2000 News Releases

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December 2000

• Florida, Alabama, Georgia Agree to Extend ACF Deadline 12/28/00
• Florida State Park Name Changes Effective December 15  12/13/00
• Governor & Cabinet Approve "Ghostly" Purchase 12/12/00
• Governor Jeb Bush and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary David Struhs Attend Historic Everglades Bill Signing 12/11/00
• DEP Secretary David Struhs to Participate in Capitol For A Day 12/11/00
• Venice Man Arrested for Felony Commercial Littering 12/8/00

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November 2000

• Governor & Cabinet Approve Perpetual Conservation Easement 11/29/00
• Halifax Harbor Hoists "CLEAN MARINA" Flag 11/29/00
• DEP Leads Cooperative Effort to Remove Sunken Vessel 11/17/00
• Governor & Cabinet Approve $28 Million Joint Acquisition 11/16/00
• DEP Announces Gulfstream Ecosystem Team Permitting Meeting 11/9/00
• DEP, Citrus Processors Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Reduce Pollution 11/9/00
• Everglades Restoration Receives Final Congressional Approval 11/3/00
• DEP Hosts 2000 Plant Operations Excellence Awards 11/2/00
• Avon Park Man Arrested for Felony Commercial Dumping of Waste 11/2/00

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October 2000

• Florida State University President Sandy D’alemberte Named Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Mediator 10/31/00
• DEP Law Enforcement Investigates Business for Illegal Dumping of Hazardous Waste 10/26/00
• Governor, Cabinet Approve Greater Environmental Protection 10/24/00
• Florida Begins Implementation of NPDES Stormwater Program 10/23/00
• Four 'Clean Marinas' on the West Coast of Florida Designated 10/20/00
• House Passes Everglades Restoration 10/19/00
• Governor, Cabinet Give Added Protection to First Magnitude Spring 10/10/00
• Governor, Cabinet's Vote Benefits Winter Springs 10/10/00
• DEP Innovators Win Award for Productivity 10/9/00

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September 2000

• America's First Land Bridge Officially Opens 9/30/00
• Wastewater Plant Operator Arrested 9/29/00
• DEP Law Enforcement Investigates Business for Illegal Dumping of Hazardous Waste 9/27/00
• DEP Receives EPA Clean Air Excellence Award 9/22/00
• Printer Faces 9 Felony Charges for Illegal Storage, Disposal of Hazardous Waste 9/18/00
• Ichetucknee Mine, Restored Blackwater River Property Now Belong to the People of Florida  9/7/00
• Florida First In The Nation To Certify Safe Drinking Water System 9/5/00

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August 2000

• DEP Announces Environmental Crime Initiative 8/30/00
• Three Arrested For Illegal Dumping 8/24/00
• Some Cross Florida Greenways Lands Closed To Hunting 8/21/00
• Monticello Man Arrested On 27 Felony Counts Of Commercial Dumping 8/14/00
• Gainesville Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping 8/10/00
   
• DEP Continues Fight Against Environmental Crime
  8/9/00
• DEP to Conduct Morton Clark-Head Start School Site Inspection 8/8/00

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July 2000

• First ‘Clean Marina’ in the Florida Key’s DESIGNATED 7/24/00
• Florida Agrees to Extend Deadline for Tri-State Compacts 7/31/00
• DEP Law Enforcement Arrests Same Auto Junkyard Owner on 11 Additional Criminal Charges 7/10/00
• DEP Law Enforcement Warns Trespassing Off-Road Enthusiasts 7/7/00

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June 2000

• Two Marinas Receive 'Clean Marina' Status 6/29/00
• Allegations of Illegal Dumping Lead to Criminal Search 6/27/00
• DEP Investigation of Environmental Destruction Results in Felony Arrest Warrants 6/23/00
• DEP'S Law Enforcement Division Honors Two 6/14/00
• DEP Joins EPA, NOAA in Speciated Atmospheric Mercury Profile Experiment 6/13/00
• Lake Okeechobee Restoration Action Plan Detailed 6/12/00
• Painter Arrested for Hazardous Wastes in "U-STOR-IT" 6/8/00

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May 2000

• Auto Junkyard Owner Arrested on Commercial Dumping, Waste Tire Violations 5/31/00
• METRA Honored with Sustainable Florida Award 5/30/00
• Bradford County Developer Arrested on Multiple Environmental Charges 5/25/00
• Illegal Dumping Investigation Results in Arrest 5/23/00
• Gov. Bush Signs Everglades Legislation 5/16/00
• 2000 Legislative Session Passes Strong, Innovative Environmental Agenda 5/11/00
• $1 Million Available for Marina-based Waste Disposal 5/10/00
• Florida State Parks Director Receives the HAROLD D. MEYER AWARD 5/8/00
• Union County Contractor Arrested on Commercial Littering Charges 5/5/00

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April 2000

• Hiahleah Man Arrested for Environmental Crimes 4/28/00
• Wakulla Springs State Park Manager Named DEP Resource Manager Of The Year 4/10/00
• DEP Secretary Details South Florida's Portion Of Everglades Restoration Funding 4/6/00

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March 2000

• Senator Bob Smith Again Demonstrates His Commitment To Everglades Restoration
• Acid Spill Investigation Concludes With Three Arrests 3/30/00
• Controlled Burn Planned For Lake Jackson 3/17/00
• Memorandum Of Understanding Signed By
  Cruise Industry And The Florida Department Of Environmental  Protection 3/14/00
• Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Announces The Debut Of It's On-Line Permitting Website 3/13/00
• Senate President, DEP, DMS To Debut
  One-Stop Permitting 3/10/00
• Three Arrested On Charges Of Commercial Littering 3/10/00
• Environmental Consultant Booked
  On Felony Charges 3/10/00
• Trio Booked For Environmental Felonies 3/10/00
• DEP Announces Upcoming EPA 2000 Operation
  and Maintenance Excellence Awards 3/7/00
• Florida DEP Ranks High in Minority Staffing 3/6/00
• Two Arrested For Environmental Crimes 3/1/00

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February 2000

• "SAHDEV" Land Purchase Final 2/25/00
• Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area
  Damage Assessment Reaches $11,650 2/23/00
• Metra Announces New Board 2/23/00
• Artifact Stolen From Mound Key 2/22/00
• DEP Announces Grand Opening Of Henderson Beach State Recreation Area Campground 2/22/00
• Agreement Reached On Berry Groves Purchase 2/10/00
• Florida Nonpoint Source Management
  Program Approved 2/8/00
• Calling All Volunteers  2/1/2000

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January 2000

• Trees Illegally Cut in Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area  1/31/2000
• Final Appointments are Made to the Florida Greenways and Trails Council  1/28/2000
• State Revolving Fund Program for Water Treatment Projects Hits $1-Billion Mark  1/28/2000
• Lakefront Permit and Protection Clearinghouse Begun  1/26/2000
• Governor Bush Announces $250,000 for Lake Jackson Clean Up 1/21/2000
• Undercover Operation in Paynes Prairie has its Day in Court 1/20/2000
• Titusville Pair Arrested on Multiple Environmental Crimes Charges 1/19/2000
• Governor Bush Announces Funding for Water Resource Protection and Restoration  1/18/2000
• Governor Bush Announces Full-Funding Commitment to Everglades Restoration  1/18/2000
• Florida Springs Task Force Formed  1/14/2000
• Meeting Highlights Florida Springs 1/12/2000
• Notice of Land Use and Certification Hearing on Electrical Power Plant in Lakeland   1/10/2000
• Bush Administration Offers Seven-Point Test for Funding Everglades Restoration  1/7/2000
• EPA Announces Lake Okeechobee TMDL Strategy   1/3/2000