SUNDAY 30%. >> IN TODAY’S DON’T TRASH OUR
>> IN TODAY’S DON’T TRASH OUR
TREASURE, -- >> CAUSED BY A LACK OF OXYGEN
>> CAUSED BY A LACK OF OXYGEN
IN THE WATER DUE TO DECADES OF
POLLUTION.
>> IT’S THE FIRST WEEK OF
AUGUST AND BISCAYNE BAY IS
BREATHING, FOR NOW. >> IT IS MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR
>> IT IS MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR
THAN WHERE IT WAS LAST YEAR.
FOR FIVE DAYS FROM NORTH MIAMI
TO VIRGINIA KEY, THOUSANDS OF
DEAD FISH AND OTHER MARINE
ANIMALS BEGAN WASHING UP ON
THE SHORES.
IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT SCIENTISTS
HAD BEEN WARNING ABOUT FOR
YEARS.
TOO MANY LAND BASED POLLUTANTS
FLOWING FREELY INTO THE BAY
KILLING MEADOWS OF SEA GRASS ALLOWING ALGAE TO BLOOM AND
ALLOWING ALGAE TO BLOOM AND TAKE OVER, DEPLETING THE WATER
TAKE OVER, DEPLETING THE WATER
OF OXYGEN.
>> RACHAEL IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIAMI WATER
DIRECTOR OF MIAMI WATER KEEPER.
KEEPER. >> THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW.
>> WE’VE ONLY HAD THREE DAYS
>> WE’VE ONLY HAD THREE DAYS WHERE THE LAST 45 DAYS
WHERE THE LAST 45 DAYS --
THEY’RE GETTING INTO THE WATER WATER.
WATER. THE DISTRICT RESPONDED IN PART
THE DISTRICT RESPONDED IN PART "
>> AND THEY’RE STARTING WITH
>> AND THEY’RE STARTING WITH $20 MILLION.
$20 MILLION.
$10 MILLION RECENTLY GRANTED
BY THE STATE, WHICH THE COUNTY
WAS ABLE TO MATCH. >> WE’RE FOCUSING ON THE HOT
>> WE’RE FOCUSING ON THE HOT SPOTS
SPOTS
>> THEY DO HAVE THE PER VIEW
TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT WATER QUALITY AND COME UP WITH A
QUALITY AND COME UP WITH A
DECISION TREE.
>> UNTIL WE FIX OUR POLLUTION
AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS,
IT IS A DANGEROUS GAME TO BEAT
THE CLOCK.
>> WATER MANAGEMENT IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO ADDRESS THE
WITH THE COUNTY TO ADDRESS THE WATER QUALITY ISSUES PLAGUING
WATER QUALITY ISSUES PLAGUING LITTLE RIVER