Eastern Lake outlet - dredging

[TreeFrog]

Re: Eastern Lake Neighborhood Assoc. (ELNA) meeting - 2/9/06

I've seen plenty of old aerial photos of the lake outlet, but never one where it was anywhere near that big. Seems to me that outlet will turn it into a small bay after the next storm.

 

[TreeFrog]

Re: Eastern Lake Neighborhood Assoc. (ELNA) meeting - 2/9/06

With reference to Mr. Knauer's comments, and correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the proper nature of dune lakes to only drain when the water level is high?

 

[Smiling JOe]

?We are trying to put the lake back in the condition where it was functioning naturally. Where it was popping off on its own,? Knauer said.


I find this philosophy interesting, that man has to manipulate the environment so that it(the environment) can act "naturally."

Anyone care to explain this craziness to me?

 

[TreeFrog]

?popping off on its own?

SJ - Seems that it's doing that all by itself right now. I agree, why mess with it?

 

[Rita]

?We are trying to put the lake back in the condition where it was functioning naturally. Where it was popping off on its own,? Knauer said.


I find this philosophy interesting, that man has to manipulate the environment so that it(the environment) can act "naturally."

Anyone care to explain this craziness to me?

Could it be an engineering philosophy - "We can make things better."

Just a thought - What's the difference between protecting these homes from flooding and the protecting of gulf front homes with sea walls and geotubes from erosion?

The hurricane was a natural force in action and most likely has at some time in the past changed Eastern Lake and at some time in the future will again.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Could it be an engineering philosophy - "We can make things better."

Just a thought - What's the difference between protecting these homes from flooding and the protecting of gulf front homes with sea walls and geotubes from erosion?

The hurricane was a natural force in action and most likely has at some time in the past changed Eastern Lake and at some time in the future will again.

There may be legit reasons of contaminating Eastern Lake with the septic tank overflows, but I do not see anyone's home on the Lake which is about to be submerged nor anyone's house which is about to fall into the Lake.