Help! My Dock is Under Water...

[hnooe]

I read in the Sun they are going to be opening up some of the Dune lakes with bull dozers, effective immediately.

I think it was mentioned that they did this to Western Lake (maybe it was Eastern?)--Anyone know, does the county plan on doing that on any other Coastal Dune Lake..like Camp Creek ?

 

[NoHall]

How 'bout they just pipe the water north?

 

[BeachSiO2]

I don't believe that camp Creek has ever been mechanically opened and here is a link to the story in the Sun.

http://www.waltonsun.com/news/county_2249___article.html/lake_permit.html

Maybe someone else can chime in but I think the permit in question is only for Eastern and Alligator. The work is overseen by the Planning and Public Works Department for the County.

 

[Franny]

They have been digging out Eastern Lake.

 

[scooterbug44]

I was told yesterday that Western might be opened because the water mix was too fresh water.

I think we should just leave them all alone.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Here are the permits in question. They have only been issued for:

Alligator:
http://bcs.dep.state.fl.us/env-prmt... Lake/alligator lake outfall final permit.pdf

and Eastern:

http://bcs.dep.state.fl.us/env-prmt...ern Lake/eastern lake outlet final permit.pdf

Western is not included.

 

[Smiling JOe]

From what I understand, the only on-going permit that the County has, is for opening Eastern Lake. Opening any other Lakes would require obtaining a DEP permit, which is a costly and lengthy task.

Let the lakes do their thing on their own. If you house is underwater, that is one thing, but your dock being underwater, is an entirely different non-threatening thing.

 

[Smiling JOe]

If Alligator Lake is to be opened, I can only guess it is b/c the main road into Gulf Trace is in jeopardy of being flooded, as it meanders down right up to the Lake. I believe all of the houses in that area are high enough that they aren't being threatened by rising Lake levels.

 

[Jdarg]

I was told yesterday that Western might be opened because the water mix was too fresh water.

I think we should just leave them all alone.

I would guess the opposite- too much saltwater, after watching the Gulf waters roar into the lake during Gustav and Ike.

 

[Smiling JOe]

After these storms passed through, these Lakes did increase in salinity, greatly. No big deal, because they have done this for thousands of years. That is what makes them so rare. They totally change with time. For a couple of years, residents around Eastern Lake argued that the reason for all of the Ditch Weed growing in the Lake was due to the Lake not having enough salinity to kill the Ditch Weed. I cannot imagine what they are saying now.