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Miami Beach commissioners order independent review and weekly testing after high bacteria readings at Parkview Canal
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to pursue weekly water testing, retain an independent consultant to evaluate Pump Station 23, and continue repair and sampling work near Biscayne Beach Elementary as part of the Parkview Canal Operation Clean Water effort.
Miami Beach commissioners pressed staff for faster, independent action on long-standing water-quality problems in the North Beach Parkview Canal area, instructing the administration to pursue weekly city testing, retain an independent engineering/environmental consultant to analyze Pump Station 23 and publish results promptly.
Chief Resilience Officer Amy Knowles and Public Works Director John Norris briefed the commission on ongoing work. Staff reported that relining and cleanout work at Biscayne Beach Elementary is nearly complete: contractors have installed 13 cleanouts (characterized by staff as 100% complete), completed four point repairs (excavation/repair of breaks), and lined about 700 linear feet out of roughly 1,290 linear feet of piping on the property; remaining lining work was expected to finish the coming weekend, weather permitting.
Staff said they have engaged Hazen and Sawyer (the…
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