DeSantis says emergency order unnecessary over water quality, funds already available
Published: May 12, 2021 1:50 PM EDT
Updated: May 12, 2021 5:34 PM EDT
The Estates sit along the Caloosahatchee River which has seen visible blue-green algae in recent weeks, primarily upriver and in Lake Okeechobee.
During his press conference, DeSantis claimed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not managing Lake Okeechobee very well right now.
DeSantis said, “The way this lake is managed is causing problems, it caused a lot of problems in Southwest Florida in 2018 and it’s caused problems on the East Coast as well in the past.” He said the lake needs to be managed better during the dry season to prepare for the rainy season by releasing water in the winter months.