FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 25, 2014

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850-245-2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

BLUEPOINTS MARINA TO RECEIVE DESIGNATION AS FIRST CLEAN AND RESILIENT MARINA

~Marina is a leader in emergency planning and an asset to Florida’s marina and boating community~

CAPE CANAVERAL – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites you to join us as we designate Bluepoints Marina as the first Clean and Resilient Marina in Florida. 

Bluepoints Marina has met and exceeded marine environmental best management practices in the Clean Marina Program as well as resiliency practices outlined in the Gulf of Mexico Clean and Resilient Marina Initiative.

The Clean and Resilient Marina Initiative was born from the Coastal Community Resilience Team and became part of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Governors’ Action Plan. The initiative calls for the promotion and expansion of resilient and environmentally responsible operations and best management practices at marinas, which helps promote marinas that can bounce back quickly from both natural and man-made disasters. 

WHAT:       Bluepoints Marina Clean & Resilient Designation

WHEN:       Friday, Sept. 26, 2014

                   10 a.m.

WHERE:     Bluepoints Marina

                   726 Scallop Drive

                   Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920 

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention, and acquires environmentally sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. To view the department’s website log on to www.dep.state.fl.us. 

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