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EPA
Proposes New Rule to require AWT in Coastal South Florida
Speak Out at the Public
Hearings:
NEXT
WEEK!
August 22 - Tampa,
FL
August 24 - West Palm Beach, FL
August 18,
2000
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Items:
1)
EPA Proposes New Rule to require AWT in Coastal South Florida
2) FKNMS -
Upper Florida Keys Region Brochure now online.
3) State of the Reef Address,
2000. by Craig Quirolo.
4) Join our grassroots efforts to save the coral
reefs.
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1) EPA
Proposes New Rule to require AWT in Coastal South Florida
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new
rule on
injection wells to protect underground drinking water
supplies and coastal
waters in South Florida. For over 20
years, municipalities in Florida have
used underground
injection to dispose of secondarily treated sewage from
domestic wastewater treatment facilities. Through Class I
wells, drilled
1000 to 3000 feet into the ground, this waste
was suppose to be confined to
deep aquifers and not move
upward. Unfortunately, in South Florida, the
porous geology
of the area allows the injected waste to migrate through
cracks and fissures, upwelling into fresh water aquifers
and coastal
areas that contain coral reefs. This lack of
confinement of sewage
wastes violates current rules for deep
well discharge.
South Florida now injects about 450 million gallons of
waste a day into
these wells, accounting for about one
third of the wastewater generated in
the state. South
Florida is also entirely dependent upon underground
sources for drinking water. Coral reefs, too, need clear,
clean
nutrient-free waters to thrive and an overabundance
of nutrients has led to
massive macroalgal blooms along
the Palm Beach coast. See related article
at:
http://www.enn.com/enn-news-rchive/2000/06/06112000/caulerpa_13792.asp
WHAT CAN I DO . . . to get Clean Water NOW?!
If you reside in Florida, Speak out at the
Public Hearings:
August 22nd; 1:00-4:00 PM & 6:00-9:00 PM
Travelodge, 820 East Bush Blvd, Tampa, Fl.
August 24th; 1:00-4:00 PM & 6:00-9:00 PM
–
Sheraton West Hotel, 630 Clearwater Park Road,
West Palm Beach, Fl.
Please take a moment to view our Action Alert on this
issue for more
ways to help promote AWT to Protect
Underground Sources of Drinking Water
and Coastal South
Florida, and review REEF RELIEF's official comments to
the
EPA at the following URL:
http://www.reefrelief.org/eparule.html
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2) FKNMS -
Upper Florida Keys Region Brochure now online.
Reef Relief is proud to announce that the new Florida Keys
National
Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Upper Florida Keys Region
brochure is now
online!
In cooperation with the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary, Reef
Relief® develops and distributes
multilingual educational brochures which
describe
Florida’s coral reef ecosystem and the locations of
mooring
buoys. It provides eco-friendly tips for divers,
snorkelers, fishermen and
boaters on how to appreciate
North America’s third longest coral barrier
reef without
having an adverse impact on the reef’s health.
These online documents contain detailed maps of the
mooring buoy
locations throughout the Florida Keys.
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3) State of
the Reef Address, 2000. by Craig Quirolo.
This year's State Of The Reef Address was delivered by Craig
Quirolo,
founder and Director of Marine Projects, during the
Annual Reef Relief
membership meeting held in Key West on
Thursday, July 27, as part of Reef
Awareness Week 2000.
It features over 80 images from his Coral Photo
Monitoring
Survey, which has been ongoing since 1993.
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4)
Join our grassroots efforts to save the coral
reefs!
REEF RELIEF is a non-profit membership organization
dedicated to
Preserve and Protect Living Coral Reef
Ecosystems through local, regional,
and global efforts.
Reef Relief relies on memberships, contributions, and
volunteer
efforts. Join our grassroots efforts to save the
reef! All contributions are
tax deductible to the fullest
extent of the law.
The basic membership contribution of $30.00 entitles you to
a one year
membership, the quarterly newsletter REEF LINE by
mail, a window decal,
bumper sticker, invitations to special
events, and all membership
privileges.
You may Contact and/or Visit us at:
Reef
Relief
P.O. Box
430
Key West, Florida, 33041
Environmental Center &
Store
201 William
Street
Key West, Florida,
33040
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