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I <br />rP •y - 's ; <br />tF +-.tib. � - •t :•1-.M �_ .•,� _ ._":1� <br />p�' - r ;y.:,.,:. .y 1..t.�k�•'�r�.°3.`:et?st ,f�...•`i?;.ya.�K�iZ7.�+!�',"f• -T'n i <br />• -iW. .a �_ .fy `4 ••°._ `+!+...f.'�N'T .. )s�'., i' � '+1..... R... ..." _ c:. ^s'.: �' i_F SKt •. <br />k.ty;' • F ••p• a .a n'�. _;�� ° aM .'` .1. �� :k�: <br />i - .. .r � ,.ci yr ,r<�'%+''.'..ti. .e ��`- �_.`1�a _ Y�y.c"�,��•_'.c <br />414 <br />��.y`;j� ,:r H,y: ;-i. y4'.'s, N?'�.:4. •, a..,^ n`,S `�`'� <br />_ yw1� _ •f..iY - '�`^�J A.: '✓YV.1� *~`i w','�Yi.Y.:i :F'. r0.?;...T;�u,w �k �. S i .� <br />-'_�i'<.'.'.'i ,J >'f.�",lli-._-.J�.s. .___:.t.:tl.iwY1'i.-i; ��.t•�.c,', ..�_.� - +ril'7L:iL%-..+Li♦. <br />DistrictyExecutive Director Dr. Ann Shortelle and partners gathered Nov. 30 tocelebratethe Cocoa Beach <br />dredging project. <br />This week, we enjoyed a great celebration with local government, partners and the public as <br />we, marked another step in ongoing work torestore and protect the Indian River Lagoon. <br />Projects like the Cocoa Beach dredging project celebrated Thursday are moving us closer <br />to a healthier lagoon. Through the District's cost -share program, the District provided the <br />city. of Cocoa Beach with approximately one third of the funding needed for the latest phase <br />of its $1.8 million muck dredging project. This funding is helping to remove more than <br />44,000 cubic yards of muck from 13 canals in the southern part of the city. When the project <br />is completed in 2019, Cocoa Beach will have removed a total of 206,657 cubic yards of <br />muck from the waterway. Nearby, the District is also dredging lagoon tributaries (the Eau <br />Gallie River and Elbow Creek), where approximately 632,000 cubic yards of muck will have <br />been removed when that project is completed in 2018. It has taken decades for muck to <br />accumulate in the lagoon and it will take time and a united front to reverse negative impacts. <br />These types of projects continue to help restore our important resources. <br />Such projects are an important part of overall water quality improvement. projects: because. <br />of the excess nutrients and sediments that are removed from waterways. Muck contains <br />high amounts of nutrients, blocks sunlight, clouds the water and contributes to the creation <br />of algal blooms. <br />Thanks to State. Rep. Tom Goodson, Cocoa Beach Mayor -Ben Malik, the Florida <br />Department of Environmental Protection and the other stakeholders and merhbers of the <br />2 <br />7 2,51 V <br />