UPDATE: Lake Okeechobee sediment study releases scheduled
By USACE - | Apr 20, 2021
UPDATE:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District reported that it will postpone Lake Okeechobee releases planned for April 21 from the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam (S-308) to support a U.S. Geological Survey and South Florida Water Management District ongoing Lake Okeechobee sediment study. Based on the current conditions, the SFWMD asked to reschedule the study at S-308 until a later date, but the releases supporting the study at the Moore Haven Lock and Dam (S-77) went forward today as planned. To learn more about the deviation, visit https://go.usa.gov/xHKFH.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met Monday with about 150 online viewers.
Discussions focused mostly on hydrological modeling that considered more than 100,000 water management scenarios or iterations for the lake. Iteration 1 is done, said Col. Andrew Kelly, head of the Army Corps Jacksonville office. Holy smokes. It’s been a long time coming and lots of great work by everyone to get us to this point, and the reality is we are here now where we’ve got a plethora of data that we’ve gotten through Iteration 1. Now it’s about applying that information and coming up with a finalized plan in July.
SCCF, Conservancy of Southwest Florida hire water analyst
By SCCF - | Mar 12, 2021
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Paul Julian
To further a commitment to regional water quality and Everglades restoration through a unified front, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and Conservancy of Southwest Florida have partnered to hire a hydrological modeler.
“We better fulfill our west coast mission by pooling our resources and streamlining our efforts,” SCCF Chief Executive Officer Ryan Orgera said. “Doing so, we were able to hire a highly qualified data analyst who will move us more efficiently towards water quality solutions.”
On March 16, Paul Julian got to work. The goal of the partnership is to address a need for modeling expertise and data analysis in Southwest Florida. Work products will be shared between the non-profits.
Army Corps ceasing freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee into St. Lucie River
Lake is 2.63 feet higher than at this time last year
and last updated 2021-01-08 13:32:02-05
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â The Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday they will end freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie River, ending months of discharges following an unusually wet summer and fall.
This is in accordance as the agency transitions into dry season operations.
started Oct. 14 after the lake level reached 16.21 feet. We originally started releases in the fall with the intent to slow down and hopefully reverse the sudden lake rise after October saw heavy rainfall at 170% of average, said Col. Andrew Kelly, Jacksonville District commander, said in a written statement. Unfortunately, our plans had to change in November when Tropical Storm Eta produced even more rain, especially in the southern part of the system. Despite the high-volume releases, we ve spent weeks