Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon
Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon
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Draa Field Vegetative Harvesting
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 786 pounds of nitrogen and 99 pounds of phosphorus.
#SaveOurLagoon #LagoonLoyal #LagoonLife
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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
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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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Technology like Managed Aquatic Plant Systems (MAPS), also known as Floating Vegetative Islands, can be added to existing stormwater ponds to help increase the removal of excess nutrient pollution before the stormwater reaches the Indian River Lagoon. This project in Draa Field in Titusville, was put in after the pond was mechanically harvested of overgrown vegetation using SOIRL funds. Systems...
Septic to Sewer Quick Connects
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Homes on septic systems that are already near existing sewer lines can quickly connect to the sewer system and abandon their old septic tanks to help the Indian River Lagoon. Grants are available to help homeowners with the costs associated with connecting to the sewer system. See how the process works at a home that was connected in Palm Bay. #SaveOurLagoon #LagoonLoyal #LagoonLife #OneLagoon ...
Muckrete Paver Project
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One of our local students created a solution to repurpose the muck removed from the lagoon for useful building materials.
Cocoa Beach Low Impact Development Stormwater Treatment
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Cocoa Beach Low Impact Development Stormwater Treatment
My Lagoon Story: Curt Smith
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My Lagoon Story: Curt Smith
My Lagoon Story: Barbara Wall-Scanlon
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My Lagoon Story: Barbara Wall-Scanlon
My Lagoon Story: Don Deis
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My Lagoon Story: Don Deis
My Lagoon Story: Bobby Putnam
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My Lagoon Story: Bobby Putnam
Canal Harvesting
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Canal Harvesting
Algae Harvester Pilot Test
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Algae Harvester Pilot Test
Protect It
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Protect It
Inspect It
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Inspect It
Don't Overload the Commode
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Don't Overload the Commode
Think at the Sink
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Think at the Sink
Grand Canal Geotube Muck Dewatering
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Grand Canal Geotube Muck Dewatering
Grand Canal Interstitial Water Treatment
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Grand Canal Interstitial Water Treatment
Commercial Clam Restoration
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Commercial Clam Restoration
Derelict Boat Removal
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Derelict Boat Removal
Restore Our Shores Residential Clam Restoration Project
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Restore Our Shores Residential Clam Restoration Project
My Lagoon Story: Kimberly Newton
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My Lagoon Story: Kimberly Newton
My Lagoon Story: Laurilee Thompson
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My Lagoon Story: Laurilee Thompson
My Lagoon Story: Eric Mannes
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My Lagoon Story: Eric Mannes
My Lagoon Story: Susan Hodgers
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My Lagoon Story: Susan Hodgers
Fertilizer Timing
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Fertilizer Timing
Fertilizer Buffer Zone
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Fertilizer Buffer Zone
Fertilizer Buying Guide
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Fertilizer Buying Guide
McNabb Park Oyster Bar
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McNabb Park Oyster Bar

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  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 4 дні тому

    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.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 2 дні тому

      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.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 2 місяці тому

    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.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 2 місяці тому

    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.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 2 місяці тому

    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

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @genelasaname
    @genelasaname 2 місяці тому

    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.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @MJungle9
    @MJungle9 2 місяці тому

    Great job City of Cocoa and SOIRL!! Thank you for caring about our environment, health, economy and future.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 3 місяці тому

    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

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 3 місяці тому

    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.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 5 місяців тому

    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

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 6 місяців тому

    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.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 6 місяців тому

      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

  • @skipcrayton-sh9og
    @skipcrayton-sh9og 6 місяців тому

    This will work. Not what you are doing

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 6 місяців тому

      @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.

  • @stuartkorte1642
    @stuartkorte1642 7 місяців тому

    How much does these increase the cost over a standard system.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 7 місяців тому

      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.

  • @guidocasero1178
    @guidocasero1178 8 місяців тому

    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.

  • @webb4Brevard
    @webb4Brevard 8 місяців тому

    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.

  • @paulapava7988
    @paulapava7988 8 місяців тому

    ❤ Bobby, you are a Florida Natural!!

  • @Pembroke.
    @Pembroke. 10 місяців тому

    Great ideas, thank you for sharing your hard work

  • @penneyahmed2393
    @penneyahmed2393 11 місяців тому

    That’s fabulous

  • @dalton1855
    @dalton1855 Рік тому

    💦 P R O M O S M

  • @InstantSonic
    @InstantSonic Рік тому

    Please more of this kind of thing, we love to see it

  • @JanTijmes
    @JanTijmes Рік тому

    What were the results!!? I'm a septic designer and I'm learning about nitrate removal. This is a big deal.

  • @RobertPutnam-s9n
    @RobertPutnam-s9n Рік тому

    Yes I remember hearing about the Gator Trout and even the debates about them being a different species.

  • @MDBR-z6v
    @MDBR-z6v Рік тому

    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.

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon Рік тому

      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.

  • @davidoliver3415
    @davidoliver3415 Рік тому

    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.

  • @JB-vh9nk
    @JB-vh9nk Рік тому

    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... .

  • @donniemills967
    @donniemills967 Рік тому

    This guy makes a lot of good points.

  • @1gbigruss1g
    @1gbigruss1g Рік тому

    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.

  • @nicholasodaniel1356
    @nicholasodaniel1356 2 роки тому

    I'm the 100th sub. Did I win a prize?

  • @ryangilmoreisoffline
    @ryangilmoreisoffline 2 роки тому

    i never understood why they never put an inlet in at PAFB.

  • @edwardschumann9466
    @edwardschumann9466 2 роки тому

    What about the st August ing grass problem?

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @Beachnative42
    @Beachnative42 3 роки тому

    What is done with the muck? Can it be sold as fertilizer? Or where is the discharge facility located?

    • @saveourlagoon
      @saveourlagoon 3 роки тому

      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.

    • @Beachnative42
      @Beachnative42 3 роки тому

      @@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!!!!

  • @lewkontnik7481
    @lewkontnik7481 3 роки тому

    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!!!

  • @United_By_Water
    @United_By_Water 3 роки тому

    It's going to take a group effort on all our parts but getting started is the hardest part. Keep up the great work.

  • @321GamingLLC
    @321GamingLLC 3 роки тому

    Thanks Wayne!

  • @PortCanaveralFlorida
    @PortCanaveralFlorida 4 роки тому

    I did it lol, looking wonderful day by day Wayne. May need to fly and get some imagery myself, good job!

  • @jacobzehnder9733
    @jacobzehnder9733 5 років тому

    Awesome project. That's not a typo right, 3000 lbs TN/yr and 200 lbs TP/yr? That's insane.

  • @lewkontnik7481
    @lewkontnik7481 5 років тому

    Great video--thanks for summarizing this!!

  • @michaeldvorak1238
    @michaeldvorak1238 5 років тому

    Wayne, Thanks for all you do!

  • @brynnkohler4084
    @brynnkohler4084 5 років тому

    Linda Seals is a nasty woman. It's more important that she learns how to treat others professionally and courteously. Nasty individual.