The vast majority of the water flowing into the St. Lucie Estuary is from local communities — not Lake Okeechobee.' ...

The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno on Jan. 2. A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie ...

The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno on Jan. 2. A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie ...

LOCAR is a proposed reservoir to hold 65.17 billion gallons of Lake Okeechobee water, some of which gets discharged to the St ...

The Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District have been planning the Lake Okeechobee Component ... which can cause toxic algae blooms and kill oysters, seagrasses and ...

The Lee County area is the hot spot now, according to recent state reports, which show high toxicity counts here. Fish and marine mammal kills can start once levels reach 10,000 cells per liter.

Watch the Governor’s Focus on Fiscal Responsibility Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, more than $3 billion lower than the current year budget.

With the C-44 Reservoir complete and the EAA Reservoir under construction, water managers are planning a new reservoir north of Lake Okeechobee being designed to help curb discharges to the St. Lucie ...