Army Corps announces upcoming high-volume releases to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers due to high Lake Okeechobee levels.
The Army Corps of Engineers just announced they are going to initiate high-volume discharges from Lake Okeechobee to both the east and west coasts starting this Saturday, Feb. 17th.
The lake is still high for this time of year (at nearly 16.5 feet), so they’ll be releasing 4,000 cfs west to the Caloosahatchee River, 1,800 cfs east to the St. Lucie River, and 500 cfs to Lake Worth Lagoon.
This is really frustrating news, situations like these are why we founded CFCW in the first place—to put an end to the damaging discharges that wreak havoc on our ecosystem, our communities, and our economy.
Restoring the natural flow of water south, through Everglades restoration, is still the solution to this ongoing crisis. And although we’ve seen a lot of progress in recent years, there’s still a lot of work left to do to get critical projects, like the EAA Reservoir, to the finish line.
In the meantime, the status quo and special interests perpetuate these situations, forcing every single stakeholder in South Florida’s ecosystem to suffer, while one industry—Big Sugar—enjoys optimal conditions.
Everglades restoration is a HUGE undertaking—it’s not an overnight fix.
These projects will take years to complete, but with your help, we can continue prioritizing critical projects and get them across the finish line faster than ever before so that we can start seeing full-scale relief.
So, stick with us and continue to be a voice for our waters. Stay tuned and follow along on social for real-time updates.
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Army Corps announces upcoming high-volume releases to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers due to high Lake Okeechobee levels.
The Army Corps of Engineers just announced they are going to initiate high-volume discharges from Lake Okeechobee to both the east and west coasts starting this Saturday, Feb. 17th.
The lake is still high for this time of year (at nearly 16.5 feet), so they’ll be releasing 4,000 cfs west to the Caloosahatchee River, 1,800 cfs east to the St. Lucie River, and 500 cfs to Lake Worth Lagoon.
This is really frustrating news, situations like these are why we founded CFCW in the first place—to put an end to the damaging discharges that wreak havoc on our ecosystem, our communities, and our economy.
Restoring the natural flow of water south, through Everglades restoration, is still the solution to this ongoing crisis. And although we’ve seen a lot of progress in recent years, there’s still a lot of work left to do to get critical projects, like the EAA Reservoir, to the finish line.
In the meantime, the status quo and special interests perpetuate these situations, forcing every single stakeholder in South Florida’s ecosystem to suffer, while one industry—Big Sugar—enjoys optimal conditions.
Everglades restoration is a HUGE undertaking—it’s not an overnight fix.
These projects will take years to complete, but with your help, we can continue prioritizing critical projects and get them across the finish line faster than ever before so that we can start seeing full-scale relief.
So, stick with us and continue to be a voice for our waters. Stay tuned and follow along on social for real-time updates.