Welcome to the state of Florida’s latest attempt at streamlining! Clementi Environmental Consulting is ready to assist you with analyzing how these changes impact you. ERP was “Environmental Resource Permit”. SWERP is “State Wide Environmental Resource Permit” and goes into effect on October 1, 2013. The Florida legislature...
Environmental Consultants Should be First
An environmental consultant is as important to your development team to your development team as the architect or engineer. Construction is starting to pick up including new roads being planned by counties and the state. Everyone is looking for a great deal on the best corner. But use caution! Sometimes consultants use only one tool, the National...
State of Florida Low Score Site Initiative (LSSI)
Imagine the state of Florida paying you to monitor the ground water on your petroleum-impacted properties! It has been over twenty years since the State of Florida initiated the underground storage tank clean-up program. Sites with leaking underground storage tanks were evaluated and received a ranking from 1 to 100. State and federal money has...
Stormwater 101
Throughout Florida we are now experiencing flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. We are not alone as flooding from rainfall and snow melts effects communities all over the world. In coastal areas the problem is exacerbated by the storm surge of the Gulf and bays. Why does one pond flood over the banks and another one across the street does not? The...
Bottled Water Gets a Bad Rap
What is wrong with this picture? These drink cases are from a local convenience store. There are three cases of all other kinds of flavored drinks compared to one case with water. So why is the bottled water industry vilified? Here is some of the negative press about bottled water: It is not a good value per ounce; it is no healthier than tap water; bottled...
Mangrove Trimming and What is the Shoreline
The Florida Legislature created the mangrove trimming act, Chapter 403.9321 FS, 1996 Mangrove Trimming and Preservation, in which they defined an exemption based on measurements from the “shoreline”. The intent of the Legislature included the prevention of defoliation of mangroves and the riparian rights of property owners which includes their...
