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Chairwoman Sarah Heard’s comments to the the Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee Basin

Read the comments that Chairwoman Heard presented to Sen. Negron's Select Committee on the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee Basin.  Chairwoman Heard provided solutions that already exist to reverse the ...

Governor Scott’s Letter to Army Corps of Engineers and Col. Dodd’s response

Tuesday, Aug. 20 Governor Rick Scott sent the below and attached letter to Brigadier General Donald E. Jackson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division regarding the Lake ...

Mr. Nathaniel Reed’s letter to Sen. Negron that was published in the Stuart News on Sunday, Aug 18

Mr. Nathaniel Reed serves on the Advisory Board of The Guardians of Martin County and has provided us with a copy of his letter to Sen. Negron that was published ...

Water board members tentatively OK plan to alleviate discharges to St. Lucie Estuary

The Central Everglades Planning Project (also known as CEPP), a plan to divert some of the Lake Okeechobee water now dumping into the St. Lucie Estuary, took a baby step ...

Letter to South Florida Water Management District regarding CEPP (Central Everglades Planning Project)

Dear Mr. Hutchcraft: We understand that the South Florida Water Management District will consider the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) tomorrow, and that SFWMD approval of CEPP is an essential ...

Thursday Aug. 15 SFWMD decides approval for CEPP

Nationally renowned five-term Martin County Comissioner Maggy Hurchalla who serves on the Advisory Board for The Guardians, provides important suggestions on the St. Lucie River crisis: CEPP CEPP CEPP! CEPP ...

County Administrator report August 2013

This is the monthly report by the County Administrator to the County Board of Commissioners providing information about the progress and successes of county activities.   The report details projects by ...

Federal Agency reports unusually high deaths of the Bottlenose Dolphin in the Indian River Lagoon

Photo:Hubbs-Seaworld Research Institute A federal panel has officially declared the deaths of more than 50 bottlenose dolphins this year in the Indian River Lagoon as unusual. At least 54 bottlenose ...

Nathaniel Reed: Here’s a step-by-step outline of how to resolve the discharges of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee

Nathaniel Reed serves on the Advisory Board of The Guardians of Martin County. Mr. Reed offers a step-by-step guide to resolving the polluted discharges that are crippling the Indian River ...