Mission

The mission of The Amy H Remley Foundation, Incorporated, is to promote the recognition and understanding that water is the foundation of human existence and is a vital resource for the well-being of the community as a whole within the boundaries of Citrus County, Florida through education, science and charity within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

The provisions of the Clean Water Act, October 18^th, 1972, including the additional protection of ground waters, shall be upheld as a basis for this Foundation to exist. The Foundation shall be independent of any government entity, political party or institution of whatever kind. For identification, this Foundation shall apply to waters bounded by Citrus County, Florida.

Using donated funds to facilitate actions sooner than would be possible by relying solely upon public resources, should enable problems faced by the community to be overcome more readily.

The governance of the Foundation shall be in accordance with its Bylaws, which enlarge upon this general aim. This website is an aid to understanding the issues involved.

As basic premises for the website:

1. Scientific knowledge is meaningless unless it is widely disseminated and becomes common knowledge among the public.(The public institute change)

2. Sustainable use of water resources cannot be achieved unless resource users agree on basic principles of resource availability in the past, in the present and in the future, with due protection and conservation measures collectively introduced. (Without public participation change will fail).

3. Making judgments on the sustainability of water resources without scientific knowledge in regard to possible natural and anthropogenic variances would be futile. A scientifically well-informed decision is important, not because the decision will always be correct, but, because the decision can be assessed scientifically and updated to reflect new scientific findings over time. (The true worth of science, and integral to the principles of Adaptive Management.)