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Spring 2004 - V.19 N.1 Table of Content	Water Management District Uses Grove Land to Store Excess Water
News Around the Lagoon Costly New Septic Tanks Keep Nitrogen out of Water Water Management District Uses Grove Land to Store Excess Water Environmentalists Urge Action on Ship Ballast Water Supreme Court Rules EPA can Overrule State in Clean Air Case Halting Toxic Cleanups Water the Oil of the 21st Century New Gates Reduce Silt from Canals in Indian River County Key West Asks Cruise Ships to Stop Dumping Endangered Species Act may be in Danger Manatee Deaths Drop Here, but Rise on West Coast Conservation Groups Sue for EPA to Regulate Water Pollution in Florida New Tag Aims to Help Protect Coral Reefs Politics Trump Science Chemical Industry Seeks Approval of Pesticides at Expense of Wildlife	Water managers met their promises to use orange groves, hunting grounds, rock pits and marshes to store the 16 billion gallons they have drained from Lake Tohopekaliga since November. That means none of the water ended up in Lake Okeechobee, which has suffered a chronic glut since mid-2002 and none went to the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, routine dumping grounds for Lake Okeechobee's excess. The Indian Riverkeeper sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last year to try to stop the lowering of Lake Toho. Landowners such as Lykes Bros and the Seminole Indian tribe stored much of the Toho runoff in places such as ditches and reservoirs. In return, the district promised to pay for their extra pumping costs. Destinations included West Palm Beach's Water Catchment Area, district-owned rock pits in Loxahatchee, and the Holey Land and Rotenberger hunting areas in western Palm Beach County. Next Article: Environmentalists Urge Action on Ship Ballast Water

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