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Speakers Bureau
The Broward County Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is proud to present to the community an environmental speakers bureau. Our objective is to provide the citizens of Broward County with the information necessary to help protect the natural resources of the County. EPD's speakers are environmentalists, engineers, chemists, environmental compliance officers, land use planners, biologists, and hydrogeologists. Our staff has extensive experience and training in the areas of environmental protection and preservation and look forward to addressing your trade or homeowners association, school, business or service club. This page will identify topics our speakers address and the titles of many of our presentations. Our speakers are able to adjust their presentations for specific groups, so if you do not find a title matching your area of interest or if you would like to schedule a presentation by EPD, please contact our Senior Office Support Specialist at EPD, 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room A-240 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. The phone number is (954) 519-1421.
Scheduling a Presentation
When calling to schedule a presentation, please have the following information ready: 1) Name of the organization or group, 2) Name of the contact person, 3) Phone number for the contact person, 4) Anticipated size of the audience, 5) Average age of the audience, 6) Location, date, and time of the presentation, 7) Length of presentation, 8) Topic you want the speaker to address.
EPD Presentation Topics
Clean Air
- Air pollution and your health
- Asbestos regulations and you
- Your right to clean air - understanding the Clean Air Act
- Automobile air pollution - steps toward cleaner air
- Ground-level ozone - a pollutant not protection
Water Quality
- Keep it out of the water: Preventing groundwater contamination
- Groundwater protection: Why you should care
- Stemming the tide: Controlling salt-water intrusion
- Water quality: Pollution solutions
- Wastewater management: Deep-well injection, ocean outfall, and reuse of reclaimed water
- Restoring and enhancing the New River
- Surface water management: Licensing requirements and storm water management
- It shouldn't always be greener: you and your septic tank
- Removal of water pollution: How water treatment facilities work
- Wellfield protection: Regulations, licensing, and compliance
Marine Interests
- The ecology and biology of coral reefs
- Best management practices for marinas
- Chronological analysis of corals
- New habitats at the bottom of the sea: Broward County's Artificial Reef Program
- Sea turtle conservation: Protection for an endangered species
- A day at the beach: A presentation for elementary school children
- Saving Broward County beaches: Beach restoration and erosion prevention
Biological Concerns
- Tree preservation: The ReLeaf Program for Broward County
- Not just another swamp: The value of wetlands
- What a difference a tree makes: Planning and planting an urban forest
- Conserving our diminishing vegetative resources
- Wet and wild: Mitigating wetland impacts
- Broward County's Tree Preservation Ordinance
- Wetland regulations in Broward County
Hazardous Waste
- Hazardous materials facility requirements: Know the law
- Keep it to a minimum: Hazardous waste generation in the home
- Keep it to a minimum: Hazardous waste generation in the office
- Keep it to a minimum Hazardous waste generation in the plant
- Cleaning up Broward County: Cleanup and remediation of hazardous waste sites
- Transfer stations: Regulations and permitting
- Transportation of hazardous waste
Cleanup and Greenup
- Adopt-A-Spot: Cleanup and greenup programs
- Clean teams: How to organize a community cleanup
- Careers in environmental protection
- Earthkeepers Volunteer Program
Miscellaneous
- EPD permit requirements: Where to go and who to see
- Penalties for polluting: Enforcement of regulations
- On-call 24 hours: EPD response to environmental emergencies
- Storage tanks: Permitting requirements
- Your suggested topic
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