Posts Tagged ‘Buy the Land’
Don’t Set Up Everglades Reservoir For Failure
Just as it seems we are finally sending the water south, a question remains about how it is being sent south and whether the South Florida Water Management District has tried hard enough to buy the land around the EAA.
Read MoreLegislature Agrees to Fund Lake O Reservoir
Legislature agrees to fund Lake Okeechobee reservoir to curb discharges By Isadora Rangel April 25, 2017 TC Palm TALLAHASSEE — The state House and Senate reached an unprecedented agreement to pay…
Read MoreNeed for water storage reservoir outweighs criticism | Editorial
By the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board April 1, 2017 Sun Sentinel Opposition to a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee is mounting, but the arguments against the project remain…
Read MoreFlorida stuck in the past when it comes to water quality
By Pete Squibb March 24, 2017 News-Press I have been coming to Southwest Florida for nearly 25 years, and my wife’s family came to Sanibel in the 1940’s. We were…
Read MorePlan that includes keeping toxic algae from waterways is now bigger and more expensive
By Mary Ellen Klas March 8, 2017 Miami Herald TALLAHASSEE A Senate plan to bond $1.2 billion in state funds to build a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee…
Read MoreSen. Negron: Plan to curb discharges by speeding up dike repairs won’t work
By Tyler Treadway March 2, 2017 TC Palm In a memo to fellow senators Thursday, Senate President Joe Negron dismissed a proposal to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges by holding more…
Read MoreEverglades Foundation: Restoration project would have $20 billion impact
By Susan Salisbury February 28, 2017 Palm Beach Post As the controversy over a proposal to purchase land for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee continues, Tuesday the Everglades Foundation…
Read MoreGuest column: Now is the time for ‘Buy the land, send it south’
By Mark Perry February 16, 2017 TC Palm Lake Okeechobee discharges to the coastal estuaries result in significant economic, public health and environmental damages. The single most important project that…
Read MoreMartin Commission backs Negron’s plan to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges
By Tyler Treadway February 14, 2017 TC Palm By a 4-1 vote Tuesday, Martin County commissioners supported state legislation to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee for a reservoir to help curtail discharges…
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