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See larger David Albers/Staff - A paddle boarder passes a water drainage pipe leading into the Gulf of Mexico near the Seventh Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.

Photo by DAVID ALBERS, Naples Daily News

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- A paddle boarder passes a water drainage pipe leading into the Gulf of Mexico near the Seventh Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.

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  • David Albers/Staff - A paddle boarder passes a water drainage pipe leading into the Gulf of Mexico near the Seventh Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.
  • David Albers/Staff - Seasonal Naples resident Vincent Castelluzzo digs for sand fleas near a water drainage pipe under repair near the Fourth Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.
  • David Albers/Staff - Boston resident Kristen Vacanti plays with her daughter, 2-year-old Madeline Vacanti, near a water drainage pipe leading into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.
  • David Albers/Staff - Seasonal Naples resident Vincent Castelluzzo digs for sand fleas near a water drainage pipe near the Sixth Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.
  • David Albers/Staff - Seasonal Naples resident Vincent Castelluzzo digs for sand fleas near a water drainage pipe near the Sixth Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.
  • David Albers/Staff - A beach-goer passes a water drainage pipe under repair near the Fourth Avenue North beach access on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council is still considering whether to remove the pipes and how it could be done.
  • David Albers/Staff - A jogger passes a water drainage pipe leading into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Naples. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has backed off a requirement for the City of Naples to remove the drainage pipes. The city council doesn't have a plan for removing the pipes but has pledged to work on one.

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