In the end, , , , , , , , we'll be no-better-off than Rio is now, , , , as an old, very wise, Good Old Boy once said, , , , , , , , the shit, , , , , has GOT TO FLOW, , , , ,.

Oh, and, , , , , , , , this whole situation really is pretty bad, , , , , but what's worse is looking at the development of this area as being "under utilized" !!!!!!!!!

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Not good.   

Slideaway is right.  To vote GOP is to vote against the environment.  At least two of their Presidential candidates did say they would do away with the EPA.  They are the party of denial when it comes to climate change.  You can be both pro capitalism and pro environment.  They just see any reg as anti bottom line.  We can be better.

I would like to propose two other suspects for this fish kill. One - the cement plants in Melbourne and Palm Bay. I wonder how much phosphorus they dump? And the second is the beach dredge and fill projects. Water is known to seep from the IRL to the ocean underground through porous limestone. What if the dredged sand block that up, keeping the pollutants in the IRL? Are there tests being done on the nitrogen content in our beach sand?

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One of Rick Scott's first actions when he was elected was an executive order to suspend the rule that the previous legislature had passed requiring regular (5 year) inspection of septic systems.

Tally has made no move to push ahead with the Basin Management Action Plans for achieving nutrient reduction. Those plans were finalized in 2013.

Butt, recollect that pretty much everybody in Tallahassee from Governor to the Legislative body were re-elected in 2014. That is after nothing was done following the superbloom of 2011 and the Lake O discharges of 2013... I reckon that means that they are serving the majority of Florida voters and most people are happy with the way things are.

People keep complaining about DEP and FWC inaction on things like this. People got exactly the DEP and FWC for which they voted. Scott an company re-organized the water management districts prior to the 2014 elections. They got re-elected. Public must like the water management districts in their current role of serving the will of a handful of large companies.

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Edited: 03/24/2016 at 05:32 AM by scombrid

Greg - 

Permitting info for industrial wastewater discharges by the concrete plants and others is available at FDEP.

As is info on any FDEP permitted activity.

Look up the "Facility ID" (column C) in the spreadsheets found under "Facility Information" link, right side of this page

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/Water/wastewater/iw/index.htm

then use the Facility ID find the permitting info,

including sampling data if required by permit,

on the Oculus website here:  

http://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/login?loginState=loginInvalidPassword

Login by using the "Public Oculus Login" button instead of a password

It's clunky, but what do you expect from the govt.

 

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