FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Floridas Department of Environmental Protection is giving the city of Fort Lauderdale a choice in how it will pay for a series of sewage breaks that plagued the Rio Vista Neighborhood for months.
Either pay a hefty penalty or invest in environmental restoration projects.
I think it is a long overdue wake up call we hope for the State of Florida, not just this individual city, Valenstein said.
The new order now gives the city the option to pay a historic penalty of more than $2 million or invest in an in-kind project.
Chaz Adams, a spokesperson for the City of Fort Lauderdale, told Local 10 that they have been in contact with the regulatory agency about the order, but have not decided how to proceed.