State water managers Thursday discussed one of the most important facets to operating the historic Everglades, Lake Okeechobee release schedule regulations.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the middle of revising its release regulations for the big lake, which is the aquatic heart of the 16-county system.
The agency currently uses 2008 regulations and is also working to rehabilitate the Herbert Hoover Dike that surrounds the lake in hopes of safely holding more water.
Walter Wilcox works for the South Florida Water Management District, which met online to discuss lake operations and to see how the state agency can help.