Estero Fire Rescue, San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service, and Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District have an agreement for “Closest Unit Response”. This means if an Estero Fire Rescue unit is closer to an incident call in the Vines, they will...
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Worth a Read: “Is an Ounce of Red Tide Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?”
In “The Bradenton Times”, Glenn Compton writes about the need to study potential links between stormwater treatment facilities’ regulated discharges and algal blooms. These discharges, he writes, are not monitored, and so their contribution to the overall water quality is unmeasurable.
“While we continue to monitor major discharges associated with Lake Okeechobee, its tributaries, and their measurable impact on water quality, shouldn’t the cumulative discharges from these other sources be examined as well?” he asks.
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