It is hoped the purchase of 260 acres from a timber trust gives the city enough spray field space to deposit 2.5 million gallons of treated effluent.

The City of Milton has begun the dredging phase on the Locklin Lake Restoration Project, focusing on removing silt and ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection had extended a mandate to have all effluent out of the river by the end of 2025. That is a goal City Councilman Tom Powers now believes just ...

Thu, December 19th 2024 at 10:27 PM Updated Fri, December 20th 2024 at 10:30 AM WEAR TOPICS: Wastewater Effluent Blackwater River Drinking water Milton City Council Redesign Contamination Fast-track ...

Milton requested $2 million in state funds to assist in three municipal projects. Because former state Rep. Joel Rudman resigned and state Rep. Alex Andrade was formerly employed by the city ...

City Manager Ed Spears did not respond to a phone call seeking comment. Smith said he has watched Milton's efforts to get its plant construction underway for years, only to see it encounter one ...

MILTON, Fla. -- Clean-up efforts continue after thousands of dead fish washed ashore along the Blackwater River. Residents were worried about who would be responsible for the clean-up.

An investigation into an 82-year-old man's potential drowning is ongoing after he was found on the Blackwater River June 13. A passerby at the Oyster Pile Boat Ramp discovered a running SUV with a ...

"I'm seeing a like and kind here, it's like it's done hastily, like, 'OK, this is where we're going to put this land,'" he said. "And to be quite frank with you, I'm done with the failures." While ...