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40 <br />I✓ <br />rXII1111T "G" <br />04 Pro$$ Journal Sunday, Novernoor 14. 1999 <br />PMP�M'a Pregs 3ournat <br />Mia- L" <br />Mb0- <br />Founded in 1019 <br />"Give light, and the people <br />0 scRM HOWARD will find their own way." <br />0 <br />L <br />EDITORIALS <br />Wt ked water <br />the topography r iiiiis have lowered the also JocNiCt help thin ot'lire stats; is <br />N Recelat , <br />DjV', wold, "flat 1% .1 table I,q)­ mid III.It <br />Indiall River's Water qualiLy, alld drll,ilikflil;,�' Nyslvins for tab,00zed areas. espet:lally <br />there's not much to premit it. older kJCVVk4pm0ot, dwilp fic"ll rainwater into the <br />Shed a tear -- particularly an extra -salty olle .-- %vatetwity,. that feed Into the Indian Rivet or the <br />for the Indian River, as a recent report indicates rivet itself', <br />that the river's water quality is at a 10 -year low Even with modern drainage iyslenvs and teguh- <br />Salinity levels in some portions of' the river have tions. Aclut QQ percent or rurion, now% stmt flit ;,,it) <br />fallen dangerously, mostly because of rainfall front area canals and the Indian River, Wv said "That's <br />hurricanes Floyd and Irene, according to the te- probably the key problem we have at this point <br />port, produced by the Marine Resources Council of <br />Last Florida. Low salinity stresses and even can kill The situation, however, may not be all so grim <br />many kinds of wildlife and foliage in the river, in the )oil# term. Day s,iikl sca grussts in the "ver <br />which is one of the most diverse hubitaii in the hityk: been doing very well cumpjred to years post. <br />world. indicating file water -quality problem may only be <br />Depressingly, there wasn't much anyone could tempormy, <br />have done to prevent it. In other NNo4d", %kIIolCzIjl;: changes to i;ur;CM el' - <br />you get storms of that inagnilkit'VI '111 jollki Jilld lelitlijitiollN on kifflinfiliC 411011ldli'll be <br />bels are oil"" kilild Bob Day, fill Nile- <br />om the wmdwt A [elks( not after only olic <br />cialist with the Indian River Lagoon 11fogram. ["I" )Car III drjoluln; weather.waterof <br />the St. John's River water Management )is- <br />triel'*You're going to have it huge influx of fresh Drainage experts and tither tollwilik. however, <br />Witter," should keep an eye on climate changes. A few more <br />Rainfall for October averages about 5.5 inclics years with storms like those of' 1999, and they will <br />in the area, but last month there wits mora than I I have to investigate flew ways to help protect the ln- <br />inches of rain — half a foot more than normal. It than River from further freshwater damage <br />L <br />