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Along with toxic red tide blooms, a nontoxic cyanobacteria that blooms annually in the Gulf of Mexico has also been reported in the past week or so.
Red tide algae blooms have been detected recently in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in its Friday report that low concentrations of the red tide organism Karenia brevis were detected in Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties.
Fish kills related to red tide have been reported in Manatee, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier. Respiratory irritations were also recorded in those counties, including in Sarasota.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection said in its Piney Point update Sunday that it s continuing to work with the FWC and the Florida Department of Health to monitor algal blooms and water quality. More than 200 million gallons of nutrient-rich wastewater was dumped into Port Manatee to avert a disastrous reservoir collapse at the old phosphate plant.
Longboat Key makes progress on beach renourishment project
A $35 million beach renourishment project by the Town of Longboat Key continues to bring more of the soft, powdery white sand that attracts residents and tourists to local beaches, replacing sand lost to natural erosion.
The Town of Longboat Key is a part of both Manatee and Sarasota counties. On Tuesday evening Town Manager Tom Harmer and Project Manager Charlie Mopps presented an update to the Manatee County Council of Governments on the work.
Beach renourishment is a cyclical effort, and this year the town is bringing sand from Longboat Pass and Passage Key, on the southern and northern ends of Anna Maria Island, respectively, to addressed erosion since the town s last renourishment project in 2016.
Titusville sewage fallout could top half a million
City officials are lobbying to lower the potential penalty
Jim Waymer, Florida Today
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just before Christmas last year could wind up costing the city more than a half-million dollars.
Titusville faces up to $200,000 in state fines for a pipe break five months ago at Sand Point Park that leaked the raw sewage into ponds that flow to the Indian River Lagoon, which has been under ecological duress for decades, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
City officials are lobbying to lower the potential penalty, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has yet to make any formal proposed fine or order to force the city to improve how it manages its sewage.
Palm Beach County has most toxic algae blooms, test results find
DEP: Sample finds toxins 55 times higher than health advisory limit
Test results from algae samples collected this week by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from Lake Okeechobee show toxic levels in blooms that exceed the health advisory limit of eight parts per billion.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. â Test results from algae samples collected this week by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Lake Okeechobee show toxic levels in blooms that exceed the health advisory limit of 8 parts per billion.
On May 3, an algae sample was collected in Martin County at the S308C lock that resulted in microcystin levels of 16 parts per billion.
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Brick by brick, the stucco shell of a new flood-resilient public works building is taking shape blocks from the beach, the most visible sign yet of a small community’s enormous task staving off the rising sea.
“This is actually the highest point in the city,” Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker said, adding that right next door to the new public works building will be a new fire station.