LIVE OAK, FL (WTXL) -- Local activists continue to fight plans for the Sabal Trail Pipeline, which would affect several counties in Florida and Georgia.
A group of "water protectors" met at Sacred Water Camp in Live Oak, which is near one of the construction sites by the Suwannee River.
"It's right in our backyard," said Taylor Tullos, a local activist who traveled from Tallahassee to Live Oak. "It's right there, very close to some exposed areas of the florida aquifer, and if anything is to leak into that, that would jeopardize water that is provided for over 10 million people."
Activists came from Jacksonville, Kissimmee and Tallahassee, among other places. They're hoping momentum from the national protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) will carry over closer to home.
"It could cause so many different environmental effects that would never be good for anything here, and it could damage a lot of the wetlands here, which is an environment that is very specific to Florida," Tullos said. "It's basically looking at an environmental disaster for Florida if it goes wrong."
Activists are hoping to establish campsites along the pipeline route. They're also planning to make one near Jacksonville a 24/7 camp.
The group is also planning more demonstrations, though none have been scheduled so far.
