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,. . - .-. A -.p ♦ ,akg•.. . "%va ara e <br />- « j k;,• y a k ,t� qr. wr, • > f..A;"^a;. <br />Pas' T±'i1�ii •Sq#t`•s'�"+ i �•_Cti'�` C U,t� . a7,21•': .` t +. +.. 4:21111*. P .. <br />• • <br />For the information of your group members, the program in Florida concerned with <br />approving or prohibiting specific water areas is subject.under interstate agree- <br />ments to review by the federal Food and Drug Administration; Unless evaluation <br />of the appraisal of water. areas by this agency receivesa satisfactory rating, <br />the Food and Drug Administration would refuse to certify Florida as a state from <br />which any shellfish could be placed in interstate commerce. Our staff has worked <br />diligently as required by the interstate agreements:to reappraise all formerly, <br />approved waters, and we had a deadline of mid-August to submit our findings and• <br />our determinations to the Food and Drug Administration. .Had we failed to take the <br />action we did, in a timely manner. Florida would not today be in a position to. ship <br />oysters to any other state. <br />Our action.was not taken precipitously, but only after careful data collection and. <br />.evaluation. Time would not permit the further surveys necessary which might, in. <br />'fact, permit conditional approval of certain sections. Surveys to this end will <br />be undertaken, and if it is found that any areas presently prohibited are suscep- <br />tible of approval, you may be assured we will take appropriate action. Again,,..t1 <br />should understand thnt no determination w11u made that nrens nre, in fact, pol- <br />luted; rather, it was a determination that on the basis of available information <br />potential hazard to the shellfish exists. <br />' SAB: ja • <br />E, Calf MAN SEWER, M$,G 1Arrrl or <br />WILLIAM FREDERICK LINDSEY, M.D,Membm <br />Very trulryours, <br />.c <br />a S. A. Berkowitz,1 ief ' <br />. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering <br />Atli/1 !' Orel •t C,(,U I` ii' •' <br />WIIIIAM. J. WEBIR D.V.MMember <br />A. B. GAROWAY, Q.D.S.. Member <br />• <br />EliC,EkC �' " �� .i , M P: P•ri."11 or <br />Charles E. Davis, Jr., Representative of State Legislature; <br />Doctor C. C. Flood, Director, Indian River County Health Department; <br />James L. Hair, Legislative Chairman of the Vero Beach Anglers Club; <br />and other interested citizens appeared in order to arrive at some <br />solution to the problem. Doctor Flood reported that immediate <br />steps were being taken and that the situation would be handled as. <br />quickly as possible. The Board of County Commissioners never <br />received any notification of the closing of the river and do support <br />the local Health Department as also having received no prior notification <br />of the closing. After considerable discussion, Motion was made <br />by Commissioner Bogosian, seconded by Commissioner Massey, and <br />the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: <br />