Posts Tagged ‘Lake Okeechobee’
Army Corps Awards First Contract To Build EAA Reservoir
Reservoir will help curb discharges from Lake Okeechobee into the Indian River Lagoon & St. Lucie River.
Read MoreCutting Lake O Releases Moves Forward
Preps for Marsh Construction
Read MoreNew Video: Moving Water South to Everglades National Park
An update from The South Florida Water Management District on what’s being done to get the natural flow back.
Read MoreGuardians’ Join Opposition of Savings Clause In Lake O Management Plan
The signed letters urge Congress not to “turn back the clock 20 years” by keeping more water in the lake during the dry season.
Read MoreFarmers 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 MoreGame-Changing Revelations from Water Management
Water officials say efforts to stop discharges will be the trend.
Read MoreNASA Device To Help Monitor Lake O For Algae
“SeaPRISM” Donated To Harbor Branch For Research & Data
Read MorePoor Health of Lake O Could Cause Algae Crisis
With Lake Okeechobee’s level already higher than normal and with nutrient-filtering vegetation destroyed by Hurricane Irma last year, destructive discharges could cause more damage to local estuaries this summer.
Read MoreStuart News Guest Column: Let’s discuss the third rail of Everglades restoration
More land is needed in the EAA Reservoir to stop the harmful discharges into our waterways.
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