As COVID-19 continues to impact the nation and our rural communities, it’s more important now than ever to
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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4/8/21
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See algae in the water? Don’t swim there and don’t let pets swim there or drink the water. That’s the advice from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/2/21 |
THE EVERGLADES -- On March 30, a project began to remove about 5 miles of old road bed of the old Tamiami Trail.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/1/21 |
Reducing the nutrient load in water that enters Lake Okeechobee is key to reducing the phosphorus levels in the lake water
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/22/21 |
The addition of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) wells could add more flexibility to the management of Lake Okeechobee, according to David Pyne, president of ASR Systems in Gainesville.Pyne spoke …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/8/21 |
Snook is slated to reopen for recreational harvest on Feb. 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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2/2/21
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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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Lake Okeechobee could rise as much as 10 inches if Tropical Storm Eta does not turn farther west...
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By Katrina Elsken
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11/6/20
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I would like to comment on your article “Activists oppose solution to fix lake discharges.”
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Carl Hampp
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11/2/20
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Collier County joined the active members of the County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee...
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Special to the Immokalee Bulletin
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10/30/20
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On Friday, Oct. 30, the County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and the Caloosahatchee Estuaries, and the Lake Worth Lagoon” will be meeting for the first time since February of this year.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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10/29/20
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The city commissioners approved a report regarding the long-planned improvements to the Lake Okeechobee-side pavilion on Torry Island.
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By Chris Felker
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10/24/20
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Cloud cover has made it difficult for the NOAA to get a usable satellite image of Lake Okeechobee in order to postulate algae potential.
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By Katrina Elsken
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10/22/20
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Changes in the operation of Lake Okeechobee could impact the water supply for Florida’s east coast, according to a presentation given at the Oct. 16 meeting of the South Florida Regional Planning Council and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council meeting.
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By Katrina Elsken
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10/16/20
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The U.S. Army Corps announced on Oct. 14, 2020 they are discharging 4,000 cfs west to the Caloosahatchee Estuary from S-77 and 1,800 cfs east to the St. Lucie Estuary from S-80 for a total of 5,800 cfs of discharges from Lake Okeechobee.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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10/16/20
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