U.S. Rep Brian Mast joined a coalition of Florida environment groups at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam Tuesday to convey support for a revised Lake Okeechobee plan which sends more water south to the thirsty Everglades and eliminates discharges from the lake to coastal estuaries.
Now, the Palm City Republican and fellow Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Naples) are publicly calling on the Corps to adopt an improved version of one of five final Lake O plans they hope will:
Eliminate Lake O discharges to the St. Lucie River
Increase dry season lake flows south to the Everglades
Eliminate discharges to the Caloosahatchee River while keeping beneficial dry season releases between a weekly average rate of 484 million and 1.4 billion gallons of water per day at the W.P Franklin Lock and Dam