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Article reference: Phosphate Florida’s Phosphate Mines There are 27 phosphate mines in Florida, covering more than 450,000 acres. Nine phosphate mines are currently active. Nine mines are 100 percent reclaimed and released from reclamation obligations. The remaining mines are either not started or…
Article Reference: SFWMD should redesign EAA reservoir, Sierra Club says; other environmentalists disagree Tyler Treadway, Treasure Coast NewspapersPublished 3:04 p.m. ET Jan. 11, 2019 Change in Everglades restoration is afoot; but it’s no time to stump your toe, say some environmental…
Article Reference: Local scientist says EAA reservoir needs more treatment areas Friday, November 23rd 2018, 5:47 PM EST by Jaclyn Bevis A local scientist worries the plans for the Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir don’t include enough treatment areas to clean the high…
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).…