Our Indian River Lagoon, the most bio diverse river in North America is literally on its last legs. It’s dying. If the turnout this weekend doesn’t get our do nothing politicians and leaders to do something then nothing will. Our county and city leaders have been voting in favor of doing nothing for years, as our river dies. The state’s impotent model of only recommending a fertilizer band during the rainy season suits them just fine. How many more dead dolphins, dead manatees, dead pelicans, dead fish, polluted waters, a major decline in bird populations does there have to be before our county and city leaders do something. Anything…. Other than just kick the can down the road. Of course putting a ban on fertilizer use during the rainy season as the bold city of Rockledge has voted in favor of doing will not be enough to save our dying river but it is a start. Instead our county and city governments in Brevard try to appease us with more committees and review boards. We already know the river is dying and we know why. If things couldn’t be worse, Rep. Steve Crisafulli has proposed a two year moratorium on any local ordinances like Rockledge that has put stricter rules on fertilizer use then what the state recommends. Which is basically nothing. The real problem is not all the phosphorus and nitrogen pouring into our river but the lack of resolve and leadership to do anything about it. The time to recommend fertilizer use was twenty years ago. What about trying to close some of the most potent out-flows into the river? What a concept. Eighty thousand septic tanks are another problem. But again, the real problem is the lack of leadership and direction from the county and cities in Brevard. Amazingly there is no board set up to monitor, maintain, repair and enforce non-compliant septic tanks. Even more amazing is the archaic practice of allowing sewer treatment plants to discharge sewage into our Indian River Lagoon when it suits them. Partially treated or not, it is still sewage. Again our county and city government leaders are lost in space. Their voting record and failure to act will always be public record I for one will hold them responsible for the death of such an incredible Eco system as our Indian River Lagoon. Maybe the only way to clean our river is to clean house of these do nothing politicians.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:11:56 +0000
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