The next Lake Okeechobee Aquatic Plant Management Interagency Task Force meeting will be held via WEBEX on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
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1/9/21
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With Lake Okeechobee at 15.73 feet above sea level on Jan. 8, the corps is taking a break to review the latest weather forecasts...
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By Katrina Elsken
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1/8/21
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District finished its transition into dry season operations on Lake Okeechobee...
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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1/8/21
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Lake releases to St. Lucie River to stop on Saturday
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News
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1/7/21
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Lake Okeechobee was at 15.77 feet on Wednesday.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News
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1/6/21
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On Dec. 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA,) has approved...
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1/6/21
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The Report to Congress on the progress of the restoration of America’s Everglades is now available to the public on the Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District website.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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1/4/21
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Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe is calling on all who care about the Everglades to protest the recent federal decision to...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/29/20
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TALLAHASSEE — What’s your opinion of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s management of Lake Okeechobee?
If you are an angler, fishing guide, recreational …
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/22/20
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Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe has taken to social media to protest...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/21/20
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“Getting to the bottom of it” is exactly what engineer equipment operators are doing at an 8 feet wide toe-ditch in Martin County near Canal Point.
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By Maya Jordan
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12/18/20
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With Lake Okeechobee at 15.96 feet above sea level, Col. Andrew Kelly announced plans to further reduce releases from the lake east...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/17/20
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JACKSONVILLE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded a contract for maintenance dredging of the Okeechobee Waterway in sections of the St. Lucie River in Martin …
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12/17/20
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The Ortona Lock and Dam will have a width restriction of 25 feet until further notice.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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12/16/20
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Simpson said he believes Senate Bill 10, which put the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir on the fast track, was a mistake.
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/16/20
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The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board approved its 2021-2026 Strategic Plan...
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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12/15/20
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Septic-to-sewer projects are planned in Glades and Okeechobee counties.
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/14/20
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announced today (Dec. 11) the continuation of gradual reductions of Lake Okeechobee releases to the...
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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12/11/20
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In the coming legislative session, the Florida Senate will consider a proposal to scrap plans...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/10/20
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Although Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) technology has been used successfully in Florida...
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By Katrina Elsken
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12/9/20
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