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Some water quality advocates weren't surprised by the news.  "There have been small (cyanobacteria) blooms on the freshwater side of the lock in the past couple of weeks, and I’ve seen some just downstream of the lock in what we consider the upper estuary," said Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani. "It’s around." Businesses related to the fishing industry in that area say they are worried the bloom will get worse and larger this summer.  "People are talking about it a lot," said John Lavalla, owner of Kathy's Bait and Tackle on the south side of the river downstream of the Franklin Lock. "I...

Tuesday's release from the Moore Haven Lock & Dam to the Caloosahatchee River does not concern the Treasure Coast, but Wednesday's release from the Port Mayaca Lock & Dam does because of highly toxic algae documented there in the past week. If the Army Corps of Engineers has to open the St. Lucie Lock & Dam during the study, the algae could make its way from the lake to the C-44 Canal to the St. Lucie River. To minimize the potential of that happening, the Corps will try to lower the level in the C-44 Canal, according to a news release the agency issued Monday.

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.20.21 Good Tuesday morning. Breaking overnight — “ Gov. DeSantis signs online sales tax plan” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — DeSantis has signed the online sales tax bill into law, answering the question of whether he would act on the bill or let it roll into law without his John Hancock. An estimated $1 billion in revenue would come from the new enforcement of sales taxes technically already owed on purchases Floridians make from out-of-state sellers, but which few Floridians pay. DeSa...

UPDATE: Lake Okeechobee sediment study releases scheduled By USACE - | Apr 20, 2021 UPDATE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District reported that it will postpone Lake Okeechobee releases planned for April 21 from the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam (S-308) to support a U.S. Geological Survey and South Florida Water Management District ongoing Lake Okeechobee sediment study. Based on the current conditions, the SFWMD asked to reschedule the study at S-308 until a later date, but the releases supporting the study at the Moore Haven Lock and Dam (S-77) went forward today as planned....

Mar-a-Lago intruder remains behind bars despite serving entire sentence WPTV speaks exclusively with Yujing Zhang by phone The woman known as the Mar-a-Lago trespasser, Yujing Zhang, is still in Florida and still behind bars, despite already serving her eight-month sentence. Zhang completed her sentence in November of 2019. WPTV Contact 5 spoke exclusively with Zhang by phone on several occasions. By: Matt Sczesny , Erik Altmann , Matt Papaycik Posted at 10:59 AM, Apr 01, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-01 12:00:44-04 MOORE HA...