While some interest groups have nothing but complaints about the Florida House adjourning early and leaving unfinished business on the table. Environmentalists say it’s a good thing for the state’s ailing waterways. They say lawmakers now have second chance on reforming the state's water policy.
The water bill that was emerging included protections for the Everglades and springs and encouraged alternative water supplies.Eric Draper of Audubon of Florida says the water bill that was emerging was a bad one.
"So that gives the Legislature a chance to come back and do a do-over on water policy", Draper said. "We need something that's going to help conserve water and to make sure that water's actually cleaned up, and that bill pretty much endorsed the status quo."
Draper says environmentalists opposed the measure because it failed to advance Lake Okeechobee clean-up and favored polluters.
He says lawmakers are unlikely to bring up the issue during a special session.