> Do you know their emails?
I had much the same problem you did. I have a few contacts you might try
and will see if I can get something better.
In Florida, county governments are controlled by a Mayor and a Board of
County Commissioners. For Miami Dade County, the list of Commissioners and
their e-mail addresses is at http://www.miamidade.gov/commiss/emaillist.asp
For Broward County, the list is at http://www.broward.org/countygov.htm
Palm Beach County has a general contact address at
public@co.palm-beach.fl.us
Perhaps better contacts are with the state and federal agencies. Here's
what I have for them:
Lizbeth.childs@dep.state.fl.us
Bernard.Appleman@dep.state.fl.us
I'll see if I can get you something better. There's a group called
Palm Beach County Reef Rescue that is actively working to get the Delray
Beach outfall shut down or moved. Delray Beach is in Palm Beach County,
about a mile closer to shore than their original permit called for. It's
pollution flows north, directly onto one of the area's nicest reefs. The
Delray Beach outfall permit has been up for renewal since sometime last
year. Thanks to PBCRR's efforts, the permit has not been renewed and, with
a little luck, won't be without at least getting some additional
concessions, perhaps including development of an alternative disposal
method. PBCRR's e-mail address is www.reef-rescue.org and the man behind
the effort is Ed Tichenor. Of the three outfalls mentioned in the article
you guys saw, this is the one we're most likely to have a short term impact
on.
The Miami Dade outfall is a special problem, but one we've had little impact
on. Once or twice a year, Miami Dade seems to have an accident, an accident
that dumps millions (literally) of gallons of untreated sewerage into near
shore waters. Nothing is perfect and accidents sometimes happen, but the
frequency of accidents in Miami Dade seems more than a little suspicious to
me.
Florida's economy is diverse, the tourist industry, including Europe, is a
major segment of it. Your comments are more likely to have a positive
impact than mine ever will.
I'll try to find better contact information for those that are interested.
Lee