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News Updates and Reminders
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04/16/2010 - Representative Scott Plakon, District 37, whose district included parts of Orange and Seminole County, has published a
summary of the issues surrounding the Phase II study. If you haven’t sent in your letters and e-mails to legislators, this will help you understand and communicate with them. Phase II is extremely important, and as it stands right now, it is included in the House Budget, but not the Senate budget. We appreciate your involvement and your action on this issue.
Deadline for submitting comments and PROTESTS to the EPA has been extended to April 28. If you have not registered your comments on the EPA website, please try to get those in before the 4/28 deadline. Please open the link to read Orange County Commissioner Fred Brummer’s comments regarding this. The information was published in the Apopka Chief. |
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04/11/2010 - ” (Orlando Sentinel Sunday Edition) In our opinion, the lack of accurate information is astounding. And, one of our readers thought so too. The Sludge Report was copied on the response to that article. You can read that response here, as it would be surprising if the Orlando Sentinel would publish it. Any of our readers are welcome to send us their letters and we will be happy to publish them. Click on “Letters” to read more of what our community has to say.
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Make sure you read this to understand what the bill says.
Contact your legislators and ask them to defeat this outrageous attempt to control your basic human rights, your property rights, and your constitutional rights.
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04/05/2010 - SB550 creates state-wide regional “Super Agencies” to control every aspect of our lives; build fee structures and controls over septic systems; pass rules that do not need local or state legislative review; take control of local water authorities, land planning and permitting boards; issue bonds; receive ad-valorem taxes, and on and on. The sky is the limit on the authority and scope of this new “Responsible Management Entity (RME),” as it is called in SB550. We have highlighted some of the more obnoxious provisions contained in SB550. Whether you have a septic system or not, this bill impacts YOU. Call, e-mail, visit all of your senators and representatives in Tallahassee and ask for their help in defeating SB550. Contact your local town and county representatives as well. This affects THEM!
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04/03/2010 - Contact your legislators immediately to preserve funding for the
"Passive Alternative Study" and defeat SB550. -
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04/03/2010 - The EPA postpones comment deadlines and schedules new public hearings -
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03/23/2010 - This Report contains important background information on
EPA news, Senator Constantine's new SB550, an introduction to the
"Select Committee on Florida’s Inland Waters" and a Sludge Report Editorial -
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03/23/2010 - All homeowners and Homeowner
Associations need to read and respond to this alert.
Your support is essential. - read more .....
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02-28-2010 -
Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City has sponsored HB 727
which, according to an article in the
Panama City News Herald ,
requires inspections and pump outs at least once
every five years.
While inspections are generally a good idea, this bill
contains language that once again can be interpreted by the
Department of Health and the Fl Department of Environmental
Protection and used to introduce unacceptable and
unreasonable rules and pass/fail standards. -
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02-17-2010 - Resourcs, background, actions
and links to learn more about the Federal EPA proposal
affecting Floridians - Billions at stake -
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02/08/2010 - A 38-page study has been released by the Dept. of Health, Bureau of On-Site Sewage. Contained in this report are topics and statements that give real insight into the reasons certain wastewater treatment technologies may be required of homeowners with septic systems in the Wekiva Study Area, and elsewhere in the state -
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02/07/2010 - A presentation on home owner
concerns regarding septic systems was given to the
legislators prior to the 2010 legislative session -
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02/05/2010 - "Total Maximum Daily Loads for nutrients
including nitrogen are not our concern" says the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection. They DO Matter -
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02/05/2010 - The EPA has proposed a new rule regarding
the NNC for our waters - read more..... For a sample letter
to send to Florida legislators about this EPA proposal,
click here.
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02/05/2010 - Representing the Markham Woods
Association, Tom Feeney prepared and sent a letter
articulating the concerns of MWA homeowners with regard to
Senator Constantine's proposals for legislative action
regarding septic systems. To download a copy -
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