by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 12, 2021 | Press
Originally published by Naples Daily News on February 12, 2021 by Chad Gillis Lake Okeechobee levels are peaking at nearly 15.5 feet above sea level, but the Caloosahatchee River and its estuary are in a sweet spot when it comes to freshwater flows and proper salinity...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Press
Fort Myers City Leaders Seek Answers in DEP Fine Originally published by FOX4 News on February 11, 2021 “I’m tired of kicking this can down the road,” Fort Myers City Councilman Johnny Streets tells FOX 4. The “can” he’s referring to is getting...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 10, 2021 | Featured, Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on February 10, 2021 The City Of Fort Myers is allegedly facing a fine of more than $500,000 for the “repeated discharge of wastewater” into Billy’s Creek and Caloosahatchee River. Fort Myers Mayor, Kevin Anderson, said that the City...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 9, 2021 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Bill Smith on February 9, 2021 Fort Myers is facing more than $500,000 in civil penalties for repeated discharge of untreated wastewater into waterways, including Billy’s Creek and the Caloosahatchee River, and for other...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 9, 2021 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on February 9, 2021 Septic tank leakage is one of the top causes of damaging nutrients flowing to Florida’s ailing waterways, but the state is looking to cut down on that pollution through a $100 million...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on February 9, 2021 What can grow up to 10 feet long, weigh 200 pounds and is armored like a tank? The Amazonian river monster, the Arapaima. Over the weekend, a woman walking through Cape Coral’s Jaycee Park came across an enormous...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 4, 2021 | Featured
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 24 Calusa Waterkeeper, John Cassani updates us on manatee mortality rates and how these local creatures are being impacted in our area. Manatee mortality for January 2021 (1-1-21 to 1-29-21) is 176. This equals a rate of 6.1 per...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 1, 2021 | Press, Stormwater
Lake O Releases Being Sent to Caloosahatchee to Avoid Wet Season Problems Originally published by WINK News on February 1, 2021 More water from Lake Okeechobee is scheduled to be sent to the Caloosahatchee River, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to increase...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 29, 2021 | Featured, Press
Group Calls for More Signs to Indicate What’s in Local Waterways Originally published by FOX4 News on January 29, 2021 One benefit to living in Southwest Florida is the opportunity to enjoy life on or near the water. While we often think of beaches when we think...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 28, 2021 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett-Williams on January 28, 2021 A car crash spilled 1,000 gallons of wastewater at the gated Magnolia Landing community Wednesday night in North Fort Myers, but the area has been cleaned and disinfected, officials...
