Lori Berman entered laws to improve the water quality in Florida

Boynton Beach democratic sen. Lori Berman presented a new invoice (SB 1646) to improve the water quality of the sunshine state and the protection of public health.

The legislator has determined that the negative health effects of lead exposure in children and adults have been well documented and that no safe blood mirror was determined in children.

Lead accumulates in the body and can be absorbed in different ways, including water sources that are used for drinking, preparing foods or for cooking. In the legislation, all lead sources are checked or eliminated to prevent lead poisoning.

According to the centers for the control and prevention of diseases (CDC), Lead inhibits the bodies of children to absorb essential minerals that are decisive for the proper development of the brain and nerves, including iron, zinc and calcium. Children often show no signs of lead poisoning until they reach the school level, and the CDC continues to find that lead exposure is associated with future criminal activities in adulthood.

The Office for Program Guidelines and the government's obligation (accountability obligation (Oppaga) would be necessary to carry out a study In the prevalence and the effects of lead in Florida's drinking water in all public facilities that receive state funds.

The study must include the amount of lead pipes in public institutions, the health effects of lead exposure, the financial effects and the costs of providing water filters of use.

Oppaga would advise other companies while carrying out the study and would have to present his results to the governor and legislator by January 1, 2026.

The Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionThe program to improve the water quality would be necessary to prioritize projects with maximum nutrient reduction, project willing, cost efficiency and location in special flood areas.

The Florida Ministry of Health It would be necessary to develop a training program for members of the health professions in order to improve the diagnosis, treatment and reporting on harmful algae blossom.

The training program must contain separate components to remedy Red Tide and Blue Green Algae and to contain guidelines, protocols and associated training programs to protect the health of people who regularly work near harmful algae flowers.

The Fish and wildlife protection commission It would be obliged to take into account the work of the “Red Gede Development in Florida” initiative and the technology development in order to develop a model for implementing an early warning system for red tides. The model would have to be used by July 1, 2027.

After the development, the water administration district, every county and each community would have to submit a schedule for the implementation of the plan within their respective jurisdiction, including schedules for the conclusion and the expected tax effects.

In addition, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the South Florida Water Management District would continue to work to introduce measures that reduce the nitrogen content in the Okeechobesee and improve water quality in the Upper St. Johns River Basin. You must regularly monitor and report on the best management practices and the maximum daily charges of management.

If it is adopted, the draft law would come into force in accordance with the law.

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