Regional Waste Study Could Aid Destin Water Users
A $135000 regional waste study for four Northwest Florida counties may help Destin Water Users resolve sewage woes. The plan would evaluate ocean outfall deep well injection and spray irrigation using data from the regional water supply plan to determine the most cost effective long term disposal method. Subcommittee members note DWU faces expensive options and spray irrigation warrants pursuit as Gulf outfall and deep well injection look bleak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Nwfwmd
Bill McCartney
McCartney
Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee
Okaloosa
Walton, Bay
Santa Rosa
South Walton
Bay County
DWU
Malcolm Patterson
DWA
Patterson
French
Calhoun Ave
Terry Watkins
Gulf
Ted Bisterfeld
Atlanta
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Northwest Florida
DWU Pursues Gulf Outfall At Workshop
Destin Water Users moved to further study Gulf outfall options after a workshop. DWU plans dye tests in the Gulf to map currents and assess impacts, while weighing cost and public education. EPA cautioned a Gulf outfall off Destin would require closer scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DWU
Karen MacGrogan
Destin
Gulf
George French
French
FMP undercover effort targets illegal fish carcass dumping
Florida Marine Patrol conducted a plain clothes probe at Old Pass Lagoon to catch fishermen polluting waters with fish remains. No violators cited. authorities warn dumps threaten harbor oxygen levels and health, with fines from twenty five to five hundred dollars for illegal dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Florida Marine Patrol
FMP
Old Pass Lagoo
Mark Powell
Powell
Okaloosa County
Tom Phillips
Phillips
Destin Highway 98 median widening and parking removal planned
A $650000 project to widen medians remove curbside parking and upgrade traffic signals on Highway 98 from the Destin Bridge to Gulf Shore Drive aims for completion by spring 1985. Sealed bids open June 27 with an apparent low bidder to be named. design adds 30 foot medians, more crossovers, and pedestrian activated signals at key intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Destin Bridge
Gulf Shore Drive
Bill Waddell
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Frank Carlile
U.S. 98 and
Calhoun Ave
Stahlman
Benning Drive
Carlile
Main Street
Highway 98
Hurricane drill warns Destin residents to evacuate now
A special drill by Okaloosa County officials simulates a Category Four hurricane barreling toward Destin with 135 mph winds and four inches of rain per hour. Officials say no shelters can withstand such forces, evacuation routes will be cut, and many areas become impassable. The scenario urges early, broad alerts and shelter reevaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Destin
Okaloosa County
Okaloosa
Brenda
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
Holiday Isle
Larry Gilbert
U.S. 98
Eglin Parkway
Civil Defense
B.B. Sadler
Paul Gardner
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Gardner
Dick Neiber
Sadler
Alabama
Gilbert
Hank Berry
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Mike Dudley
Corpus Christi
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