Supervisor DrO Orange Soil and Water Conservation District FL Seat 3

Numerous, 87, bills of more than 100 signed enacting them for 1 July.

Here are highlights of the ones related to our district and business.
Orange Soil and Water Conservation District

The remainder and links to details on these are in the comments.

Yes, watch for wasting water.
The age of your home is showing.

Make sure you SNAP IT!

Trash ends up in drains, ponds, and lakes if do not SNAP 🫰🏽 IT!

Great source for properly grown native plants.

It is a little drive from Orange, well worth it if you redoing an area.

Check your local native nurseries first.

Disposing of spent oil in recycling facilities is vital for protecting our soil and water.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has a search engine for locating a public facility.

Do not leave oil outside the facilities unattended.

Search for your ZIP code. Register your business if you are not listed.

https://prodapps.dep.state.fl.us/www-rcra/reports/puoccResult

PFAs released from incinerators contaminate soil and plants. Agricultural crops absorb the PFAs, thus entering our food chain.

There are several around Florida. I have discussed the one on West Keene Road near Clarcona Road in the past. Enough pressure on local governments can result in the closing of incinerators. After a peak of over 180, only 62 remained as of New Year’s Eve. Some have closed due to out of control fires or being severely in the red. But PFAs were major reasons.

When built, Stericycle built a playground directly underneath it to appease the South Apopka neighbors. It is directly beside the Waste Management dumps.

You can investigate past citations at the state site.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/garbage-incinerators-pfas-forever-cOrange Soil and Water Conservation DistrictnOrange Soil & Water Conservation District Associate Supervisor Baumier pervisor Baumier

US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say

We have had two choices for utility lines, or a mixture of both.

Overhead wires on poles come down during storms or after accidents render us with no refrigerators, air conditioners, water purifiers, medical equipment, or lights for hours to months at a time. They also require utility providers to "hurricane harden" the arbor by mutilating them with chainsaws into scarecrows or giant crab claws in silhouettes in full moon.

Underground utilities result in regular intrusions into lawns and civic easements by fiber and cable companies tearing up landscapes, killing plants, cutting other wires, hitting water and sewer lines then often disappearing without a word.

Every time a plant needs to be installed, or sign erected 811 must be called. An expense to the taxpayers, as well as all the repairs to the damaged pipes and wires.

County and municipality maintenance managers and crews struggle to keep up with the damages, and the residents have to deal with the residue and abandoned wires, junction boxes, and giant wooden spools.

The alternative is to create planning code for pipes running along sidewalks and off to building sites tapering down as needed to contain all of the various utility wires and an extra threading wire based on wire type.
The fiber, phone, electric, cable, and future technology companies will be required to use them and possibly put down a deposit to make sure they follow the plan.

The pipes would run along sidewalks for protection and ease of location then the stubs would run along property lines, also. Fences are a foot inside the line, so people who actually get permits and use surveyors will not damage them.

Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, FL
Orange County, Florida Government

Utility Consolidation for Canopy and Property Preservation We have had two choices for utility lines, or a mixture of both. Ov...

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