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Peggie Hall wrote:
I really did think you planned to do that. I have NEVER had or REMOTELY EXPRESSED that intention. The truth is I have NO DESIRE WHATSOEVER to own ANY business in the Keys. The Cost of Living has crippled the local workforce. I shun the concept of being an employer in the Keys, been there done that. There's certainly nothing wrong with running a mobile pumpout service...they can be very profitable in heavily populated ND waters. Agree with nothing wrong with running mobile pumpout service. I don't think the Keys fit the definition of heavily populated to that extent: AFAIK (As Far As I Know) there are two pumpout boats in the Keys, one in Key West and one in Marathon, both are run by municipalities. Its been a more than a year probably closer to two or three since my last conversation with one of the city marina managers on pumpout issues. The complaint then, was yes; the Grant money helps pay for the _equipment_. (The City owns its own marina but a private individual would also be burdened with slip rent) . In the revenue vs expense arena the expense of staffing the pumpout vessel, Even ONE fulltime operator working 40 hrs exceeds the revenue. It was the marina managers assertion that Grants should be available to help STAFF the service! On Municiple Sewage Dumping, Letter to the Editor, from todays Key West Citizen: --------------------------------------------------- New law would protect clean water In a time when so many of our environmental protections are being weakened, your readers should know that some of their leaders in Washington are standing up for clean water in Florida. The Bush administration in Washington has a plan to allow publicly-owned sewage treatment plants to dump untreated sewage in our waters anytime it rains, which would be disastrous for tourism, fishing, and public health. Congressional Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen took a stand against this backward-thinking idea, and The Clean Water Network would like to thank her and ask others to do the same. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen joined 134 other members of Congress, including 17 other Florida Congressional Representatives, and Florida Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez, in signing a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing this policy. We applaud her leadership in protecting public health, our economy and our waters. Now congressional leader Rep. Clay Shaw from Ft. Lauderdale has introduced the "Save Our Waters from Sewage Act," to try to stop EPA from moving forward with its sewage dumping policy. Please take time to thank Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and encourage her to co-sponsor this important legislation. Linda L. Young Southeast Regional Director Clean Water Network Tallahassee ------------------------------------------------------------------- source of above: http://www.keysnews.com/letterstoeditor.bsp.htm and last, but not least ! my concerns on the Keys NDZ side with some of the other posters who expressed concern about nutrient loading issues. As boaters we should be the First Line of Defense in trying to Sustain clean waters. When we fail to control nutrient damage: One Coral Researchers view on the front page of this weeks Solaries Hill: http://www.keysnews.com/weeklys/solareshill.pdf -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/store/custo...0&cat=6&page=1 |
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