Posts Tagged ‘Lake Okeechobee Discharges’
Farmers Want Their Thumb on Lake O Water Scale
Editorial by the Sun Sentinel: “The balance (over Lake Levels) is shifting to include more than agriculture. The lake is not a private water supply.”
Read MoreLake O Discharges Were 30 Percent More than Reported
Discharges from Lake Okeechobee in 2017 were thirty percent higher than previously reported by the Army Corps of Engineers, making the volume greater than the “Lost Summer” of 2013.
Read MoreSouthern Reservoir Plans Concern Critics
At a public meeting held by the South Florida Water Management District, three options for the southern reservoir were presented. None of the options included the purchase of new land south of Lake Okeechobee.
Read MoreLake Okeechobee Discharges Top 100 Billion Gallons
Lake Okeechobee discharges into the St. Lucie River and the IRL hit a sad milestone by reaching over 100 billion gallons. Although it is not a record high, discharges are not set to end any time soon.
Read MoreBrown Water is Back
From Marine Biologist Grant Gilmore: “What’s worse than the color of the water is what’s in it”.
Read MoreWater Quality Declining on Treasure Coast
Coffee-colored water is intruding into the IRL from Lake O discharges again. Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch states it best: “We can not let up. We have to face this like an emergency everyday.”
Read MoreDEP Seeks Unprecedented Funding
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is seeking $95 Million for projects to improve Treasure Coast waters.
Read MoreBack-Pumping Adds Insult to Injury
If the southern reservoir had been in place before Hurricane Irma, could back-pumping and harmful discharges have been prevented?
Read MoreArmy Corps To Send Runoff to St. Lucie River
Conditions are growing favorable again for discharges to be released from Lake Okeechobee.
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