Fire Protection Not DEA's Top Priority
The Destin area faces a clash between fire protection needs and environmental concerns as the Department of Environmental Regulation reviews Destin Water Users under-harbor water main permits. DER will consider fire protection but emphasizes long term environmental impact on Old Pass. DWU's line suggests plans for future development on Holiday Isle, prompting DER to propose alternatives for fire protection and signaling potential conflicts with growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Holiday Isle
Old Pass
Jesse Borthwick
DEA
DWU
Borthwick
DER
Destin Fire Department
Fire Department
Destin
Florida
South Florida
Aeration Mixes Salt and Fresh Water in Lagoon Tests
A state DNA official reports third round tests on Old Pass Lagoon show aerators lifting bottom saltwater toward the top freshwater, rapidly mixing layers. Salinity readings near Sandpiper Cove canal indicate the upper water becoming closer in salinity to the bottom, reducing the dangerous anaerobic bottom layer that previously endangered fish life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Old Pass Lagoon
State Department of Natural Resources
Jess van Dyke
DNA
Sandpiper Cove Canal
van Dyke
Sandpiper Cove
Bot
Subgroup considers revisions to water needs plan
The Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee subcommittee weighs changes urged by Florida Department of Environmental Regulation official Bob Kriegel. He calls for extended planning to identify county utility needs, mandating septic-to-central systems when sewer is available and linking independent plants to a central system as soon as feasible. The panel previously approved a 135000 federal study funding for wastewater, water and solid waste, with local and state partners contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee
Bob Kriegel
Department of Environmental Regulation
Wednes
Kriegel
Committee
Water Supply Subcommittee
Malcolm Patterson
Patterson
Walton
Okaloosa
Bay
Santa Rosa
State Department of Community Affairs
Northwest
Fire at Sun Destin condo exposes building code lapse
A minor fire on the 17th floor of Sun Destin condo prompted Destin Fire Department to reveal a missing fire stand pipe system as per Southern Standard Building Code. Firefighters faced access limits with a 100 foot hook up distance while no injuries were reported and the state fire marshal investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Mee
Sun Destin Condominium
Berry
Carl Douglass
Tuttle Building Contractors Inc
Tuttle
Altamonte Springs
Destin
Okaloosa Island
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Taylor Park
Calhoun Avenue
Okaloosa County
Bill Peebles
Sun Destin
Hank Berry
South Walton
England
Floca
Destin Harbor
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