Could it be a third year in a row …
of subpar flows in the Everglades?
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| S12A looking west into Big Cypress National Preserve (Old Trail to the left, new Trail to the right) |
This time last year around 1,500 cubic feet per second of water was discharging through the S-12 structures for a end of the year 2010 total of around a half million acre feet of water.
In comparison, 2011 has yet to see a drop.
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| The S-12s have yet to open in 2011 |
The reason?
Blame the early end to last summer’s wet season, followed by a dry winter and deep spring drought and now a relatively late start to this year’s wet season.
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| Can you see the dotted line? |
When will they open?
Promptly as soon as regulatory stage rises above the dotted line.
