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Newsletter - February 2021
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FDEP Hits Fort Myers with Over $500,000 in Civil Penalties for Sewer Plant Leaks and Waterway Pollution
Fort Myers is facing more than $500,000 in civil penalties for repeated discharge of untreated wastewater into waterways, including Billy’s Creek and the Caloosahatchee, and for other violations involving the city’s wastewater system.
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Related:
Calusa Waterkeeper Rangers sampled local waterways for enteroccoci (fecal indicator bacteria) on January 23rd and plan to conduct the next round on February 20th.
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Words from the Waterkeeper - Episode 24
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In the News
Amazonian River Monster Found in the Caloosahatchee
Over the weekend, a woman walking through Cape Coral’s Jaycee Park came across an enormous dead fish that puzzled her. After posting a photo to social media, the fish was quickly identified as an Arapaima: a massive Amazon River predator. Read More
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Gov. DeSantis Pushing $100M for Septic Tank Projects to Improve Water Quality
Septic tank leakage is one of the causes of damaging nutrients flowing to Florida’s ailing waterways, but the state is looking to cut down on that pollution through a $100 million program that’s part of Gov. DeSantis’ proposed budget. Read More
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Calls for More Signs to Indicate What's in Waterways
While we often think of beaches when we think of our state, one organization says more action is needed so you know what could be lingering in some of our other waterways, and more signage should be posted near water with high levels of fecal indicating bacteria. Watch Now
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EPA Petitioned to Protect Communities & Environment From Radioactive Phosphogypsum Stacks
Conservation and public-health groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency today to improve federal oversight of the radioactive waste produced by phosphogypsum facilities, including wastewater from phosphoric acid production. Read More
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Save these Dates!
March 20-27
St. James City Boat Club will host "Clean Water Week"
Mid-April
Date TBA soon for our (virtual) annual membership meeting.
April 22
Our film "Eternal Vigilance" is slated for public debut on WGCU TV!
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Around the Watershed
More "stuff" polluting the Caloosahatchee from West First Street in Fort Myers
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Nearshore images taken Jan. 19th near Naples and Keewadin by Ralph Arwood
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Significant chlorophyll (algae) wavelength signature (red color) along the southwest Florida coast
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2020 was a tough, but productive year for our advocacy.
Watch/share this quick recap on the successes you helped achieve, and where we are headed from here.
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Help us continue making an impact! Join Calusa Waterkeeper and make a tax-deductible donation now. We sincerely appreciate your on-going support!
CALUSA WATERKEEPER MISSION
To Protect and Restore the Caloosahatchee River from Lake Okeechobee to the Coastal Waters.
Phone: (239) 784-0880
Pollution Hotline: (239) 444-8584
Email: [email protected]
Calusa Waterkeeper
PO Box 1165
Fort Myers, FL 33902
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