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Atlantic Ocean C-24 Canal Indian River Lagoon Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center C-23 Canal St. Lucie River Estuary St. Lucie Inlet Lake Okeechobee C-44 St. Lucie Canal St Lucie River Estuary and Indian River Lagoon

St Lucie River Estuary Water Quality Report October 18, 2012

Local Runoff Local Runoff Started La Start d Lake O ke O Doubled Lake O Dou Lake O Slowed Lake O Slowed Lake O Slows Sept 2 Slows Sept 2 Discharges Sept 19 Discharges Sept 19 Discharges Oct 4 Discharges Oct 4 Discharges Oct Discharges Oct 17 17 Stress Harm Death Death Salinity Tolerance for Oysters Oysters 7 Days-Spat & Juveniles 14 – 28 Days – Adults (Aug 26 – Oct 24 59 Days)

Upper Chain of Lakes Lake Kissimmee Indian River Lagoon St. Lucie Estuary Lake Okeechobee Caloosahatchee Estuary Biscayne Bay Florida Bay Coral Reefs 1.7 Billion Gallons per Day 1.7 Billion Gallons per Day of freshwater is wasted of freshwater is wasted to the to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico! ($3.8 billion/yr) Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico! ($3.8 billion/yr)

Upper Chain of Lakes Lake Kissimmee Indian River Lagoon Kissimmee River St. Lucie Estuary Lake Okeechobee Caloosahatchee Estuary “River “River of of Grass” Grass” Everglades Biscayne Bay Florida Bay Coral Reefs

Early Plans for Everglades Restoration need to be Revived !