Water Clear At Cayo Costa; Lee County Launches Water Quality Site
Lee County Creates Water Quality Site; Clearing House Website For Water Quality Reports.
Water quality is very high right now moving north toward Cayo Costa Island. Photo and video from Captain Joey Burnsed fishing and shelling at Cayo Costa Island this morning.
Seperately, the Captiva Erosion Prevention Distraction issued the following news release.
“As media continue to cover water-related issues, Lee County has created a new website designed as a clearing house to get information on all things water quality. It also is designed to provide context for the Executive Order related to blue-green algae.
The website addresses the significant funding commitments that Lee County Commissioners have made to water-related projects and infrastructure. It highlights what Lee County Natural Resources staff is doing as well as the work of the Visitor & Convention Bureau and other departments such as Parks & Recreation and the Economic Development Office, which continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.
The address is: www.leegov.com/naturalresources/WaterQuality/WaterQualityStatus
The website contains references to:
- Florida Department of Health’s Florida Healthy Beaches Program www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/beach-water-quality/county-detail.html where you can view the latest results of water samples taken at Blind Pass/Turner Beach, Bowman’s Beach, and Lighthouse Beach, to name a few.
- Mote Marine Lab’s Beach Conditions Reporting System //visitbeaches.org/ where you can view beach conditions up and down the Florida Gulf Coast, including Captiva, Bowman’s Beach, and Lighthouse Beach.
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s South Florida Algal Bloom Monitoirng and Response News //depnewsroom.wordpress.com/south-florida-algal-bloom-monitoring-and-response/ where you can receive the latest news on the latest actions being taken and water sample results from all the impacted Florida counties and other critical locations.”
