EPA demands standards for Highlands lakes
By GARY PINNELL
Highlands Today
Published: August 30, 2009
SEBRING - A consent decree signed last week by the EPA and Florida Wildlife Federation will require farmers and cities to tightly monitor the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus that run into lakes, creeks, rivers and the ocean.
The decree settled a July 2008 lawsuit filed last year by FWF, Sierra Club and others against the EPA, asking the federal agency to set an exact number on nutrients - pollution - allowed.
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Highlands Today reporter Gary Pinnell can be reached at gpinnell@highlandstoday.com or 863-386-5828
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