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BREVARD COUNTY — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded $10 million in grant funding to Brevard County for the removal of up to 350,000 cubic yards of muck in the Indian River Lagoon and its tributaries. The Legislature appropriated the funds for the lagoon restoration project aduring the 2014 session. Created by decades of runoff, erosion and nutrient loading, accumulated muck deposits within the lagoon are damaging to seagrass beds, contribute to algal blooms and create bottom conditions that are not conducive to healthy marine life.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:41:10 +0000

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