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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
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As the threat of blue-green algae looms on Lake Okeechobee, Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Rep. Brian Mast are lobbing pressure at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, tasked with determining when, where and how much lake water is sent east and west to coastal estuaries.
In a letter sent Monday to Corps leadership in Washington D.C., DeSantis told the agency it must do better to manage the lake and prevent releases carrying potentially toxic cyanobacteria to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers.
Mast, known to speak outwardly against the federal agency, Tuesday urged President Biden to intervene in the mounting environmental mess by directing top Corps leadership to visit South Florida and address the situation personally.
Mast, who represents Martin, St. Lucie and parts of Palm Beach counties, urged Pahokee Mayor Keith Babb to provide alternative housing options for residents living around the marina until the water is determined to be safe.
Algae in the marina contained 860 parts per billion of the toxin microsystin, state data updated Wednesday shows. At 8 parts per billion, microsystin makes water too hazardous to touch, ingest or inhale for people, pets and wildlife, the EPA says.
Babb had not responded to Mast s letter as of Thursday afternoon, spokesperson Brad Stewart said. Nor had he answered TCPalm s questions about how many residents would have to be relocated and where they could possibly go.
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