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Environmental Department (continued) MOSQUITO CONTROL The mosquito control department is responsible for the larvacide and adulticide treatment of mosquitoes for Santa Rosa County. Mosquito prevention is achieved through public education, surveillance and treatment. Larvacide assessments are completed throughout the year. Mosquito larvae are treated in ditches, abandoned pools, holding ponds, etc. In addition to larvaciding, when temperatures are above 60 degrees, technicians utilize up to three fog trucks per week night for spraying adult mosquitoes. The mosquito control department has 30 spray routes that cover the entire county. Traps are set throughout the county, to monitor species of mosquitoes, migration patterns, and breeding areas. FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015 HIGHLIGHTS •
Mosquito control held educational activities for students from Bagdad Elementary, Rhodes Elementary, Santa Rosa Christian and Gulf Breeze Middle School. The presentations included species identification, health risk, life cycle, treatment and source education.
• During the fiscal year, mosquito control treated approximately 800,000 acres with adulticide and Pink Flowers photo by Casey Smith-Cavazos approximately 250 acres for larva.
Navarre Beach Department The Navarre Beach department is responsible for utilities, such as water and wastewater, on Navarre Beach including, but not limited to, running a wastewater treatment plant and two wells that supply water to island residents and businesses. Members of our staff perform all maintenance for Navarre Beach Park, park restrooms and pavilions as well as maintaining 12 walkovers and public parking areas on the island. In our office we assist residents with all things related to Navarre Beach including utility issues and billing questions. We also handle all pavilion reservations for Navarre Beach Park. Our department hires and supervises seasonal certified lifeguards each year to oversee public safety on Navarre Beach.
NAVARRE BEACH DEPARTMENT 1411 Utility Drive Navarre Beach, FL 32566 850.981.8888 Navarre-Beach@santarosa.fl.gov santarosa.fl.gov/navarrebeach
FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015 HIGHLIGHTS •
The water system pumped 108 million gallons of water last year to 1,868 customers on Navarre Beach.
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The wastewater treatment facility treated 112 million gallons of wastewater.
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Lifeguard season ran from March 14 - November 1 with lifeguards making 93 rescues. July 4th was the busiest day of the year with 1,195 beachgoers on the lifeguarded portion of the beach. The month of July was the busiest month with 13,519 beachgoers on the lifeguarded portion of Navarre Beach.
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Lifeguards began doing roving patrols at unguarded beach areas, resulting in both increased visitor awareness and rescues this fiscal year.
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Pavilion rentals at Navarre Beach Marine Park totaled 355.
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Navarre Beach Pier sold 152,855 passes for visitors who enjoyed fishing and walking the pier.
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Thirteen turtle nests hatched on Navarre Beach.
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The beach renourishment project is scheduled to begin at the end of 2015.
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The Navarre Beach boat ramp dredging project is scheduled to begin at the end of 2015. 16
2014/2015 SANTA ROSA COUNTY ANNUAL REPORT