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 cotts Executive Order
August 23, 2018 - Update
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Coordination and
Communication
Cape Coral Emergency
Activation
includes Lee County
Operations Center - Level 3
Governor S cott’s Executive Order 18-191, Emergency Declaration
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County waterways. 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
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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%
maturity, interest will be forgiven
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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
5 Test areas
Complete Booming and Treatment Partial Booming Bubble Curtain
Cabot Canal Coral Point Canal
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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
WAKE
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afety
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igns, lights, anchoring Cost - $7,000
TURBIDITY BOOM HAZMAT BOOM
Palaco Grande Canal Nassau Canal
Mandolin Canal/ Clipper Basin
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
Treating the Cause vs.
S ymptom
Funding Regional Planning and
Collaboration