Grab your favorite adult beverage and take a look at this video. Its about 10 min. The problem is real, the solutions complicated, but the impact is devastating to wildlife and home owners. Video does a good job explaining whats going on. Thanks for watching.

 

 

Great video!! Going back down to the Cape this weekend hoping it doesn't smell like a manure farm as I pull into the Paradise Tiki like it did two weeks ago.

 

It's sad our politicians have caved into, and sided with, big business. It's also sad that man destroys the environment bit by bit ignoring the inevitable fallout.

 

Partial truths in that video. No matter what I write here minds will not be changed. The political machine is running stronger than ever right now. Lived on Lake Okeechobee all my life. Fished many times recently. Fishing is great right now. My summation of the whole thing is this. There is a problem and it is getting worse. The problem is people. It can not be blamed on Lake O alone. The closer that the water gets to the coasts the more polluted it is. Run off from septic systems in the City of Canals continue to contribute. No one in the news tells you that the effluent from all 3 City of Fort Myers waste water treatment plants dumps directly in to the river. I will say it again and will not respond to this thread any more. The problem is too many people here.

 

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This is very true and the main point of the video was not to blame the lake (which by the way I love fishing there), but the expanse of canals and dikes that were built for agriculture and suburban expansion. Way too many people moving south (especially in the winter months). The roads from central Florida south have become death traps, and the ever expanding construction is ripping up the wetlands that used to filter the water. This is not just a "Florida" issue but a global issue. Sorry, a little cranky before I get my coffee.