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DEP doles out nearly $3 million in water grants

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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded nearly $3 million for six stormwater projects to communities across Florida, it announced in a Friday news release. “Funded through annual appropriations from the Florida Legislature, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) grants support projects designed to improve water quality in  impaired springs, rivers, lakes and estuaries, which need help meeting Florida’s stringent water-quality standards,” the release said. “The department is eager to partner with communities to improve water quality in coastal estuaries,” said Drew…

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Water quality challenges focus of AIF Florida Water Forum

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Moving residents off septic systems should be included in efforts to clean up the Indian River Lagoon, experts said Thursday. Experts said wastewater run-off and septic systems play a role in the algae blooms that have plagued South Florida in recent years. And while it is just part of the problem, one expert said money may be better spent focusing on septic systems instead of buying land south of Lake Okeechobee. “I don’t see that buying land south of the…

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FDACS, DEP say best management practices are working, reducing ‘Glades pollution

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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Darrell Smith told a Senate appropriations panel voluntary standards adopted by the agriculture industry in South Florida – so-called “best management practices,” in Capitol-speak – are helping to clean up the Everglades by reducing water waste and nutrient levels. The practices include new water control structures to help slow the flow of nutrients towards estuaries, water cattle troughs, and controllers inside of tractors to help guide the placement of fertilizer as well as inside…

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