By Joel Malkin
May 28, 2021
There s an 80 percent chance that Lake Okeechobee discharges into the St. Lucie River will come to an end. That s what Congressman Brian Mast said to a group of activists who like him are trying to stop the harmful releases.
Mast says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will announce in July its new schedule in regards to the management of the big lake.
He told the Rivers Coalition that the feds are considering five plans, including two that would involve discharge water to areas other than the St. Lucie.
The Representative wants people to contact the Army Corps and elected officials to get behind plans that would end the local discharges.
By Joel Malkin
May 28, 2021
There s an 80 percent chance that Lake Okeechobee discharges into the St. Lucie River will come to an end. That s what Congressman Brian Mast said to a group of activists who like him are trying to stop the harmful releases.
Mast says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will announce in July its new schedule in regards to the management of the big lake.
He told the Rivers Coalition that the feds are considering five plans, including two that would involve discharge water to areas other than the St. Lucie.
The Representative wants people to contact the Army Corps and elected officials to get behind plans that would end the local discharges.
Rep. Brian Mast told the Rivers Coalition on Thursday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be announcing its new lake management plan in July and some of the ideas under consideration involve discharging water to areas other than the St. Lucie River.
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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.
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