Figure 3. Weekly water quality grades for the SLE and southern IRL for 2022 (blue line) and 2023 (red line). |
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Part 2: Summary of Water Quality Updates Obtained from Publicly Available Sources |
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FDEP Blue-Green Algal Blooms Report From the week of March 17, 2023 – March 23, 2023, FDEP reported algal bloom conditions in 17 of 21 samples collected. “The most recent usable satellite imagery from 3/22 shows scattered low bloom potential on Lake Okeechobee, primarily along the northern, western, and southern shorelines. Satellite imagery from 3/22 for the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries shows no bloom potential on visible portions of either estuary.” |
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