I hereby move to adopt all 27 Grand Jury recommendation items for discussion and review from a science perspective by this council. Malcolm Shields, September 17, 2000. Provide for an independent review to be conducted of the Department of Environmental Protection proposal to reclassify watersheds, in upper Escambia Bay, lower Escambia River, and upper Perdido Bay, as no longer impaired. Establish local air and water pollution control programs, adapted to local needs and conditions. Regulators evaluate the relative effects of various types of area pollution, including analysis of atmospheric deposition and stormwater runoff as sources.
Local governments update and implement stormwater drainage plans.
Protection be provided by local government officials and regulators against construction in wetlands and other environmentally sensitive lands. Stormwater utilities be considered and, where appropriate, be established for the various drainage basins. Adequate staffing, funding and facilities be provided for regional and local planning councils. Revise Escambia County Land Development Code provisions to conform to the requirements of the local, regional and state comprehensive plans. The University of West Florida and Pensacola Junior College be involved, integrally, as part of the environmental efforts in the area, especially in monitoring, assessing and evaluating the estuarine systems and the factors affecting them.