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Coastal Estuaries Alert
S.T.O.P.

Stop The Ongoing Pollution

 

The St. Lucie River Estuary and the Indian River Lagoon are now in critical condition due to large discharges of polluted freshwater from Lake Okeechobee and the agricultural canals, currently at a rate of 1.6 billion gallons per day! The water has high levels of nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen and is depositing an estimated 200 cubic yards of silt and sediment into the estuaries each day! Direct impacts of the discharges include fish with lesions, dying oyster populations and loss of seagrass habitat. Declines in tourism and in boating, fishing, and all water-related activities are causing a major economic impact on our community.

Several "protected" areas are now being impacted including two State Aquatic Preserves, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary, NOAA Essential Fish Habitat, EPA Critical Habitat for Seagrass, the St. Lucie Inlet State Preserve Reefs, and the St. Lucie Nearshore Reefs nominated for National Marine Sanctuary designation. These estuaries and coastal ecosystems are habitat for over 4,000 species of plants and animals, including 33 endangered and threatened species.

Thank you to all the people who came out to

"Save our River Rally " September 27, 2008

Thank you to the more than 790 people who came out to

"Rally for the Rivers" July 16, 2005.

Thank you to the more than 850 people who came out to

"Rally for the Rivers" September 27, 2003.

 

How You Can Help!
Use the information and links below to keep informed and make you opinion heard.

Write Your Representatives - Letter on Issues  Adobe pdf file


Write Your Representatives - Letter on Issues MS Word file


Goverment representatiove contact list Adobe Acrobat pdf file


Stop The Pollution Of The St. Lucie River & Indian River Lagoon in South Florida - Online Petition 


Petition for the Rivers Adobe Acrobat pdf file


South Florida Ecosystem Challenge - information sheet Adobe pdf file


S.T.O.P. - Stop The Ongoing Pollution Fund donation formAdobe pdf file


August 2003 - "The Rivers are Black!" article on the discharge issue Adobe pdf file


Pictures of Discharges Adobe pdf file


Florida Oceanographic Society Position on the CERP Plan Adobe pdf file


The Rivers Coalition
Everglades Coalition
Indian River Lagoon Plan - SFWMD
St. Lucie River Plan - SFWMD
Caulerpa brachypus Alert
FWRI - Fish Kill Hotline
St. Lucie Lock and Dam (S-80) Discharge
Lake Okechobee Water Levels & Canal Discharge Information
Weekly St. Lucie River Data
Federal & State Contacts
FWRI - Red Tides and Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB)
SFWMD - St. Lucie River Estuary



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