RE: Shelley's Warning Letter From FDEP 2_19_2020



Good morning,

They answer their e-mails quickly at the FDEP. I sent my e-mail out at 11:26 pm yesterday and voila, I got a response at 9:31 am today. So my next move is to make a public records request. I'm going to limit the request to the issues at hand (and not past violations) as I have no idea how much information is out there.

Stay tuned.


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