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Indian River County Lagoon Symposium
Bethel CreekPotential Pump Station
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Seagrass Conditions“Poor in the Vero Beach vicinity”Poor in the Vero Beach vicinity
Indian River County – Seagrass Conditions
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From: FDEP, “Water Quality Status Report: Indian River Lagoon”, 2006
Bethel Creek
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Water QualityAssessmentAssessment
“impaired” in the Vero Beach vicinity
BethelCreekCreek
From: FDEP, “Water Quality Status Report: Indian River Lagoon”, 2006
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Water Quality Enhancement Options
• Prevention
Enhancement Options
• Reduction
• Dilution
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Water Quality Enhancement Options
“Dilution is the solution to pollution”
Source: Ken Ecternaught, former FDEP Hydraulic Engineer, circa 1990
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Water Quality Enhancement Options
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“Dilution is the solution to Pollution”
Dilution is a management strategy to reduce the effects of pollution. p
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
AtlanticOcean
Potential Pipeline
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Potential Pipeline
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
Ci f D iCity of DestinOld Pass Lagoon Pump Station
Destin Harbor
Existing PipelineExisting Pipeline
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Existing Pump Stationp
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin- Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Existing Pump Station
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Station
• electric motor pump moves Gulf water thru a pipeline across barrier island into Destin Harbor
7 f t di t i t k i t d 970 f t i t G lf f M i• 7 foot diameter intake pipe - extends 970± feet into Gulf of Mexico
• original pump 50,000 gallons per minute
• requires 17 days at 12 hours per day to turn over water in Harbor
• operation recently reduced to about 6 hours per day due to budgetoperation recently reduced to about 6 hours per day due to budget
Source: David Bazylak, City of Destin - Environmental/Code Enforcement Manager(850 837 4242 3172) db l k@ i fd i(850-837 4242 ext. 3172) [email protected]
Indian River County Lagoon Symposium Bethel Creek
City of Destin - Old Pass Lagoon Pump Stationy g p
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