The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) would give the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sole...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/10/22 |
Visitors to Lake Okeechobee often watch afternoon thundershowers move across the Big O like a gray curtain of water.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/15/22 |
The harmful algal bloom reported last week at the Canal Point water control structure on Lake Okeechobee is gone.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/8/22 |
An algae bloom at Canal Point on Lake Okeechobee tested at 180 parts per billion (ppb) microcystin ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/1/22 |
The C-44 reservoir and stormwater treatment area will be used to store and treat runoff from the C-44 basin this wet season ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/27/22 |
Algae blooms are common on Lake Okeechobee when the summer sun heats up the water.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/24/22 |
The Lake Okeechobee Fish, Wildlife, and Habitat Management Plan meetings that were scheduled for June 22 and June 28 will be postponed.
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6/15/22
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use the C-44 reservoir to store and treat water this wet season.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/9/22 |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is coordinating closely with state and federal partners to prepare for a potential tropical storm...
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6/3/22
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On May 24, U.S. Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced more funding has been approved for the EAA reservoir project.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/27/22 |
The South Florida Water Management District is taking a proactive approach to dealing with algae blooms in the coming months.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/13/22 |
The St. Lucie Lock will reopen for normal operation on Tuesday 29 March 2022.
The lock had been closed for repairs which required the lock to be dewatered.
For up-to-date Lock information …
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3/26/22
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Landowners whose property will be purchased for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project (LOWRP) were contacted last summer,
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/8/22 |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces two National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Public Meetings...
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3/7/22
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The Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project Project Delivery Team meeting will be held Monday, March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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2/28/22
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Members of the public (PUBLIC) are welcome to attend the government agency PDT meeting and provide comment during the designated Public Comment periods.
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2/25/22
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites public comment on the revised Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/22/22 |
TALLAHASSEE -- On Feb. 17, the Florida Senate certified the amended Senate Bill 2508 which makes some changes to land acquisitions ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/17/22 |
Thet Lake Okeechobee Aquatic Plant Management Interagency Task Force will meet ...
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2/16/22
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WEST PALM BEACH – As predicted, the dry season has brought less than average rainfall …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/14/22 |