septic tanks and feces

[Jim Tucker]

Bump

 

[Kurt]

It is past due for septic tanks near wetlands, lakes, streams, creeks, Bay and the Gulf in SoWal to be removed! Seems like a good use of BP funds.

 

[bluecat]

It's hard for me to believe the local health department has let this go on for this long,surely they were aware of this.

 

[Franny]

Kurt, I could not agree more... poor water quality at Grayton and it kills me when I see all these small kids swimming in the lake and Gulf! LJ.......

 

[mputnal]

I have never understood the property owner that is fortunate enough to have secured a little piece of heaven only to crap in it! Secondly, I have never understood why our civic leaders can not say no to developers and businesses that crap in it and then make money off it. This may be simple minded thinking but I think we must learn how to keep things simple- you can use it but if you abuse it you will lose it...

 

[Jdarg]

Nothing ever happens to fix this problem because it has been cloaked in the personal property rights argument.

 

[Jim Tucker]

Anyone have knowledge of septic tanks removed from beaches? As far as I know they were not removed just covered up with sand after storms.

 

[steel1man]

If you push them..they will sue..

 

[PoppaJ]

Rename this thread "The Sh*t Hits The Sand".

 

[Jim Tucker]

A dozen or so projects were just approved for BP Restore Act funds - millions of dollars benefiting our environment, citizens and tourists. If none of those funds are going towards removing septic tanks, the least we can do is require septic tank owners remove their septic tanks from places where unsuspecting tourists are being poisoned. No doubt many of these septic tank owners are making a lot of money renting to tourists. The same tourists they are poisoning.

SHAME ON YOU and Walton County for not acting!