The St.
Lucie Lock was opened Wednesday to release Lake Okeechobee water into the St.
Lucie River for the first time in nearly two summers.
OPENING..
TO RELEASE LAKEOKEECHOBEE WATER INTO THE ST.LUCIE RIVER FOR THE FIRST TIIN NEARLY TWO SUMMERS... THEARMY CORPS ANNOUNCED LAST WERELEASES WERE VERY LIKELY TOBEGIN TODAY... AND FOLLOWEDTHROUGH TODAY.
WATER IS BEINGRELEASED AT A RATE OF 1800CUBIC FEET PER SECOND WHICH ISABOUT A SUPER DOME'S WORTH OFWATER EACH DAY.ENVIRONMENTALISTS DO HAVECONCERN ABOUT ALGAE IN THELAKE AND WHETHER THAT WILLMAKE ITS WAY INTO THE RIVER.HOWEVER- ACROSS THE BOARD-BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE TOLD USTHEY'D RATHER HAVE THERELEASES NOW WHEN THE WATER ISCOOLER, THAN IN THE PEAK OFTHE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN ALGAEBLOOMS ARE MORE LIKELY.
THELAKE IS CURRENTLY AT 16.2
The Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that discharges from Lake Okeechobee will continue for at least another week.
