Regulation should be left to states

This is in response to Monday’s editorial about the Environmental Protection Agency and nutrient limits for Florida’s rivers and lakes. In case you didn’t know, FDEP (the Florida Department of Environmental Protection) has passed down this year nutrient limits for nitrogen and phosphorus present in Florida waterways like the St. Johns River.

The goal is, of course, to reduce the very algae blooms of which you speak.

So this is not some problem that no one is taking care of. This is a state issue being handled by a state agency. Why are you looking to get the EPA involved in Florida’s waterways when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is already there?