Sweet samples shows sour truth: Sewage injected beneath Florida Key is bubbling back up

By: Craig Pittman

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 2,133

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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There’s an old saying, one that’s often brought up when Florida men fire off their guns to celebrate New Year’s: What goes up must come down. Look out for those falling bullets, boys!

But when it comes to Florida wastewater, I think the reverse is true: What goes down must come up.

I say this after chatting with Don DeMaria, president of Friends of the Lower Keys, or FOLKS for short. …

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