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Spring 2004 - V.19 N.1 Table of Content	Conservation Groups Sue for EPA to Regulate Water Pollution in Florida from Florida Today
News Around the Lagoon Costly New Septic Tanks Keep Nitrogen out of Water Water Management District Uses Grove Land to Store Excess Water Environmentalists Urge Action on Ship Ballast Water Supreme Court Rules EPA can Overrule State in Clean Air Case Halting Toxic Cleanups Water the Oil of the 21st Century New Gates Reduce Silt from Canals in Indian River County Key West Asks Cruise Ships to Stop Dumping Endangered Species Act may be in Danger Manatee Deaths Drop Here, but Rise on West Coast Conservation Groups Sue for EPA to Regulate Water Pollution in Florida New Tag Aims to Help Protect Coral Reefs Politics Trump Science Chemical Industry Seeks Approval of Pesticides at Expense of Wildlife On the Lagoon with Captain Rodney Smith	Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and activist Linda Young have filed an intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force the federal agency to oversee water pollution discharges in Florida in place of the Florida Dept of Environmental Protection. The groups sited a special grand jury report from 1999 that said water quality was harmed by paper mill, chemical factory and sewage treatment plant discharges allowed by state regulators. They also cited a new Florida Law allowing the Sugar Industry to avoid pollution limits in the Everglades until 2016. Eric Huber, attorney for Sierra Club said, "The federal government has turned a blind eye to this, or worse, worked in concert with state regulators to coddle corporate polluters. Next Article: New Tag Aims to Help Protect Coral Reefs

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