Martin County Board of County Commissioners
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Martin County Board of County Commissioners
Emergency Meeting to Discuss Local Water Conditions
Tuesday, June 28 at 9:00 a.m.
County Commission Chambers 2401 SE Monterey Road in Stuart
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Water Challenges
• Lake Okeechobee is too high
• Releases since end of January with no end in sight
• Low salinities in river, estuary, and near shore areas
• High temperatures
• High nutrients
• Widespread and unprecedented blue green algae blooms
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Current Conditions
• 14.90 feet
• Inflows to the Lake= ~7550 cubic feet/second
• Outflows from the Lake=~5870 cubic feet/second
• Current inflows to St. Lucie from the Lake averaging 1800 cubic feet / second weekly
• Bottom salinities at the Roosevelt Bridge averaging ~5 ppt; only getting peaks briefly during high tides
• Temperatures ranging from 87-90 degrees (F)
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• Lake Okeechobee at 14.93 feet
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Hideaway Lane
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Manatee Pocket with dead armored catfish (freshwater fish)
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Sewell’s Point
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Bathtub Beach
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3 miles north of St. Lucie Inlet looking offshore
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Florida West Coast – San Carlos Bay
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Links to Information • www.martin.fl.us
• Beach Conditions Hotline: 772-320-3112 updated daily
• Search for Speak Up for the St. Lucie • Facebook Page: “Speak Up for the St. Lucie”
• www.martin.floridahealth.gov • Bright yellow tab at top of page for blue green algae
information
• www.dep.state.fl.us • “Algal Blooms” button on right of page • South Florida algal bloom sampling results
• www.saj.usace.army.mil • Lake Okeechobee button on right of page • “Current Conditions” and “Daily Reports”