Rep. Mast Demands Long-Term Halt to Lake Okeechobee Discharges
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
STUART, Florida, March 28 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024:
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today demanded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initiate a long-term halt to discharges from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary.
"We went from water that was Bahama blue to water that you can't even see your hand in," said Rep. Mast. "A two-week pause in discharges, as recently announced, is . . .
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) today demanded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initiate a long-term halt to discharges from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary.
"We went from water that was Bahama blue to water that you can't even see your hand in," said Rep. Mast. "A two-week pause in discharges, as recently announced, is . . .