Miami-Dade County is receiving a $13.5 million grant for Biscayne Bay Water Quality Improvement Program projects, following a recent announcement by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The funding will support transformative stormwater and wastewater management practices by the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources’ (RER) Division of Environmental Resources
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell announced on Jan. 12 that Miami-Dade County will be upgraded to a Class 3 community in the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System (CRS). The new rating will result in an estimated $12 million savings annually, by providing qualifying residents
James Duncan is the special projects administrator for the county’s Division of Environmental Resources Management program, or DERM as most people know it.