, -82.2843580
20170901_100353, 10:03:53, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
SW to Beasley mine site in upper left, 10:03:58, 29.9861820, -82.2856250
20170901_100435, 10:04:35, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100436, 10:04:35, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
NE up the New River, 10:04:36, 29.9730430, -82.2939930
20170901_100438, 10:04:38, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100441, 10:04:41, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
NNW up SE 191st Lane to Gilman Building Products & Lake Butler, 10:04:43, 29.9807150, -82.3060240
NW to prison, 10:04:45, 29.9802640, -82.3078510
20170901_100448, 10:04:48, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
N to N edge of Beasley mine site, SE 67th Terrace, 10:04:49, 29.9711350, -82.3111240
20170901_100452, 10:04:52, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100453, 10:04:53, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100456, 10:04:56, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
NW to prison, 10:04:58, 29.9674940, -82.3138420
20170901_100613, 10:06:13, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100616, 10:06:16, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100618, 10:06:18, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100752, 10:07:52, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100753, 10:07:53, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100802, 10:08:02, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100803, 10:08:03, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100805, 10:08:05, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100806, 10:08:06, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
SW down CR 237 & FGT pipeline to Compressor Station, 10:08:09, 29.9473230, -82.2960900
SW to Compressor Station, 10:08:14, 29.9337460, -82.3086260
20170901_100824, 10:08:24, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_100827, 10:08:27, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
NNW across Compressor Station, 10:09:30, 29.9242320, -82.3202590
20170901_100931, 10:09:31, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
NW across Compressor Station, 10:09:39, 29.9211000, -82.3220760
Hazen Circle H Ranch, SW 175th St, 10:10:14, 29.9105600, -82.3403940
20170901_101019, 10:10:19, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_101022, 10:10:22, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
SSW across SW 163 Ave, Braggs Branch, 10:10:57, 29.8882740, -82.3176500
20170901_101059, 10:10:59, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_101102, 10:11:02, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
SSW across SW 162 Ave, Braggs Branch, to Santa Fe River, 10:11:03, 29.8902480, -82.3136060
W across Brooker Elementary to mine site top right, 10:11:05, 29.8921750, -82.3140290
20170901_101106, 10:11:06, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
20170901_101111, 10:11:11, 29.9642747, -82.2934587
N up FL 231 past Compressor Station, Hazen mine site on left, 10:12:33, 29.9010590, -82.3311960
N across Hazen mine site to Compressor Station and up FGT pipeline, 10:13:00, 29.9102380, -82.3344130
E Jim Tatum observing Circle H Ranch, 10:13:22, 29.9100750, -82.3459800
20170901_101325, 10:13:25, 29.9050952, -82.3457814
20170901_101327, 10:13:27, 29.9050952, -82.3457814
20170901_101338, 10:13:38, 29.9050952, -82.3457814
S down FL 231 across Santa Fe River, 10:13:39, 29.8866680, -82.3375490
SW down railroad, SW 180th Place, Unicorn Springs, Santa Fe River, 10:13:42, 29.8862980, -82.3403130
20170901_101356, 10:13:56, 29.9050952, -82.3457814
W to Coxwells Thousand Oaks Ranch, 10:13:58, 29.8895250, -82.3516060
NW up FL 18, Hazen mine site on right, 10:14:05, 29.8916240, -82.3509870
N across FL 18 to Hazen mine site, 10:14:08, 29.8945250, -82.3538580
N to 20746 SW CR 18, BROOKER, FL 32622, 10:14:10, 29.8958820, -82.3559290
N across 20746 SW CR 18 to mine site, 10:14:12, 29.8952000, -82.3557010
NNE to Hazen Circle H Ranch, 10:14:35, 29.9092060, -82.3473570
N to more Circle H on 191 SW Ave., 10:14:44, 29.9106040, -82.3631270
NNE across FGT pipeline, NW corner Hazen mine site, New River, 10:14:52, 29.9225390, -82.3667330
N up west border Hazen mine site, across FGT pipeline, New River; SW 151st St lower left, 10:14:54, 29.9217450, -82.3675800
NNE wet spot, FGT pipeline, river woods, 10:14:57, 29.9179860, -82.3619240
NNE FGT pipeline, New River upper left, 10:15:28, 29.9269180, -82.3620680
E down FGT pipeline towards Compressor Station, 10:15:33, 29.9280290, -82.3616200
NNW from Hazen mine site across New River to Howard mine site, 10:16:21, 29.9343440, -82.3447810
SE across New River to Hazen mine site, FGT Compressor Station, 10:16:23, 29.9450820, -82.3484960
20170901_101624, 10:16:24, 29.9477718, -82.3645632
20170901_101625, 10:16:24, 29.9477718, -82.3645632
20170901_101627, 10:16:27, 29.9477718, -82.3645632
20170901_101631, 10:16:31, 29.9484893, -82.3574185
S across Circle H Ranch, Hazen mine site, 10:16:57, 29.9218100, -82.3481410
S across Circle H Ranch, Hazen mine site, Brooker, Santa Fe River, 10:17:04, 29.9286480, -82.3434840
20170901_101707, 10:17:07, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
Roy Zimmer, 10:17:13, 29.9149350, -82.3338920
20170901_101729, 10:17:29, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
20170901_101736, 10:17:36, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
WNW from Compressor Station up FGT pipeline to Columbia Co., 10:18:14, 29.9114200, -82.3324080
W from CR 231 across Circle C Ranch, 10:18:24, 29.9136090, -82.3258330
20170901_101826, 10:18:26, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
20170901_101926, 10:19:26, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
WNW FGT pipeline across Union County, 10:19:28, 29.9329270, -82.3824960
ENE to CR 231 New River Bridge, 10:19:55, 29.9460220, -82.3518570
20170901_101956, 10:19:56, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
20170901_101958, 10:19:58, 29.9479163, -82.3548963
E across New River Farms mine site to SW 161st Street, 10:20:35, 29.9494496, -82.3434051
20170901_102038, 10:20:38, 29.9516944, -82.3419629
ESE across New River and New River Farms mine site, 10:20:43, 29.9534301, -82.3409901
20170901_102152, 10:21:51, 29.9652853, -82.3526114
20170901_102202, 10:22:02, 29.9627016, -82.3531182
20170901_102205, 10:22:05, 29.9627016, -82.3531182
20170901_102207, 10:22:07, 29.9627016, -82.3531182
W across Howard mine site, FGT pipeline, Flying Tiger Field, 10:22:39, 29.9440640, -82.3561850
20170901_102242, 10:22:42, 29.9627016, -82.3531182
WNW FGT pipeline past Worthington Springs, 10:23:22, 29.9317310, -82.3667210
20170901_102326, 10:23:26, 29.9283534, -82.3591110
20170901_102327, 10:23:27, 29.9283534, -82.3591110
WNW Flying Tiger Field, FGT pipeline, Pritchett mine site, 10:23:32, 29.9348870, -82.3928650
WSW to FL 18 and Santa Fe River, 10:24:15, 29.9204760, -82.3962160
NW to FL 18 New River Bridge, 10:24:39, 29.9210540, -82.4060800
WNW Worthington Springs, Tiger Field, 10:24:40, 29.9271485, -82.3662246
W CR 121 Santa Fe River Bridge, 10:24:55, 29.9271485, -82.3662246
Possibly New River Confluence, 10:24:59, 29.9271485, -82.3662246
W to New River Confluence, CR 121 bridge, 10:25:01, 29.9306512, -82.4276278
W to Chastain-Seay Park, 10:25:10, 29.9119706, -82.4138211
20170901_102513, 10:25:13, 29.9117365, -82.4162511
Really New River Confluence, 10:25:14, 29.9117365, -82.4162511
20170901_102518, 10:25:17, 29.9115852, -82.4185315
20170901_102527, 10:25:27, 29.9201745, -82.4290830
NNE across New River Confluence 10:25:28, 29.9201745, -82.4290830
NNE up the New River to Tiger Field, 10:25:30, 29.9137076, -82.4263485
N Santa Fe River, Worthington Springs, 10:25:33, 29.9137076, -82.4263485
NNE Across Worthington Springs to Pritchett mine site, 10:25:40, 29.9189039, -82.4310161
ENE across Tiger Field, Pritchett mine site on left, 10:25:55, 29.9275159, -82.4320183
Photo: Jim Tatum. Left to right: John S. Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper and navigator; Roy Zimmer, expert pilot; Carol Burton, local guide and master of maps.
Thanks to Dr. Steve Pieczenik for a generous contribution to WWALS.
And thanks as always to Southwings and Amanda Wheelock
for making these flights possible.
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