Stormwater cleaning to begin

through the Fort Myers Beach bid and selection committee process, is

Communications Director Jennifer Dexter announced

The repairs are for the systems on the town’s side streets

The work will cover approximately

9 12 miles of drainpipe including culverts, 59 curb inlets, 504 catch basins, seven junction boxes, six skimmer boxes, and 95 major outfalls, Dexter stated Stormwater cleaning will be performed with hydraulically propelled or mechanically operated equipment Stormwater pipe joint sealing will be accomplished by the injection of chemical sealing materials into and/or through the joints from within the pipe All storm drains will inspected soul of Southwest Florida,” Donalds stated. “I’m committed to advancing bipartisan policies that promote t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f o u r waterways against potential long-term damage resulting from harmful algal blooms This bill gives state and local leaders the opportunity to request federal funding to protect their waterways f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s t o come. I’m thankful for my colleagues’ support in this effort to protect our nation’s marine ecosystems ”

Byron Donalds

The resolution states that harmful algal blooms “can force the closure of beaches, impose fishing and shellfish harvesting restrictions, and could even result in ban- ning the sale of seafood at restaurants.”

The resolution states that “tourism numbers can drop dramatically during harmf u l a l g a l b l o o m s , w h i c h may result in a significant economic impact to certain e c o n o m i e s t h a t h e a v i l y depend on bringing in visitors Property values near water sources that experience harmful algal blooms may decrease substantially ”

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has been d o c u m e n t i n g n u m e r o u s a l g a l b l o o m s throughout Florida and Southwest Florida which it documents on its website at https:fdep maps arcgis com