The possible new governor of Florida plans on adopting California’s water discharge regulations because or the red tide problem . Wooo boy that’s going to be a game changer in this industry.
Please elaborate
Currently they is very little regulations on storm drains in Florida . Mainly just the federal ones. But they really don’t enforce them . Because of the red tide problem and the fact it’s an election year . It’s a big issue. California has some of the tightest regulations and they are heavily enforced likely FL will adopt something similar. This can be a big issue for residential work but a huge issue for the commercial guys.
Guess it’s time to come up with a plan of some sorts
I thought red tide was algae blooms. How does not polluting storm drains help with red tide? Is red tide somehow connected with water pollution?
I honestly have no idea. Some say it’s from the sugar farmers dumping into the okeechobee others say it our water management system. It may just be a natural thing. But remember we’re talking about politicians so who knows
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Hopefully he can drop some knowledgge… i know nearly zero about res tide.
I do know big storm normally make things worse
The Clean Water Act is the Federal Law for all storm drains that go into a river/pond/lake/watershed no matter jurisdiction.
Local and state can add to but can’t take away. Anything that would affect us has already been in place by the CWA
I stay away from all commercial flatwork for that reason.
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Algae is fed by chemicals. Nitrites, nitrates, phosphates…they all contribute to the problem. Many places are taking the phosphate out of laundry detergents and dishwashing detergents because of this problem. MANY MANY MANY cleaning chemicals contains phosphates and nitrites. TSP, STPP, TKPP…etc…all great hard surface cleaners, all heavy in phosphates. Organic fertilizers are also heavy in these items. The number one way to fertilize oranges is through nitrogen rich soil, then it rains and these nitrates go into the watershed.
In other words, yes, Florida has an algae problem. Yes cleaning chemicals contain chemicals that add to the algae problem in Florida. Are these cleaners the bulk of the problem…NO!
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