The Negative Economic Impact of Algae Blooms tradeonlytoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tradeonlytoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Environmental groups ask DeSantis to declare state of emergency over Lake O algal blooms
Published: May 10, 2021 11:19 AM EDT
Updated: May 10, 2021 6:54 PM EDT
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Some Florida groups concerned about water quality are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency over algal blooms.
“Harmful algal blooms are again threatening public health, local economies and ecosystems of Florida. Lake Okeechobee has become the Florida epicenter of algal blooms, and discharge of these toxic blooms from the Lake is contaminating the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers and associated waterways,” states a May 8 letter to the governor.
The groups cite recent health alerts warning of blue-green algae in the Okeechobee Waterway, Lake Worth Lagoon and other water bodies in South Florida. There was also a presence of the toxin microcystin, produced by blue-green algae, in Lake Okeechobee, which feeds the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers.
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Okeechobee Waterway dredging set for late February February 10, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has just announced that they will begin dredging sections of the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW) in the vicinity of Jensen Beach and Stuart (Reach 3) and Palm City (Reach 4) by the end of February 2021.
According to the Corps, maintenance dredging along the OWW is expected to start by the end of February 2021 and be completed no later than the first week of July 2021.
The project will include dredging approximately 42,000 cubic yards of material from Reach 3, and 30,000 cubic yards of material from Reach 4.
Okeechobee Waterway dredge update February 4, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for maintenance dredging of the Okeechobee Waterway in sections of the Saint Lucie River in Martin County.
“Work began last month 1.6 miles east of the Roosevelt Bridge (US1) and is expected to continue westward continuing along the St. Lucie River and Canal to the I-95 Bridge, completing no later than July 31, 2021,” the City of Stuart in their latest project update.
The project work consists of dredging shoal material from Reaches 3 and 4 of the Okeechobee Waterway in Martin County to an 8-foot depth plus 1-foot allowable over depth.