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o In all scenarios, two winters of extremely cold weather (2010, 2011) plus summer <br /> upwelling of deep, cold, nutrient rich waters may have weakened the sea grasses <br /> and/or macro algae and left them more susceptible to the other impacts. <br /> ➢ In all likelihood, we will not know the true cause of the die-off. <br /> ➢ How much impact each source of nutrients has on the lagoon. While there is agreement <br /> that too many nutrients are entering the lagoon, there is not enough scientific data to <br /> identify which source(s) are having the greatest impact. <br /> ➢ What is the solution to fix the lagoon? There doesn't seem to be a `magic bullet' for the <br /> solution. In all likelihood, as the impacts are multiple and complex, the fix will also be <br /> multiple and range in complexity. <br /> ➢ How much will it cost to fix it? As per the bullet above, remediation will range from <br /> relatively inexpensive to significantly expensive, depending upon the scope and <br /> complexity of the project. However, a longterm erm total cost approaching$500 million <br /> would not be unreasonable to plan and budget for. Remediation will need to be phased in <br /> as short, medium and long range projects with identified funding sources, which will <br /> probably include local, state and federal monies. <br /> WHAT CAN WE ASSUME GOING FORWARD <br /> ➢ The lagoon won't get better unless we take action. We need to make a total commitment <br /> to take a leadership role in the lagoon recovery. While future remediation projects will <br /> be dependent upon research work yet to be done, there are many other projects we can <br /> begin implementing immediately. Let's get to work! <br /> pb -A-I <br />