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Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek

Seagrass Conditions“Poor in the Vero Beach vicinity”Poor in the Vero Beach vicinity

Indian River County – Seagrass Conditions

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From: FDEP, “Water Quality Status Report: Indian River Lagoon”, 2006

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“impaired” in the Vero Beach vicinity

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From: FDEP, “Water Quality Status Report: Indian River Lagoon”, 2006


Water Quality Enhancement Options

• Prevention

Enhancement Options

• Reduction

• Dilution



“Dilution is the solution to pollution”

Source: Ken Ecternaught, former FDEP Hydraulic Engineer, circa 1990



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“Dilution is the solution to Pollution”

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Potential Pipeline


Potential Pipeline


Ci f D iCity of DestinOld Pass Lagoon Pump Station

Destin Harbor

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Existing Pump Station


City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Station

• electric motor pump moves Gulf water thru a pipeline across barrier island into Destin Harbor

7 f t di t i t k i t d 970 f t i t G lf f M i• 7 foot diameter intake pipe - extends 970± feet into Gulf of Mexico

• original pump 50,000 gallons per minute

• requires 17 days at 12 hours per day to turn over water in Harbor

• operation recently reduced to about 6 hours per day due to budgetoperation recently reduced to about 6 hours per day due to budget

Source: David Bazylak, City of Destin - Environmental/Code Enforcement Manager(850 837 4242 3172) db l k@ i fd i(850-837 4242 ext. 3172) [email protected]

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