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Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon
Приєднався 2 лис 2017
Welcome to a Brevard County's Official Save Our Indian River Lagoon UA-cam Channel, where you will find videos that are distributed by the County.
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If you're looking for the official source of information about Brevard County please visit our homepage at www.brevardcounty.us.
While this is an open forum, it's also a family friendly one, so please keep your comments clean. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here.
-We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.
-We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.
-We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
Lagoon Loyal Community Garden Titusville
In August 2024, the Lagoon Loyal program held a competition encouraging communities to complete pollution-reduction actions to help the Indian River Lagoon. 58 communities participated and completed 320 lagoon beneficial actions. The top three communities were awarded a choice from one of three different pollution-reducing garden features. One of the winning cities, Indian River City, chose to install a pollinator garden at the library in Titusville.
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Rockledge Flow Equalization Basin
Переглядів 6921 день тому
Learn how the City of Rockledge is adding additional treatment to its wastewater treatment process. This will lower the amount of excess nutrient pollution in the reclaimed water used for irrigation. This will allow the plants to absorb the nutrients instead of it running off into the Indian River Lagoon.
Draa Field Vegetative Harvesting
Переглядів 934 місяці тому
Instead of using harmful chemicals that just kill plants and add harmful excess nutrients to the lagoon, entities can use vegetation harvesting methods to effectively remove excess nutrients from stormwater ponds and canals that lead to the lagoon. This project by the City of Titusville, Florida - Gateway to Nature and Space is benefitting the lagoon using harvesting and was estimated to remove...
McNabb Bioretention Stormwater Project
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This project is adding filtration to stormwater outflows that previously carried pollution from neighborhood streets in Cocoa Beach directly into the Indian River Lagoon. Learn how the water is treated to remove harmful excess nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, thus removing a food source for algae blooms. #SaveOurLagoon #LagoonLoyal #LagoonLife #OneLagoon #SpreadLagoonLove #Stormwater #Stormwa...
M-1 Canal Rediversion
Переглядів 4029 місяців тому
Many canals in the county transport water to the Indian River Lagoon that would have traditionally flowed to the St Johns River. This project rediverts water in the M-1 Canal back to its original flow into the St Johns River after being passed through treatment areas.
Draa Field Managed Aquatic Plant System (MAPS)
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Draa Field Managed Aquatic Plant System (MAPS)
Cocoa Beach Low Impact Development Stormwater Treatment
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Cocoa Beach Low Impact Development Stormwater Treatment
Grand Canal Interstitial Water Treatment
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Grand Canal Interstitial Water Treatment
Restore Our Shores Residential Clam Restoration Project
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Restore Our Shores Residential Clam Restoration Project
Thanks for this insight.
Got to be honest it sounds horrible for me to say it's refreshing to know that the mosquito lagoon was intoxicated..... I went fishing there with no knowledge of the mosquito lagoon having low oxygen level in the water, but I never caught anything at the lagoon I walked away thinking I am the worst fishermen ever to set foot on Earth.... I was demoralized..LoL now I find out it was not my fishing skills but the lagoon that was intoxicated... LoL
Bet this will triple the cost at minimum of a standard drain field. They sit around and come up with ways to absolutely penalize the tax payers. BS
A state law passed last year requires anyone on a standard system in a BMAP area to upgrade to a system that removes 65% or greater nitrogen by 2030. So, either this or an Advanced Treatment Unit (ATU) system will need to be put in by then. This is a cheaper alternative to an ATU system which allows the homeowner to keep their current septic tank and it doesn't have annual maintenance and inspection fees like an ATU system. Before we did testing on INRB systems, they were not an approved alternative by the state for septic systems. So by completing this work, the state added these to certified systems and we were able to help save the taxpayer money by giving them a much cheaper alternative to comply with the new state law. In addition, we are providing homeowners with grants of up to $18,000 to go toward either an IRNB or ATU system to further assist taxpayers, which is above the typical cost of an INRB system.
@ I hear what you are saying. I had tank and drain field done for 9k. 4/2 home. Credit up to 18K I don’t even want to know how much this system cost. Ppl should be grandfathered in and not made to follow a new mandate . With public sewer come tons of homes/ subdivisions which I want no part of. County is looking for new sources of cash. That’s the way I see it. We don’t need to complicate things like this.
I was going to replace a 30 year old 4 bed/2 bath mobile home with a much smaller and new 1 bed/1 bath. I wanted to save on utilities plus the cost of repairs of the older home. I was required to get my septic system inspection first. I've never had any septic problems in the 25 years I've lived here. Of course my drain field failed inspection and also of course I just so happen to live in one of these "zones". The cost to upgrade is impossible for me to afford. Looks like I won't be buying a new home after all. I'll just continue heating and cooling 2500 sq ft and find alternative DIY methods to dump my waste. I feel sorry for the people that live down stream from me. If your water tastes weird you can blame it on FL DEP and the county. If you thought the aquafer was under threat before then you ain't seen nothing yet. I refuse to pay a subscription to take a sh*t!
@@dannyamericandream many of the homeowners that have upgraded using our grant had been able to get systems with little or no out-of-pocket expenses. This is a state mandate so the county had no say in the requirements. Our only requirements before the state stepped in, were on homes within 219 yards of the lagoon or canals and tributaries leading to it, where they would pose a direct threat to the lagoon.
@@jamesrevell6475 there is no maintenance fees with the INRB systems. We also have grants of up to $18,000 to assist with the installation of either INRB or advanced treatment unit (ATU) septic systems. Just email IRLProject@BrevardFL.gov with your home address and we can let you know how much you would be eligible to receive. The annual inspection/maintenance fee for the ATU systems is much less than what most people are paying monthly for sewer service.
That's interesting, 5 to 7 septic tank at one time that's even better for the septic tank fabrication.... When you go to the state EPA website you can hardly find any information about the fabrication of septic tanks and what super plasticizers are required..... Unless I am understanding everything wrong and there is no State regulation....... The state needs to make it accessible to the public so they can find that information and be informed.
Septic tanks are regulated by the Florida Department of Health but they regulate the types of septic tanks that can be installed, not the fabrication of the tanks themselves. The state passed a law last year that requires everyone with a septic tank to either hook up to sewer or upgrade to an advanced system by 2030 if they are in a BMAP area that would affect a body of water with their septic effluent. Some are made of concrete and others are made of plastic.
Thinking out loud here, one has to weigh out their options in life and if we are honest the poor never has options and the uni-party is proof....not a fan of the traffic in south FL but I can deal with it, on the other hand I do like the county run healthcare system where to people have a direct connection though the 1/2 percent sales tax in Dade, 1% in Broward, and I believe it's 1% in Palm Beach county, I am no fan of for-profit health care and I am not part of the VA healthcare system and I also believe there are better jobs opportunities down south....on the other side of that token I don't like the people that are governing me and there's no chance in hell voting against them or assembling against them....they make their presence felt not seen they know what they do is illegal and that's why it is felt....lot to think about here.
Forgot to say maybe we should save the people before saving the lagoon with the corruption in Washington and all up and down our political system.... I take it that's a slogan the capitalist donor class does not care to fund.
The health of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) directly ties into our local economy. Prior to the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Plan, a study showed that if we didn't take steps to help the IRL we would loose $4.3 billion in our local economy through commercial fishing ($87M), tourism and recreation (including fishing) ($3B), and property values ($1.2B) and if we successfully restore the health of the lagoon we would see and $2 billion increase to the economy. There are many people in the county whose livelihood depends on the lagoon and we have heard from many of the fishing guides that they had to end their businesses due to the poor conditions in the lagoon. Not only are we helping to maintain jobs related to the lagoon but our program also assists homeowners with funding to comply with the state mandate that they either hook up to sewer or upgrade their septic system by 2030. We also have a grant program to help homeowners repair broken sewer lateral lines.
Save our lagoon is turning out to be a capitalist propaganda for the donor class.... Like my beautiful mother always used to tell me, shoot straight and call like you see it (may she rest in peace) she was taken from me because of greed. There must not be a shortage of sewer pump out trucks in Brevard county, because when I went to my bank space Coast credit Union to inquire just about a loan to buy a pump out truck lady told me..... I had to have a business, and been working with the credit union to get a loan. I guess what she was telling me is I need to use my money that I don't have to buy a pump out truck so I can get a loan so I can buy a pump out truck...... I felt like telling her the same way the bankers were bailed out in 2008, and was given millions of dollars by the federal government, Wall Street and the bankers to buy up homes..... This is the same financial institution they gave millions of dollars during the pandemic to corporations and the 5%.... The same people who fight inflation by raising rates, and attacking labor, acting as if there is no other way to fight inflation.... They must have forgotten when the Nixon administration fault inflation in the 70s by putting a price freeze for goods and services and labor where labor and capital shared sacrifice...... Mind you the same banker in Wall Street that wrecked economy during the housing bubble.... If there is a shortage of pumper trucks in Brevard county then space Coast credit Union is doing a disservice to Brevard county, I plan to stay in Miami hunker down here and wait until I get hired by Miami Dade county or Broward county, but I write this gripe so Brevard county can know the disservice space Coast is doing to the community, if there is a shortage of sewer pump up trucks. the first chance I have to move my money from space coast I'm going to do so
We are sorry to hear that you had difficulties starting up a septic pumping business. We have not heard of any shortage of septic pumping trucks in the county. Instead, we hear complaints that there are not enough pump-out stations to accommodate the number of trucks wanting to offload their septic sludge.
Amazing work on the project! However, I’m curious about the choice of tire crumble as a filter medium. Seems like it could potentially contribute to pollution rather than reduce it.
UCF extensively tested the tire crumble mixture when creating the Bold and Gold mixtures. It provides a carbon source for the beneficial bacteria, which then break down the water's nitrogen pollution.
Great job City of Cocoa and SOIRL!! Thank you for caring about our environment, health, economy and future.
I'm not sure why Brevard county does not do their own sludge cleaning or de-mucking the canals and the lagoon.. when I was working there the county was cleaning the canals from the banks, for the lagoon they can rent a barge and clean the lagoon with their machines... At the yard that I was working from the county had like 3 or 4 dump trucks. Maybe they don't have that anymore and that's why I need to subcontract it out.. just thinking out loud here
What you are referring to was likely navigational dredging. That involves dredging everything to a set depth to allow boat traffic to get through. The Save Our Indian River Lagoon dredging projects are considered environmental dredging. Environmental dredging involves dredging all the muck without removing the natural sand bottom. It also gets much closer to shoreline structures like docks and seawalls so the operator has to know how to cut a profile without endangering the integrity of those structures. So, it takes a special dredge operator, which is not within the skill set of current county employees. The dredge contractors also have various types of dredge heads that they can switch out, depending on the conditions. The cost to purchase and maintain this equipment is not as cost-effective as contracting the job out to professionals who already have the needed skill set and equipment.
Brevard should have a program that helps private individuals or small businesses navigate all the programs to become a vendor of the county, I'm thinking maybe the SBA or some State program may even be county. Having a navigation program would involve those who want to help the Indian River program grow the local economy and add more competition as well, expedite the jobs which seems to be no shortage of, just a thought.
Organizations just need to go to brevardfl.gov/CentralServices/PurchasingServices/DoingBusinessWithBrevardCounty to apply as a vendor with the County's Purchasing Department. They will then be sent emails for any bidding opportunities with the county.
Damn I like that... Honesty and transparency. As a residence of South Florida I used to work for a company that did infrastructure jobs, drain field, road, street lights and so on. Whenever we did work in the poor working class neighborhood I would see a sign 🛑 advertising the job being done and the names of the mayor and the council people would show up, but no cost of the project.. now contrast that to Miami Beach an affluent neighborhood you had the same advertising mayor, cancel people but you also had the cost of the project...... I did take notice when I went to work at that project in Miami Beach 🏖️ and I saw the cost of the road advertise but when I went to the poor working class neighborhoods they will not put the cost of the project...... I'm not implying corruption but Jesus Christ no one can say that does not look ugly.... Thinking out loud, just thought I put that out there
Brevard county should add navigators to the small business program, for instance Miami-Dade county has navigated that helps the small business navigate county contracts. I have not participated in those programs but I know others who have... And what they explain is the county helps you in getting you started navigating county contracts (licensing any insurance, they itemized jobs so the Mom and Pop shop can you do the contract so forth and so on) then you are left alone and as time goes by and you gain experience and you complete jobs you move up in jobs. Mom and pop shops start off very small and the advantage is that they don't have large overhead.
Our program focuses on large-scale capital projects to restore the Indian River Lagoon. You should contact Brevard County Purchasing with your suggestion as they handle the bids and contracts for the county. www.brevardfl.gov/CentralServices/PurchasingServices/DoingBusinessWithBrevardCounty
This will work. Not what you are doing
@skipcrayton-sh9og, sewage is one of many different pollution sources that needs to be addressed. We are doing this along with stormwater treatment, septic removal and upgrades, muck removal, and, habitat restoration. All of these are contributors to the algae feeding excess nutrients so they all are important. If you'd like to see the breakdown of different pollution sources I would recommend reading our lagoon plan on our website.
How much does these increase the cost over a standard system.
You'd have to discuss with a septic company as pricing will vary depending on your tank and yard setup but it has been a cheaper alternative than installing an advanced treatment unit (ATU) system. A state law passed last year requires anyone on a standard system to upgrade to a system that removes 65% or greater nitrogen by 2030. So, either this or an ATU system will need to be put in by then.
I wonder if it's easy to get licensed by the state's EPA in Brevard county to put in septic tanks, drain fields and sewer connections where there is municipality sewer, so starter-up companies and small companies can participate in those programs.
Instead of fertilizer (which comes primarily from China and Russia) use ARCHAEA to pull nitrogen out of the air and give it to the plants. ARCHAEA enriches, and doesn't run off.
❤ Bobby, you are a Florida Natural!!
Great ideas, thank you for sharing your hard work
That’s fabulous
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Please more of this kind of thing, we love to see it
What were the results!!? I'm a septic designer and I'm learning about nitrate removal. This is a big deal.
Yes I remember hearing about the Gator Trout and even the debates about them being a different species.
I think that a large percentage (much more than half) of the boats that go derelict in Brevard County are being dumped. Over the last few years I watched as one guy left three derelict boats in the Barge canal when he moved from one to the next as they sunk. Now all three are sitting there waiting for the taxpayer to remove them. The City of Cocoa has decided not to rebuild the amazing docks at Cocoa Village that allowed responsible boaters to visit the Village by water because derelict boats keep taking the docks out during hurricanes. The problem of derelict boats needs to be addresses from that perspective. If you're gonna anchor your boat somewhere and leave it, there needs to be consequences if it becomes derelict and costs taxpayers money to remove, or if in the case of Cocoa and many waterfront homeowners, causes damage. Our law enforcement can't assume they are victims of back weather. They need to be treated as responsible for the problems they cause.
Even if sunk by a storm the owner is still responsible for the removal. FWC actively pursues going after the boat owner for the cost of removal. The county is using grant funds to remove the vessels and is typically reimbursed once FWC successfully recovers the fines from the boat owners. There is more of an issue of finding owners when sales aren't recorded and registration is not changed. The boat may have changed hands multiple times, so it can sometimes take FWC time to track down the current owner to recover the costs. If you see someone abandoning a boat like you experienced then you should contact FWC to report it.
I didn’t know this was happening. Thanks it’s really good news for the region. I will be in touch when I get back to Fla.
As soon as we diked off the Atlantic Ocean from naturally flushing out the lagoon on her own, it`s been steady down hill decline. Beach nourishments, A1A, condos and homes along the beach front where the barrier island is narrowest has stopped the occasional and temporary opening of the lagoon to a cleansing from fresh sea water in and the run out of the dirty waters out. It`s simple folks, FLUSH the toilet that you`ve allowed the lagoon to become... .
This guy makes a lot of good points.
You guys need to come to millcove Jacksonville, FL. The port has killed the waterways here. I can watch a cruise boat do a 180 and leave on one side of the artificial Island made of dredge material. At the same time on the opposite side of that Island at low tide and you can walk across it "the other side of the river that WAS cut off! Before they dredged one side of the river and divided it. The river was all once the same depth. We had white sand bottoms. Now nothing but muck and washed up and debris.
I'm the 100th sub. Did I win a prize?
You win our appreciation.
@@saveourlagoon I accept, thank you.
i never understood why they never put an inlet in at PAFB.
What about the st August ing grass problem?
We encourage people to use grass with lower irrigation requirements than St. Augustine grass. Also, people need to manage their grass clippings and blow them back into the yard or bag them, regardless of grass type.
What is done with the muck? Can it be sold as fertilizer? Or where is the discharge facility located?
If it tests positive for toxicity it has to go to the landfill. Luckily ours has not so it can be repurposed. The sand and clay can be used as construction fill. The organic components can be used on agricultural lands as a soil amendment/fertilizer and has been placed on properties outside the Indian River Lagoon watershed, west of I-95.
@@saveourlagoon AWESOME!!! That's a real win win for the environment. To me that's exciting but even more so is cleaning the IRL. Well done!!!!
This is a GREAT project-Thank you!! Your explanation is terrific: it covers the nature, problems and solutions of the specific project AND also summarizes the overall SOIRL plan. Excellent job!!!
It's going to take a group effort on all our parts but getting started is the hardest part. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Wayne!
I did it lol, looking wonderful day by day Wayne. May need to fly and get some imagery myself, good job!
Awesome project. That's not a typo right, 3000 lbs TN/yr and 200 lbs TP/yr? That's insane.
Great video--thanks for summarizing this!!
Wayne, Thanks for all you do!
Linda Seals is a nasty woman. It's more important that she learns how to treat others professionally and courteously. Nasty individual.