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Largo approves DEP settlement option for unauthorized discharges, commission chooses project over direct fine
Summary
The Largo City Commission approved a settlement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection over unauthorized discharges from Aug. 5, 2024, through Jan. 17, 2025, choosing a $370,177 environmental project in lieu of paying a $246,785 fine.
The Largo City Commission approved a settlement offer with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for unauthorized sanitary/storm discharges that occurred between Aug. 5, 2024, and Jan. 17, 2025. The commission voted to accept a remediation route that would require the city to complete an environmental project valued at $370,177 in lieu of paying a $246,785 penalty. The motion passed 6–1.
The settlement presented staff with two options: pay the $246,785 penalty directly to DEP, or propose and complete a new project with a value of roughly one and a half times the penalty (staff said DEP requires the higher project valuation). Commissioner Holmes…
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