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

Fascinating trivia facts Who Holds The Record For Being The Oldest Woman use to his staff. A coin-box telephone was installed at his
compiled by Stanley To Give Birth? mansion for guests to use, so that he would not be billed
Morgenbesser India’s Daljinder Kaur was believed to be in her early for their calls. As for his grandson’s kidnapping, Getty
Who Holds The Record For 70s when she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on April ended up paying the $2.2 million portion of the ransom
Giving Birth To The Most 19, 2016. Kaur and her 79-year-old husband, Mohinder, that was tax deductible, and loaned the remaining $800,000
Children? spent decades trying to have a baby – and finally succeeded of the ransom to his son (at 4 percent interest) to pay the
A Russian woman who after saving up enough money for fertility treatments. kidnappers.
lived between 1707 and 1782 Which Billionaire Installed A Pay Phone In His Home Is Bottled Water Better For You Than Tap Water?
holds the highest official For His Guests To Use? Bottled water is no safer or purer than tap water,
record after giving birth In 1966, J. Paul Getty was named the richest man in the although it is substantially more expensive. A recent study
to 69 children. She had 27 world. Despite his vast wealth, he is remembered for two by Glasgow University in the U.K. found that bottled water
pregnancies, which included odd things: placing a pay phone in his home, and refusing is actually more likely to be contaminated than water from
16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of to pay his grandson’s $17 million kidnapping ransom. Getty your faucet because it is less well-regulated. Bottled water
quadruplets. Only two of them died in infancy. placed dial-locks on all the regular telephones, limiting their and tap water typically come from the same sources –
natural springs and lakes. While public water supplies are
tested for contaminants every day, makers of bottled water
are only required to test for specific contaminants every
week, month, or year.
Which Is The Only Best Picture Oscar Winner That Had
No Female Speaking Roles?
Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic historical
drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. Despite
running nearly four hours long, Lawrence of Arabia has
no female characters with speaking roles. The film was
nominated for ten Oscars at the 35th Academy Awards. It
won seven, including Best Picture. In the years since, it has
been recognized as one of the greatest and most influential
films in the history of cinema.
What Is The Reason Jeans Have Rivets?
It wasn’t just for style that Levi’s jeans have had copper
rivets on the pockets since the beginning. Copper rivets
placed on the pockets made the seams more durable and
prevented tearing, which was important to the miners
who originally wore them. In the 1930s, the pockets were
sewn to the pants so that the rivets were covered because
of complaints that they scratched furniture. But they were
returned to view in 1947. A small fifth pocket was added
as a handy carrying case for a pocket watch.

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