Sep 03
Engineers to Begin Draining Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee draining may have to start quickly
With more storms brewing and Lake Okeechobee still rising from Tropical Storm Fay, engineers plan to crack open the flood gates.
Miami Herald
BY CURTIS MORGAN
cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com
The slow draining down of Lake Okeechobee could begin as early as Wednesday.
With three tropical systems looming in the Atlantic Ocean, the Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it hopes to begin slowing the lake's record-setting rise — and lowering the potential risk to its aging levee.
''We're nowhere near a crisis situation,'' said Stephen Duba, chief of engineering in the Corps' Jacksonville district.
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The South Florida Water Management District is a regional governmental agency responsible for water quality, flood control, water supply and environmental restoration in 16 counties, from Orlando to the Florida Keys.
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US Army Corps of Engineers South Florida
Lake Okeechobee and The Okeechobee Waterway
