Rivers Coalition
Save our River! Stop the Discharges!
20 Things Every Rivers Coalition Member Should Know
1926, 1928, 1948 after deadly flooding and crop destruction due to hurricanes.
Stuart News Editor, Ernest Lyons and the St Lucie Restoration League-1961; St Lucie River Initiative-1992; Rivers Coalition 1998; Indian Riverkeeper; Bullsugar.org 2016
“To Stop the damaging discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie river. To fight for a healthy and ecologically balanced St Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, natural resources that are vital to the economy and quality of life of Martin County and the Treasure Coast.”
Hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 caused enormous discharges from the lake which in turn caused hideous green toxic algae blooms; the county health department posted NO SWIMMING signs; fish died, wildlife suffered, property values were a concern.
The judge handing the case cited the Statute of Limitations and the RC did not win but won huge public and state support.
The C-23 and C 24 canals. They primarily drain St Lucie County agriculture lands, parts of western
Martin County and the City of Port St Lucie.
Septic system maintenance and adherence to yard fertilizing bans during rainy season.
717 billion gallons
13 percent
By the end of 2013 but not completed for 10 to 13 years.
Everglades Agricultural Area/their lands are key for a flowway south, or the EAA Reservoir as passed into law by Senate Bill 10.
Many forms but primarily from Agri/Dairy Business’s fertilizers/runoff; residential septic tanks and fertilizers. The latest input north of Lake Okeechobee is the application of so-called biosolids, which is a treated human sewage sludge.
It causes too many nutrients in the water that can lead to toxic algae blooms, creates a salinity imbalance, kills oysters and seagrasses, and sickens fish and other marine life in the estuary.
The RiverKidz. They are important because we need people to fight our fight for many generations! We must pass the torch!
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