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1117/2016 Environmentalists call Spoonbill Marsh'toxic waste dump' - VeroNews: Vero Beach 32963 Features <br />f <br />Fish and Wildlife Service and conducted by Knight McGuire & Associates. "We'll have a better sense [of how <br />much Spoonbill Marsh overflow is affecting the property] this fall. We like to work with partners, and we will <br />work with the county to improve our habitat." <br />The current round of criticism is not the first time the county has faced problems at Spoonbill Marsh. <br />Shortly after it was constructed, FDEP cited the county for permit infractions, charging that "failure to <br />construct the disposal system at the Spoonbill Marsh site in accordance with the approved design and DEP <br />issued permits had altered the basis for issuance of the permit, resulting in a need to provide a new basis for <br />reasonable assurance of compliance." <br />In response, the county suggested, and the state approved, four major additions: a debris screen at the intake <br />point; floating plant mats; oyster seed structures; and sea grass zones in the ponds. All four were <br />accomplished. The oysters, Pfeffer notes, are thriving to the point that the county may consider harvesting <br />them. <br />The Department of Environmental Protection, in response to a list of questions from Vero Beach 32963 has <br />responded via email and telephone that answers are being prepared, but they had not been received by press <br />time. <br />http:/twww.veronevvs.com/32963 features/environmentalists-call-spoonbill-marsh-toxic-waste-dump/article 3a5e624a-8be7-11e6-93ff-8bbba782ee55.html?ma.. 313 <br />