June 4, 2007

ISSUE 1169

LAKE OKEECHOBEE LEVEL DROPS TO RECORD LOW

Lake Okeechobee dropped to 8.94 feet above sea level May 31, four feet below normal and just under the previous low-water record of 8.97 feet set in May 2001.

The South Florida Water Management District declared an extreme water shortage order expanding Phase III water restricitons to all Lake Okeechobee Service Area sub-basins effective May 30. The order applies to the Lakeshore Perimeter Water Use Basin, the Caloosahatchee River Water Use Basin, and portions of the Indian Prairie and St. Lucie River Water Use Basins. The Everglades Agricultural Area Water Use Basin remains under Phase III restrictions, which were imposed April 12.

For further information and specific area restrictions, see the latest updates posted in the Member Resource Library at www.ffva.com.


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