Central water serves many of the homes here, but many others still get water from wells. The land has become saturated, and with the high water table and the tide coming in every 12 hours, there is nowhere for the sewage to go but into the Indian River. There are 3,000 people receiving mail in this area. On any summer weekend, the crowd easily grows to 10,000 people. Catching clams and oysters has been stopped by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control due to pollution of the river.
Fish kills occur occasionally.
No one knows why. The north shore of the Indian River Bay is polluted, and we have a chance to clean it up. Vote yes to putting in a central sewer system in the Oak Orchard and Riverdale area. On Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a referendum at the Indian River Fire Hall. Those not able to make that date can vote by absentee ballot by noon Friday.