Articles by: Wil Revehl
Article Reference: Everglades expert: Reservoir to curb discharges won’t clean water; should SFWMD redesign? Tyler Treadway, Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 4:16 p.m. ET Aug. 14, 2019 An Everglades expert at Florida Gulf Coast University says the proposed reservoir to cut Lake…
Article Reference: Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoir Project EAA Without Delay The SFWMD is working hard to continue accelerating the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Storage Reservoir. A component of the state-federal Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), the project will send…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: Corps looking to lower Lake O this rainy season to avoid fouling Florida coasts BY JENNY STALETOVICH MARCH 02, 2019 07:00 AM , UPDATED MARCH 02, 2019 04:35 PM To avoid another summer of slime, the U.S. Army Corps of…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: South Florida Water Management District Lays out plans for Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Storage reservoir project EAA Without Delay The SFWMD is working hard to continue accelerating the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Storage Reservoir. A component of the…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: Corps takes action to lower Lake Okeechobee in advance of wet seasonSugar’s decades-long hold over Everglades came with a price The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will increase flows from Lake Okeechobee to stem the recent…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: ARMY CORPS WANTS ‘IMMEDIATE’ CHANGES TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE MANAGEMENT By Kimberly Miller Posted Jul 17, 2019 at 8:54 AM Updated Jul 18, 2019 at 12:33 PM Changes in how Lake Okeechobee is managed are in such an “immediate” need that the Army Corps of Engineers is rushing through rule…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) What is a Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP)? It is the “blueprint” for restoring impaired waters by reducing pollutant loadings to meet the allowable loadings established in a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: BGATF Final Report Blue-Green Algae Task Force Consensus Document #1 11 October 2019 The Blue-Green Algae Task Force is an advisory body, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, to aid the Department of Environmental Protection in fulfilling its mission…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: Letter to Chief Science Officer RE: Clean Waterways Act SB 712 February 12, 2020 Dr. Thomas K. Frazer Chief Science Officer 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399 RE: “Clean Waterways Act” SB 712 Dr. Frazer, We write to…
ARTICLE REFERENCE: Clean-water coalition asks governor to veto watered-down legislation By Laura Cassels – March 24, 2020 A coalition of 50 clean-water organizations in Florida are calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto the 2020 Legislature’s “Clean Waterways Act,” insisting…