{Photo courtesy Gloria Guillo}
Safe Water South Florida members are concerned about herbicides sprayed into Coral Springs waterways to remove aquatic vegetation.
According to Gloria Guillo, the founder of Safe Water, the Sunshine Water Control District is using chemicals that are probable carcinogens and are likely to harm Coral Springs families, wildlife, and the ecosystem.
“There are safe alternatives such as mechanical harvesting where equipment is used to remove the vegetation,” said Guillo.
The Sunshine Water Control District told her that the lake she lives on, Windings Park Lake, and the surrounding canals were treated on January 27 with Aquaneat, a registered pesticide with a herbicide with long-lasting effects on the environment, according to the manufacturer’s safety data sheet.
“There was a terrible die-off; the birds were gone, and the grass was dead,” said Guillo.
After treatment. {Photo courtesy Gloria Guillo}
She referred to $11 billion worth of lawsuits against chemical manufacturers filed by people throughout the nation who have developed cancer because of the glyphosate. Guillo believes Sunshine and Coral Springs may be liable for resident lawsuits if the city administration does nothing to stop the spraying.
Now, Guillo will give the Sunshine Water District leadership a cease-and-desist letter and attend their meeting at Mullins Hall at 10170 Northwest 29th Street on Wednesday, April 9, at 4:00 p.m.
Cory Selchan, the superintendent of Sunshine, stated that chemical sprays containing glyphosate are used worldwide to control aquatic vegetation.
“We must control the weeds because all the drainage goes through the canals and culverts and then goes to the pump station,” he said.
According to Selchan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves every spray Sunshine uses, and nothing is used that would be harmful to animals or people.
“We use Aquaneat, which is like a bleach, but if there was any danger to people, I would not use that product. We have a mission to not do anything to harm the environment,” said Selchan.
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