Unadorned by any scientific evidence, an engineer from the City of St. Augustine claims that heavy rains on August 2 fertilizer from nearby homes possibly killed some 250 fish in Maria Sanchez Lake. No laboratory test results were identified. This is a wild-ass guess. It could just as easily have been fertilizer the city placed on Maria Sanchez Lake's grassy border. Or it could be heavy metals in the sediments of Maria Sanchez Lake, stirred up by the heavy rains. The articles below indicate our city has disposed of the fish. Is this spoliation of evidence? Are the fish being analyzed?
The matter has been referred to the National Response Center (800-424-8802) for federal and state investigation. It might be caused by fertilizer, but independent testing the fish will provide the answers. We don't trust the City of St. Augustine to test the fish. Flummery and dupery over illegal dumping in the Old City Reservoir and the Matanzas River persuaded me to call the National Response Center. The report number is 879683.
You too can report pollution -- call the National Response Center (800-424-8802).
Ask questions and don't take no for an answer.
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