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Lake Okeechobee Aquatic Plant Management Interagency Task Force tmeets Jan. 12
The next Lake Okeechobee Aquatic Plant Management Interagency Task Force meeting will be held via WEBEX on Tuesday, Jan. 12. more
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Lake Okeechobee could start wet season dangerously high
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... more
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Corps transitions to Lake Okeechobee dry season operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District finished its transition into dry season operations on Lake Okeechobee... more
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Aerial of Port Mayaca Lake Okeechobee Florida
Lake Okeechobee releases to St. Lucie to stop Saturday
Lake releases to St. Lucie River to stop on Saturday more
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE — Heavy rainfall in recent weeks has brought water pouring into Lake Okeechobee from the north about 10 times faster than it has been released to the south, causing the lake level to rise rapidly.
Lake releases continue with flow reduced
Lake Okeechobee was at 15.77 feet on Wednesday. more
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Corps to turn over some permitting to State of Florida
On Dec. 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA,) has approved... more
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Wetlands are an important part of Florida’s natural ecosystem. This photo was taken in Everglades National Park.
Report to Congress about Everglades restoration is shared online
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. more
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THE EVERGLADES — Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe is encouraging everyone who cares about Mother Earth to post their own photos on social media with the hashtag #DefendtheSacred. She asks that posters hold signs indicating how far they are from the Everglades.
#DefendTheSacred - Everglades walk planned for Jan. 2 & 3
Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe is calling on all who care about the Everglades to protest the recent federal decision to... more
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FWC conducting online survey about Lake O management
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 … more
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BIG CYPRESS — Betty Osceola shared this image of a flooded Miccosukee camp Nov. 22. Weeks after Tropical Storm Eta dumped record rainfall south of Lake Okeechobee, the areas north of the Tamiami Trail are still flooded. Flow under the trail, which could help relieve that flooding, is limited to protect the Las Palmas development (sometimes called the 8.5 square mile area) near Miami.
Miccosukee Tribe representative protests plan to let State of Florida rule on wetlands permits
Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Tribe has taken to social media to protest... more
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HERBERT HOOVER DIKE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers James Hart, engineering equipment operator team lead talks with excavator operator Coty Gray on Dec. 10. Grey is operating the machine to remove debris along the toe-canal.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District ‘gets to the bottom’ of toe-ditch
“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. more
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The Lake Okeechobee Waterway extends from coast to coast. This map shows the locations of the locks on the Lake Okeechobee Waterway.
Flow from lake to be phased down by Jan. 9
With Lake Okeechobee at 15.96 feet above sea level, Col. Andrew Kelly announced plans to further reduce releases from the lake east... more
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Dredging contract awarded for part of Okeechobee Waterway
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 … more
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ORTONA – The Ortona Lock, shown in this photo from 2018, is on the Caloosahatchee River.
Ortona Lock limited to boats less than 25 feet in width
The Ortona Lock and Dam will have a width restriction of 25 feet until further notice. more
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Simpson puts emphasis on storage north of lake
Simpson said he believes Senate Bill 10, which put the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir on the fast track, was a mistake. more
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SFWMD approves strategic plan
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board approved its 2021-2026 Strategic Plan... more
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Septic-to-sewer plans to improve water quality
Septic-to-sewer projects are planned in Glades and Okeechobee counties. more
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Aerial of Port Mayaca Lake Okeechobee Florida
Releases of water from Lake Okeechobee to coastal estuaries reduced
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... more
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Proposal would scrap EAA reservoir plan
In the coming legislative session, the Florida Senate will consider a proposal to scrap plans... more
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ASRs to provide water storage north of Lake Okeechobee
Although Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) technology has been used successfully in Florida... more
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