St Pete dumping sewage into the bay (Tampa, Mayo: taxes, live)

[Thundarr457]

St. Pete will never know extent of sewage dump into Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Times

[BucFan]

staying out of my kayak for awhile until this **** clears out of the bay

[LKJ1988]

You will see more of this as i told you guys years ago that a warming planet will cause more freak rain events like we saw last summer and this summer. On the avg we will see less rain, but more crazy rain events were we get 20" + in a months time. So more crap will be in the bay ray.

[Tim Tim Tim]

If they actually took our tax money and spend it wisely, both locally and federally, this wouldn't be such an issue. We are giving billions to other countries to build their utility networks and ours are crumbling and ruining our water/food/tourism/recreation businesses.

[engineman]

I have seen 16" in 24 hours in past decades. There were kids going down the street in a canoe. Happened on Atlantic coast when we lived there in the 70s.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by engineman

I have seen 16" in 24 hours in past decades. There were kids going down the street in a canoe. Happened on Atlantic coast when we lived there in the 70s.

I saw 17" in May of 1979. Our weather where i live has changed big time. No longer have cold winters, no longer have a normal summer time southeast windflow. We go weeks without rain every summer now and then get 20" or more in 3 weeks time. This has nothing to do with the 70's.

[Zambon]

Residents should get together and sue the city. How does a water company IN FLORIDA not plan for tropical storms and large rain events?

[dothetwist]

Originally Posted by soursop

Residents should get together and sue the city. How does a water company IN FLORIDA not plan for tropical storms and large rain events?

The real problem lies with the state. Gov. Scott is quick on the trigger to declare emergencies. Once he does that, there is no restriction or consequences on local government discharging sewage into the waterways. And the FL's DEP (Dept. of Environment Protection) is poorly funded and managed as far as dealing with the substandard sewage systems around the state.

The Scott administration and FL legislature is all about Growth Growth Growth with no regard to the infrastructure needed to support such growth.

Though local governments share in this disregard for infrastructure: Mayor Kriseman recommended spending millions of the BP settlement on a bike-sharing program and a ferry system, when it would have made sense to throw this 'found' money at its aging sewer system.

Lots of blame to go around here with our elected 'leaders.'

[Trigger-f]

Originally Posted by dothetwist

The real problem lies with the state. Gov. Scott is quick on the trigger to declare emergencies. Once he does that, there is no restriction or consequences on local government discharging sewage into the waterways. And the FL's DEP (Dept. of Environment Protection) is poorly funded and managed as far as dealing with the substandard sewage systems around the state.

The Scott administration and FL legislature is all about Growth Growth Growth with no regard to the infrastructure needed to support such growth.

Though local governments share in this disregard for infrastructure: Mayor Kriseman recommended spending millions of the BP settlement on a bike-sharing program and a ferry system, when it would have made sense to throw this 'found' money at its aging sewer system.

Lots of blame to go around here with our elected 'leaders.'

Nope, the real problem lies with the Federal gov. In other countries, i.e. Netherlands(which is below sea level) the gov is responsible for such infrastructure projects. What is the government doing here? Hurricanes and such storms are a threat to multiple states. The gov should step in. Where are our taxes going?

[dothetwist]

Originally Posted by Trigger-f

Nope, the real problem lies with the Federal gov. In other countries, i.e. Netherlands(which is below sea level) the gov is responsible for such infrastructure projects. What is the government doing here? Hurricanes and such storms are a threat to multiple states. The gov should step in. Where are our taxes going?

It's a difference in the government systems. The Netherlands is a small country and its federal government takes care of issues that here in the US, fall in state governments.

Yes there is a Federal EPA, but local sewer systems are just that: local. In most states and cities, local governments put a priority on infrastructure, not so much in Florida, IMO. Lots of spineless politicians in FL...don't want to tell the truth, that taxes need to go up. And of course, these pols always have a hand out for political donations to local builders/developers. And so, new developments get approved without much concern for the environmental impact.