Comments on: Pollution Notification Plan Continues To Draw Objections

By: chris in brandon

chris in brandon — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:24:40 +0000

Sounds like a play by companies to get out of cleaning up their mess. I guess FaithinUS thinks that the taxpayers should have to pay for cleanup?

By: mike

mike — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:46:25 +0000

Increased costs? Why, bcuz you gotta tell the public when you screw up? That cuts no ice & you know it. Sounds like a good rule to me. Quit stalling.

By: FaithinUS

FaithinUS — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:15:36 +0000

Certainly, a STATE AGENCY tasked with “Environmental Protection” should be capable of handling this task, rather than hand it off to individual businesses.
What is the purpose of having an environmental agency if they aren’t going to DO anything?
Maybe Dick Scott has forgotten what it is he’s supposed to be running– an organization that SERVES THE CITIZENS of Florida, not a business where you hand off the tasks you don’t want to someone else~!

By: Retired

Retired — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:34:14 +0000

Definitely the spills should be reported to DEP and they notify the media or public if warranted if they are at the limit already in place. The DEP has the resources to evaluate the situation and release facts of the impact. Just like this Century Woods spill, the municipality needs to concentrate on repairing and maintaining the utility and be able to rely on the huge environment experts to do their job. Stay in their lane. No need to make a media frenzy unnecessarily.
Although now this is public I will say, the main reason for lift station pumps failure is usually oil and grease. If the tenants are dumping cooking oil down the sinks or tolit, it is directly causing the problem. Obviously things don’t dissapear, such as baby wipes, diapers, condoms, tampons. They clog up pumps.
Take some responsibility for the “joy” of being on a city sewer to take away your “unmentionables” Put trash in the trash and oil in a container in the garbage. It may affect you more in the future.
Would someone who has any iota of responsibility flush these things down a septic tank? No! If they have to pay a plumper to unclog their own pipe would they commit such atrocities? Maybe once, then not again.
As far as media does North Escambia qualify as a notification for the Town of Century as a newspaper if they pass that rule? It seems to have not satisfied the revenuers for the tax increase.
I am all for No pollution and public awareness but actually I can see where there is this opposition mentioned in this article.