Page 8 - Jupiter Spotlight - September '20

Page 8, Jupiter Spotlight
Northern Notes

What Is NPDES? water will not find its way to the waterways nearby. If you’ve into the street or storm drain and keep
ever driven by a construction site, you may have noticed vehicles and equipment in good
By Katie Roundtree, hay bales or tubes placed around street drains. This is to working order to prevent leaks.
Finance Director, Northern help keep any construction debris and/or soil out of those Always remember, nothing but
Palm Beach County drains. The hay bales and tubes act as filters so that only storm water belongs in the storm
Improvement District clean water runs into the drains. Either the contractor or drains. Please see our website, www.
What is NPDES and the engineer inspecting the site is required to file reports on npbcid.org, for more information on
what does it stand for? You the contractor’s compliance with the program. In addition, the NPDES program. See the Helpful Links section for
see the initials mentioned at companies that spray chemicals into the canals and lakes in information on the Palm Beach County NPDES program
the bottom of every article order to maintain aquatic weeds, are required to report the use (http://www.pbco-npdes.org/) as well as a website designed
Northern Palm Beach of those chemicals and if there were any spills each month. to educate the public about keeping pollution out of our
County Improvement The reports are given to Northern staff for review and proof waters, www.stormwaterandme.org.
District (Northern) sends in that the regulations are being followed. Northern staff use NPDES tip: If you suspect a discharge or spill is
to the newspaper. NPDES these reports to prepare an annual compliance document. hazardous, call 911! For all other discharges, spills and
stands for National Pollution How can you help? By knowing the facts and being illegal dumping, call the local entity responsible for the
Discharge Elimination System. It is a federal program aware, you can help clean up our lakes and waterways. stormwater system (a reporting list may be found at www.
designed to eliminate stormwater pollutant discharges Some examples include, store materials in enclosed or stormwaterandme.org) or call the FDEP Environmental
to receiving waters of the United States. In 1987, the covered areas, prevent liquids from leaking out of the trash Crimes toll-free number (1-877-2-SAVE-FLA or #DEP from
Environmental Protection Agency developed regulations area, never clean paint brushes or rinse paint containers your cellular phone).
governing stormwater discharge requirements under the
Clean Water Act. In 1990, the Federal Register indicated
that the Palm Beach County area was to begin compliance
with the program.
About 40 local governments from around Palm Beach
County have taken a cooperative approach to compliance,
jointly conducting several activities and collectively
developing a number of tools used to carry out pollution
prevention programs. Each year, the lead permittee (Northern
Palm Beach County Improvement District) enters into
interlocal agreements with each of the remaining local
governments to oversee the joint activities. A steering
committee, composed of individuals representing local
governments that participate in the program, advises
Northern on the various activities.
Contractors are required to maintain their construction
sites so that debris is contained and any sediment laden

Property Appraiser’s Office from page 7
Property Appraiser’s Office

Receives Award From

International Professional
Association

The Palm Beach
County Property
Appraiser’s Office has
been named recipient
of the 2020 Public
Information Program
Award from the
International Association
of Assessing Officers
(IAAO). The award is
presented annually, to an
assessment jurisdiction
that has developed and
implemented an effective
system for distributing
information to taxpayers and other stakeholders.
The video series submitted – Celebrating Women’s
History Month – March 2019, profiled the contributions
of some of the longest serving female employees in the
property appraiser’s office.
“We selected the Women’s History Month video series
for consideration in conjunction with the recognition of
this year’s centennial of the 19th Amendment,” said Palm
Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks, CFA,
AAS. “The theme honors the confident women in our
office who forged a path toward equality in their careers
just as the brave women who fought to win suffrage rights
for women,” she said.
“Thank you IAAO for the recognition and a special
thanks to all the outstanding women who participated in
the series,” said Jacks.
To view the series go to: https://www.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLww8Y2vJ_
bCmeBqhGq5MdXvs1Fh6g5lAc.

Office Closed Due To

Upcoming Holiday

The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
(including all of our service centers) will be closed in
observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7. We will
reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 8:30 a.m.