Those dollars matter. The new awards come six weeks after Islander News reported that more than half of the Florida waterways assessed by the state failed water-quality standards. DEP’s 2026 Integrated Water Quality Assessment found 2,230 of 4,252 waterbody segments, about 52%, were not meeting applicable standards, according to an analysis by Waterkeepers Florida and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, known as PEER.
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