From creditable sources in Florida I have learned that all these accusations have resulted in a series of developments in Leon County because Lake Jackson dried up and they had no need to sample test there. Additionally McGlynn Laboratories issued a report regarding Lake Iamonia stating that Ochlockonee River could be the source of pollution there because it fed into this lake during high flow periods. This fact prompted me to research my files for a letter I wrote Harold Reheis, Director, Georgia EPD on January 19, 1996. It is befouled by housing and commercial development.
Future growth threatens it.
Leon County government may be the worst offender, having used the lake and wetlands to dispose of contaminated wastewater. Massive inadvertent spills from the county landfill and a clay borrow pit have flowed into the lake, destroying the habitat of rare and endangered wood storks. Lafayette's deteriorating condition horrifies scientists and frustrates regulators. It's grossly polluted. Restoring it would cost millions of dollars.