Army Corps resuming releases of polluted Lake Okeechobee water down the Caloosahatchee

Major Cory Bell with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... "We have decided to resume minimal flows to the west (of Lake Okeechobee) at 650 (cubic feet per second) to get water moving in a ... Read More

Army Corps: Lake Okeechobee releases to St. Lucie River in Stuart will not resume

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has confirmed the algae contains the microcystin toxin in five locations since March 29. Read More

Army Corps of Engineers won't resume Lake Okeechobee discharges to east

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Army Corps of Engineers is halting all water releases from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie River. Maj. Cory Bell said Friday that discharges into Lake Okeechobee ... Read More

Mast, SFWMD say Army Corps should stop Lake O discharges; DEP confirms algae in river

The South Florida Water Management District on Thursday recommended the Army Corps of Engineers immediately stop Lake Okeechobee discharges ... Fort Pierce also had a news conference at Stuart ... Read More

Army Corps resuming releases of polluted Lake Okeechobee water down the Caloosahatchee

Lake Okeechobee discharges are flowing again as parts of the Caloosahatchee River have slowed to a crawl in recent days. Major Cory Bell with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday the agency ... Read More

Army Corps: Lake Okeechobee releases to St. Lucie River in Stuart will not resume

Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will not resume at this ... gallons of Lake O water has poured into the St. Lucie River since Feb. 17, according to Army Corps data. Read More