Our Coral Reefs Are Under Attack Again! HELP!

Our Coral Reefs Are Under Attack Again!
They need your help to survive.

On April 13, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
announced plans to issue a permit to open a new ocean outfall to
discharge nutrient-laden wastewater into the coral reef ecosystem one
mile offshore of Lake Worth, Florida.
The wastewater is a byproduct of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) process that
produces drinking water, but the effluent will contain the same
concentration of ammonia and other nutrient pollutants as the infamous
Delray Beach sewage ocean outfall.The FDEP has asked for public comments
to be submitted before the final permit is issued.The public comment
period ends May 13, 2007.
What you can do?

Write the FDEP before the public comment period ends and tell them not
to issue any new ocean discharge permits.
Click on this link:

http://www.wadespage.com/PublicComme...nt_Input.shtml


to get to our preformatted email sender. You are one click away from
helping to save a coral reef by telling the FDEP not to issue a permit
to dump nutrient pollution. You do not have to be a Florida resident to
respond. The Clean Water Act ia a federal law and our coral reefs are a
national treasure.

Here is some of what is at stake:
This 4 foot diameter Giant Brain Coral on Horseshoe Reef sits in the
path of the proposed Lake Worth ocean outfall wastewater stream. This
ancient sentinel of the reef began life about the time the Declaration
of Independence was being signed.

Will nutrient pollution be allowed to write the final chapter in the
life of one of Palm Beach Countys oldest living treasures?

PLEASE HELP

Send an email to the FDEP.

Please forward this email to everyone on your mailing list.

Time is running out.

Thank you,

Ed Tichenor

Palm Beach County Reef Rescue

PO Box 207

Boynton Beach, FL 33425

www.reef-rescue.org

561 699-8559


If you prefer to send you own email, here are the rules the FDEP has
established:

The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the following
information:

Re: City of Lake Worth Reverse Osmosis, WTP PA File
No.:FL0427187-001-IW5A/NP

City of Lake Worth, Palm Beach County
Mr. Michael Thew, P.E.
Water Systems Superintendent
1900 2nd Avenue North
Lake Worth, FL 33461

(a) The commenters name, address, and telephone number, the applicant's
name and address, the Department Permit File Number and the county in
which the project is proposed;

(b) A statement of how and when notice of the Department's action or
proposed action was received;

(c) A statement of the facts the Department should consider in making
the final decision;

(d) A statement of which rules or statutes require reversal or
modification of the Department's action or proposed action; and

(e) If desired, a request that a public meeting be scheduled including a
statement of the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at the
meeting. However, the Department may not always grant a request for a
public meeting.

You can snail mail to:Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Southeast District Office, 400 N. Congress Ave, Suite 200, West Palm
Beach, FL 33401-2913 Attention: Linda A. Brien, P.G., Water Facilities
Administrator

Or email: Linda.Brien@dep.state.fl.us,

Write your congress person.

Or maybe Al Gore...

E-mail on the way.



"El Stroko Guapo" <omgray@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:H0TZh.2798$296.2672@newsread4.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> Our Coral Reefs Are Under Attack Again!
> They need your help to survive.
>
> On April 13, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
> announced plans to issue a permit to open a new ocean outfall to
> discharge nutrient-laden wastewater into the coral reef ecosystem one
> mile offshore of Lake Worth, Florida.
> The wastewater is a byproduct of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) process that
> produces drinking water, but the effluent will contain the same
> concentration of ammonia and other nutrient pollutants as the infamous
> Delray Beach sewage ocean outfall.The FDEP has asked for public comments
> to be submitted before the final permit is issued.The public comment
> period ends May 13, 2007.
> What you can do?
>
> Write the FDEP before the public comment period ends and tell them not
> to issue any new ocean discharge permits.
> Click on this link:
>
>
http://www.wadespage.com/PublicComme...nt_Input.shtml
>
>
> to get to our preformatted email sender. You are one click away from
> helping to save a coral reef by telling the FDEP not to issue a permit
> to dump nutrient pollution. You do not have to be a Florida resident to
> respond. The Clean Water Act ia a federal law and our coral reefs are a
> national treasure.
>
> Here is some of what is at stake:
> This 4 foot diameter Giant Brain Coral on Horseshoe Reef sits in the
> path of the proposed Lake Worth ocean outfall wastewater stream. This
> ancient sentinel of the reef began life about the time the Declaration
> of Independence was being signed.
>
> Will nutrient pollution be allowed to write the final chapter in the
> life of one of Palm Beach Countys oldest living treasures?
>
> PLEASE HELP
>
> Send an email to the FDEP.
>
> Please forward this email to everyone on your mailing list.
>
> Time is running out.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ed Tichenor
>
> Palm Beach County Reef Rescue
>
> PO Box 207
>
> Boynton Beach, FL 33425
>
> www.reef-rescue.org
>
> 561 699-8559
>
>
> If you prefer to send you own email, here are the rules the FDEP has
> established:
>
> The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the following
> information:
>
> Re: City of Lake Worth Reverse Osmosis, WTP PA File
> No.:FL0427187-001-IW5A/NP
>
> City of Lake Worth, Palm Beach County
> Mr. Michael Thew, P.E.
> Water Systems Superintendent
> 1900 2nd Avenue North
> Lake Worth, FL 33461
>
> (a) The commenters name, address, and telephone number, the applicant's
> name and address, the Department Permit File Number and the county in
> which the project is proposed;
>
> (b) A statement of how and when notice of the Department's action or
> proposed action was received;
>
> (c) A statement of the facts the Department should consider in making
> the final decision;
>
> (d) A statement of which rules or statutes require reversal or
> modification of the Department's action or proposed action; and
>
> (e) If desired, a request that a public meeting be scheduled including a
> statement of the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at the
> meeting. However, the Department may not always grant a request for a
> public meeting.
>
> You can snail mail to:Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
> Southeast District Office, 400 N. Congress Ave, Suite 200, West Palm
> Beach, FL 33401-2913 Attention: Linda A. Brien, P.G., Water Facilities
> Administrator
>
> Or email: Linda.Brien@dep.state.fl.us,
>

Scott wrote:
> Write your congress person.
>
> Or maybe Al Gore...
>
> E-mail on the way.

Thanks, dude.

The response letter is properly formatted and addressed, all you have to
do is enter the personal info which is required. There is a block to
personalize the letter if you want. You might mention the tens of
thousands of dollars you spend as a tourist to visit these reefs...

The game is beginning to look a bit like Wack-A-Mole - Reef Rescue uses
existing laws and regulations to prevent this crap, and the dumpers try
end-arounds like this to continue the same old crap.

We are under severe water restrictions here in SoFla right now, yet our
public officials have no plans to stop dumping 500 million gallons a day
of nutrient laden water on the reefs every day. That water can be
further treated and recycled as irrigation or even drinking water, and
the cost is surprizingly low.

But as long as no one cares, nothing will be done until the reefs are
all dead and the aquifers are filled with salt water.

esg

"El Stroko Guapo" <omgray@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:e%%Zh.10922$3P3.434@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> Scott wrote:
> > Write your congress person.
> >
> > Or maybe Al Gore...
> >
> > E-mail on the way.
>
> Thanks, dude.
>
> The response letter is properly formatted and addressed, all you have to
> do is enter the personal info which is required. There is a block to
> personalize the letter if you want. You might mention the tens of
> thousands of dollars you spend as a tourist to visit these reefs...
>
> The game is beginning to look a bit like Wack-A-Mole - Reef Rescue uses
> existing laws and regulations to prevent this crap, and the dumpers try
> end-arounds like this to continue the same old crap.
>
> We are under severe water restrictions here in SoFla right now, yet our
> public officials have no plans to stop dumping 500 million gallons a day
> of nutrient laden water on the reefs every day. That water can be
> further treated and recycled as irrigation or even drinking water, and
> the cost is surprizingly low.
>
> But as long as no one cares, nothing will be done until the reefs are
> all dead and the aquifers are filled with salt water.

I pointed out that with all the money coming into the area, the realtors are
raking it in, that in this day and age there is no conscionable reason why
they should be allowed to pump anything into the ocean, and that they should
tax realtors and people purchasing the homes that are polluting the ocean.

I tried my best to sound like a liberal democrat, but I am not very good at
it.

It's hard to do when you use more than one square...

El Stroko Guapo <omgray@earthlink.net> wrote:

> But as long as no one cares, nothing will be done until the reefs
> are all dead and the aquifers are filled with salt water.

talk dirty to me some more! I want to by your child. Can you
suggest a glory hole that we can meet at? I await your love juice!

On Wed, 02 May 2007 02:51:19 GMT, El Stroko Guapo
<omgray@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Our Coral Reefs Are Under Attack Again!
>They need your help to survive.
>

Mail sent.

Rick Simms

Al Wells wrote:
> On May 1, 10:51 pm, El Stroko Guapo <omg...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Our Coral Reefs Are Under Attack Again!
>>They need your help to survive.
>>
>>On April 13, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
>>announced plans to issue a permit to open a new ocean outfall to
>>discharge nutrient-laden wastewater into the coral reef ecosystem one
>>mile offshore of Lake Worth, Florida.
>
>
> Unbefucking believable. We will, of course, send emails. Is there any
> reason I shouldn't cross-post this to the techie boards?
>
>
PLEASE DO!

Greg Mossman wrote:

Vote Democrat.

Vote surrender

--
“TAANSTAFL”

__________________________________________________ __________________________

"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them;
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3
__________________________________________________ __________________________

Greg Mossman wrote:

> On May 2, 2:54 pm, dazed and confuzzed <dedmann@comcast_remove.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Greg Mossman wrote:
>>
>> Vote Democrat.
>>
>>Vote surrender
>
>
> Who are you surrendering to?
>
> The Republican vote guarantees you'll surrender to big business, which
> wants nothing less than to develop and pollute the rest of Florida
> without any controls.
>
>
The Clean Water Act preceded both Dem and Republican administrations and
Congresses. It was supposed to be enforced by a succession of both Dem
and Republican state administrations.

Trying to assess blame along party lines is a waste of effort that
should be directed to making change, now.

esg

"El Stroko Guapo" <omgray@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:XVa_h.7617$j63.3003@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...

> The Clean Water Act preceded both Dem and Republican administrations and
> Congresses. It was supposed to be enforced by a succession of both Dem
> and Republican state administrations.
>
> Trying to assess blame along party lines is a waste of effort that
> should be directed to making change, now.

Surely you didn't expect common sense, decency, honesty or real help from a
liberal, far left LA lawyer.

<rhetorical>