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How will the project be monitored?
Once completed, the group must achieve five successful years of measurable nutrient reduction in the water during a seven-year window, and will maintain upkeep on the marsh s vegetation, Graham said. Then, the wetlands will be turned over to the District.
Water samplers have a clear-cut technique for measuring how much pollution is siphoned out of the water as it passes through aquatic plants, Graham said.
Nitrogen and phosphorus levels are measured before water enters into the wetlands. Then, after working its way across the fields, and phosphorus and nutrients attach to plants or deposit into the soil, another sample is taken on the opposite end.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce Lake Okeechobee releases
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a Lake Management Plan survey for Lake Okeechobee and urges stakeholders to get involved by filling it out.
By: WFTX Digital Team
and last updated 2021-05-28 15:15:28-04
WFTX â The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will reduce Lake Okeechobee releases at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) from the current weekly average of 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 1,000 cfs beginning May 29.
The St. Lucie Lock and Dam (S-80) remains closed and USACE continues to manage the C-44 canal levels at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam (S-308). As long as the lake remains below 14 feet, excess canal water can flow into the lake rather than through the S-80, although locally heavy rainfall may still require S-80 to open.
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There will be no Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River for the time being, said the Army Corps of Engineers May 28 during its weekly conference call with South Florida media.
Corps Jacksonville district commander Col. Andrew Kelly told media members he was happy with the recession rate of the lake. It s held true to form so the lake has come down and we re getting more comfortable every day, Kelly said. The dryness we ve been hoping for has come to fruition so as a result there is a significant amount of water going to the south.