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“All of the fertilizer, the dog poo, the septic tank leaking, which is usually raw sewage, is also running in through the stormwater system into the water.”
A watchdog group testing 10 sites around the city every week found that bacteria levels are often too high for swimming in some spots, but areas closer to the ocean are much cleaner.
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Mayor shames contractor for warning public about ‘high levels of bacteria’ in Fort Lauderdale waterways City now reviewing contract with Miami Waterkeeper Published: Updated: Tags: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – At the beginning of the year, given all the sewage spills in Fort Lauderdale last year, the city contacted Miami Waterkeeper, a nonprofit organization, to report on the city’s recreational water quality. During Thursday’s commission meeting, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis said recreational water safety was an “election issue” and the regularity of the water testi...