A team of environmental advocates have filed a formal intent to sue a local metal scrapyard for allegations of polluting nearby waterways if the business doesn’t address stormwater contamination at its facility.
Responding to a myriad of complaints from residents over polluted discharge at All Scrap Nokomis, Suncoast Waterkeeper launched a water quality investigation in July that found iron concentrations more than 10 times the federal benchmark, as well as elevated concentrations of other pollutants.
The stormwater leaving the facility filters into Dona Bay and Roberts Bay, said Abbey Tyrna, executive director of Suncoast Waterkeeper…