Pilot program drastically reduces sewage flows

St. Petersburg officials incurred significant penalties following sewage overflows in 2015 and 2016; the water resources department agreed to create a Pollution Prevention project rather than just paying the fines.

Kira Barrera, the department’s special projects coordinator, said the result was a successful private sewer lateral study. She led a presentation on the pilot program and its recommended expansion to city council members at an Oct. 12 committee meeting.

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Innovative local school vies for $1 million

Indi-ED, a St. Petersburg private school that fosters character development, experiential learning and collaboration, has won $200,000 in a prestigious national competition.

Christine Laurenzi, founder and director, is now competing for $1 million in what Forbes called “the Pulitzer of education innovation.” Officials with the Yass Center for Education recently selected Indi-ED as one of 33 semifinalists from over 2,000 Yass Prize applicants.

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