>> SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU, BETTY.
AND THERE’S A NEW WAY TO STOP
LITTER FROM GETTING SWEPT AWAY
INTO OUR WATER WAYS DURING
STORMS.
>> ONE CITY PREPARES WITH THIS
PROVEN, EFFECTIVE TOOL.
ANOTHER CITY JUST GOT THEM
INSTALLED AND HAS GONE HIGH-TECH TO STOP POLLUTION.
HIGH-TECH TO STOP POLLUTION.
IT’S TONIGHT’S DON’T TRASH OUR
TREASURE.
>> IT’S A BIG DAY IN THE CITY
OF HALLANDALE BEACH.
>> IT’S TAKING A WHILE TO GET
THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY ROLLING.
BUT TO SEE IT’S GOING RIGHT
NOW, I’M EXTREMELY EXCITED.
>> AFTER MONTHS OF PLANNING, THE FIRST OF THESE HIGH-TECH
THE FIRST OF THESE HIGH-TECH
SCREENS ARE FINALLY BEING
INSTALLED.
>> WE HAVE SO MUCH DEBRIS
GOING INTO OUR WATERWAYS.
SO WE’RE TRYING TO PROTECT
THAT.
>> THAT’S EXACTLY WHY THESE
SCREENS WERE DESIGNED, TO TRAP
ALL THE STREET LITTER BEFORE
IT ENTERS THE STORM WATER
SYSTEM WHERE IT EVENTUALLY
FLUSHES OUT INTO WATERWAYS AND THE INTERCOASTAL.
THE INTERCOASTAL.
IT IS A BIG WIN FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
EMILIO LOPEZ IS THE CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE TECHNOLOGY
CO-FOUNDER OF THE TECHNOLOGY
COMPANY
COMPANY.
>> THE WATER COMES DOWN AND
UP.
>> THEY’RE ALSO DESIGNED TO
STOP DEADLY ORGANICS FROM
GETTING THROUGH.
THESE LEAVES AND LAWN
CLIPPINGS MAY LOOK HARMLESS,
BUT THEY’RE ACTUALLY TICKING
TIME BOMBS.
>> WATER IS TAKING THESE
LEAVES INTO THE STORM DRAIN
SYSTEM.
EVENTUALLY, THIS LEADS TO
BISCAYNE BAY. AND AS YOU KNOW, WHEN THE
AND AS YOU KNOW, WHEN THE
DECOMPOSES, IT BECOMES A
NUTRIENT.
>> DEADLY NUTRIENTS THAT FEED
ALGAE GROWTH IN OUR BAY AND
WATERWAYS AND KILL THE SEA
GRASS.
>> YOU NEED TO PREVENT THE
ORGANICS FROM GETTING INTO THE
WATERS BECAUSE THEY DECOMPOSE.
A MAJORITY OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY
CAPTURE FROM THE STORM DRAINS.
>> THE SCREENS ALREADY HAVE A
PROVEN TRACK RECORD.
THEY WERE INSTALLED IN KEY
WEST IN 2016.
40 WERE INSTALLED IN SOUTH
MIAMI IN 2018.
AVENTURA INSTALLED THEM CITY
WIDE IN 2019. SOON, THEY’LL FINALLY BE
SOON, THEY’LL FINALLY BE
INSTALLED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI
>> EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS
CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM BY
ALLOWING NUTRIENTS, DEBRIS TO
GET INTO THE BISCAYNE BAY.
>> ON THIS DAY, THE OPEN
INLETS ALONG SOUTHWEST 16TH
STREET AND 27TH AVENUE WERE
BEING MEASURED FOR THE CUSTOM
SCREENS.
IT WILL TAKE 4-6 WEEKS TO
MANUFACTURE THEM.
250 SCREENS FOR EACH OF
MIAMI’S FOUR DISTRICTS.
THE FIRST BATCH TO BE
INSTALLED IN DISTRICT 2,
DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND THE
BISCAYNE BAY CORRIDOR.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF VARIANTS
IN THE CITY WHERE WE KNOW
THEY’RE HOT SPOTS BECAUSE OF
THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT GETS
CLOGGED IN THE SYSTEM.
WE HAVE TO KEEP COMING AND
CLEANING IT MULTIPLE TIMES A
YEAR.
>> NOW PUBLIC WORKS CAN TRACK
THE TRASHIEST STORM DRAINS.
A QR CODE THAT RESIDENTS CAN
SCAN WITH THEIR SMART PHONE
AND UPLOAD PICTURES TO REPORT
CLOGGED SCREENS THAT NEED TO
BE CLEANED.
>> IS THERE AN AREA OF THE
CITY THAT WE NOTICE CONSISTENT
CONSISTENTLY THERE’S A LOT OF
TRASH AND DEBRIS.
IF THAT’S THE CASE, MAYBE WE
NEED OTHER METHODS TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEM AT THE ROOT.
>> MORE GARBAGE CANS, NO
LITTERING SIGNS, TOOLS TO
ATTACK THE STREET TRASH BEFORE
IT GETS IN HERE AND OUT HERE.
>> OVER 100 POUND PER STORM
DRAIN PER YEAR THAT WE’RE
PREVENTING FROM GETTING INTO
THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.
>> GIVING THE BAY A FIGHTING
CHANCE TO HEAL.
>> I’M BORN AND RAISED IN
SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE DON’T WANT TO SEE POLLUTION
IN OUR OCEANS AND WATERWAYS.
THIS IS GREAT THAT WE’RE
FINALLY STARTING TO TAKE
MEASURES TO HELP REDUCE THE
POLLUTION AND REDUCE THE FLOODING THAT’S BEEN OCCURRING
FLOODING THAT’S BEEN OCCURRING
HERE FOR MANY YEARS.
>> COSTING THE CITY OF MIAMI
$270 THOUSAND TO INSTALL THE
1,000 SCREENS.
THE CITY HAS MORE THAN 28,000
STORM DRAINS.
SO WE’RE ONLY TALKING 3.5%
HERE.
MIAMI-DADE HAS 90,000 STORM
DRAINS COUNTY WIDE.
THAT’S AN EXPENSIVE
PROPOSITION, ALL BECAUSE