Algae Emergency August 23, 2018 - Update \ Emergency \ \ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Algae Emergency August 23, 2018 - Update

\ Emergency \ \ Management \ \ \ \  Coordination and \ \ Communication \ \  Cape Coral Emergency \ Operations Center - Level 3 \ Activation  Governor S cott’s Executive Order 18-191, Emergency Declaration includes Lee County

\ What Has Been Done  August 2, 2018: Lee County is awarded $700,000 grant funding by the FDEP to combat and \ \ remove algae. \  Three test sites for this proj ect were identified within Cape Coral: \  Near the Clipper Bay condominiums \ \  North of the Cape Coral Bridge \  East of Del Prado Blvd \  As of August 20, 2018 all FDEP grant funds have been exhausted in an effort to clean up Lee County waterways.

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 Application between S eptember 7, 2018 and October 12, 2018  Amount: $1,000 - $50,000 available to small business owners  Term: up to 180 days  Interest: Interest will accrue at 18% annually. If repaid before maturity, interest will be forgiven

\ \ \ \ \ \ \ Small Business Administration \ \ \ \  August 20, 2018: Governor S cott requested the U.S . S mall \ \ Business Administration to issue an Economic Inj ury Disaster Declaration for Lee and Martin Counties  The declaration will provide small businesses with low-interest loans

Planned Action  5 Test areas Complete Booming and Treatment Partial Booming Bubble Curtain

Cabot Canal Coral Point Canal

\ Treatment \ \ \ \  Ecological Laboratories Inc, a Cape Coral based Biotechnology \ Fermentation Company \ \  Non-chemical, biological treatment and restoration \ \  Water both inside and outside the treatment zone be tested for: intestinal \ pathogens, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, and the ecosystems biological activity \ (count), with review of spore and vegetative microorganisms and photoautrophs \  FDEP approval received August 23 for a temporary algae treatment pilot program in Cape Coral.

\ \ SLOW Booming e \ \ WAKE \  S afety \ \  S igns, lights, anchoring \ \  Cost - $7,000 \ \ \ TURBIDITY BOOM HAZMAT BOOM \

Booming Operation

Nassau Canal Palaco Grande Canal

Mandolin Canal/ Clipper Basin

Bubble Curtain  Boat and Eco friendly  S ustainable  Y ear-round benefit  Weather station for activation  $50,000 + electric for 100’ canal https:/ / www.youtube.co m/ watch? v=6qRFhKV9BbI

Moving Forward  Treating the Cause vs. S ymptom  Funding  Regional Planning and Collaboration