On January 19th,  the Florida Park Service will be hosting a public hearing on whether or not to  open the Edward Ball Wakulla   Springs State    Park to cave divers (see the Media Advisory). Currently, diving access to Wakulla  Springs has only been through government permit, with few permits having been  applied for and granted.  As a result, access to Wakulla Springs has  largely been closed to technical divers irrespective of training  organization or qualifications. If potential future access is of interest  to you, than we urge you to attend the hearing in support of opening Wakulla  Springs to properly trained and certified technical cave divers, as well as  submitting your opinions in writing prior to the meeting (the address for  written submissions is included in the below Media Advisory).
If you are  unable to attend the hearing, written opinions from you and other  interested divers are very important for providing the …