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Chairman Macht requested Emergency Services Director Doug Wright to report on <br />a sewer pipe leak in St. Lucie County. <br />Director Wright reported that he had been notified the night prior that there had been <br />a break in the main sewer pipe and raw/untreated sewage was being accidentally discharged <br />into the Indian River in St. Lucie County. He had reported this to both County Administrator <br />Chandler and County Heath Department Administrator Jean Kline. <br />Ms. Kline reported that both DEP and EPA are at the site of the problem and the <br />beaches have been closed on the St. Lucie County coastline. She reported on the tides and <br />flow of the river and advised that the Health Department was testing water at various sites. <br />Beaches have been closed to swimming for at least 24 hours. The Health Department will <br />continue to test the water in the river and monitor the situation in Indian River County until <br />the problem is remedied. <br />A brief discussion followed about fishing concerns, how the accidental breakage <br />occurred, and speculations as to how soon it would be repaired. <br />11.B.2. RESOLUTION NO.99-115 -RATIFICATION OF STATE OF <br />LOCAL EMERGENCY CONCERNING HURRICANE IRENE <br />County Attorney Vitunac reviewed the following memorandum of October 18,1999: <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Doug Wright, Emergency Services Director <br />DATE: October 18, 1999 <br />RE: EMERGENCY DECLARATION - HURRICANE IRENE <br />The Department of Emergency Services requests ratification by the Board of <br />actions it took over the week end as a direct result of Hurricane Irene, and <br />Governor Jeb Bush's declaration of a State-wide emergency. <br />October 19, 1999 <br />59 <br />BOOK PAGE 05 <br />