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Commissioners and residents press enforcement after sediment runoff; Pensacola‑Perdido Bay estuary designation hailed
Summary
Commissioners updated the board on enforcement and mitigation at Avalon/Mullet Bayou and welcomed federal recognition for the Pensacola‑Perdido Bay Estuary Program; residents urged stronger penalties and remediation for unpermitted discharges.
Commissioners and residents discussed recent erosion, fines and mitigation work tied to construction near Avalon and Mullet Bayou during the Santa Rosa County commission meeting.
Commissioner Burkett said enforcement officers issued an additional $16,253 in citations related to erosion-control, land‑clearing permits and illicit discharge at one developer site on Furlong, bringing the cited total for that location to $35,163. He also said work at Damon Drive had accumulated $8,960.06 in fines, that state agencies (DEP and the water‑management district) had…
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