‘It affects everyone’: Water quality woes ignite Fort Lauderdale residents to unite for resilience

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Photo credit: Local 10 News by Louis Aguirre, Local 10 News FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – They call her the “Water Guru:” a Fort Lauderdale resident who watches over the canals and Intracoastal and makes a lot of noise when conditions aren’t safe. Suzee Bailey has amassed quite the following of concerned residents, demanding the city of Fort Lauderdale do more to address the water quality issues plaguing their community. For Bailey, a Normandy Isles waterfront homeowner, addressing the constant pollution sources impacting Fort Lauderdale waterways has become a second career for this now-retired former TV Sportscaster. “If it’s a health and safety issue, it affects everyone,” Bailey explained. View the full story via Local10. Water Quality Research Manager, Miami Waterkeeper

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