Gary Goforth, P.E., Ph.D.
Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Management
ESTUARIES AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie River Watersheds Performance Measures
January 2020 - St. Lucie Estuary Watershed 5-yr FWM TP Concentrations - WY2015-2019
January 2020 - St. Lucie Estuary Watershed Phosphorus Concentrations - WY2019
January 2020 - St. Lucie Estuary Watershed 5-yr FWM TN Concentrations - WY2015-2019
January 2020 - St. Lucie Estuary Watershed Nitrogen Concentrations - WY2019
December 2019 - Lake Okeechobee Watershed 5-yr FWM TP Concentrations - WY2015-2019
December 2019 - Lake Okeechobee Watershed Phosphorus Concentrations - WY2019
December 2019 - Lake Okeechobee Watershed 5-yr FWM TN Concentrations - WY2015-2019
December 2019 - Lake Okeechobee Watershed Nitrogen Concentrations - WY2019
December 2019 - Notes for Nutrient Maps
October 2019 - Letter to State Senator Harrell requesting assistance
September 2019 - Time for bold leadership by water management officials
August 2019 - Letter to SFWMD Governing Board regarding Works of the District Permitting program
Presentation: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Protection Program Historical Data Analysis, August 2013
Draft Technical Support Document: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Performance Measure Methodologies, February 2013
Draft Technical Support Document: Caloosahatchee River Watershed Performance Measure Methodologies, September 2013
Draft Technical Support Document: St. Lucie River Watershed Performance Measure Methodologies, December 2013
St. Lucie River and Estuary & Caloosahatchee Estuary Protection
February 2020 - Lake Okeechobee Discharges, Harmful Algae Blooms and LOSOM
November 2019 - Recommendations to Blue-green Algae Task Force
May 2019 - Recommendations for Improving BMAP
April 2019 - Comments on LOSOM
April 2019 - Preliminary Analysis of Deep Injection Wells - Draft
March 2019 - Summary of Nitrogen Transport South of Lake Okeechobee - Draft
March 2019 - From Cradles of Life to Chambers of Death - The Mistreatment of the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Estuaries - Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Committee of the Islands
February 2019 - For the Love of Florida: The North Fork of the St. Lucie River (presentation)
Google Earth Flyover of North Fork
January 2019 - From Cradles of Life to Chambers of Death: The Everglades Connection? (2019 Everglades
Coalition Plenary Session)
January 2019 - Water Quality of Lake Okeechobee and St. Lucie Estuary Watersheds - Are BMAPs Working?
(2019 Everglades Coalition Breakout Session)
January 2019 - Re-evaluation of LORS: Discussion Items (2019 Everglades Coalition Breakout Session)
October 2018 - Water Quality of Lake Okeechobee and St. Lucie Estuary Watersheds
September 2018 - Flows to Estuaries
August 2018 - DRAFT - Water Quality Assessment of the St. Lucie River Watershed - 2018
August 2018 - Strengthening Environmental Policies in Tallahassee Required to Solve Algae Crisis
August 2018 - Brief Summary of Lake Okeechobee Pollution
August 2018 - Summary of Lake Inflows and Discharges to Estuaries and Areas South - Through July 2018
August 2017 - DRAFT - Water Quality Assessment of the St. Lucie River Watershed - 2017
August 2017 - Perspectives on Water Quality in the St. Lucie Estuary Watershed
August 2017 - Response to "Lake water cleaner than basin runoff" article in Okeechobee News
April 2017 - 2nd Follow-up to Senate Hearing
April 2017 - Perspectives on Septic Tank Loading to the St. Lucie Estuary
February 2017 - presentation at 2017 IRL Symposium: Water Quality Assessment of the St. Lucie Watershed
January 2017 - Myths and Realities of the EAA Storage Reservoir
January 2017 - Estimates of the Total Nitrogen Loading to the St. Lucie Estuary
January 2017 - Follow-up to Senate Hearing
January 2017 - Options for Reducing Harmful Lake Okeechobee Discharges and Everglades Restoration -
presentation to the Florida Senate
October 2016 - Final Draft - Water Quality Assessment of the St. Lucie River Watershed
October 26, 2016 - Historical and Present Flows in the Caloosahatchee River
September 5, 2016 - Letter to Editor Stuart News in Support of Sen. Negron's Plan
August 25, 2016 - Rivers Coalition presentation: Additional Storage, Treatment and Conveyance
2016 - Essential Features of Plans to Stop Destructive Discharges to the Estuaries
2016 - Year-to-date Flows and Loads
2016 - Summary of 2016 Lake Discharge Event � St. Lucie River/Estuary
2016 - Summary of 2016 Lake Discharge Event � Caloosahatchee Estuary
2016 - Correcting the Misinformation on "Save Our Farms" website Regarding Algae
June 24, 2016 - Region Under Siege From Foul-water Discharges
June 16, 2016 - Letter to SFWMD Board Member Peterson
May 2016 - Point of View: Governor Must Lead, Buy U.S. Sugar Land for the Everglades
May 26, 2016 - Sorting Out the Facts in the Midst of the Current Ad Blitz
2016 - Draft - 36-yr Summary of Flows and Loads to the Estuaries
2016 - Preliminary Summary of Water Year 2016 Flows To and From Lake Okeechobee
2016 - Estimate of Nitrogen Loading from Septic Tanks in Martin County
2016 - 1-page Summary of Martin County Septic Tank Issues
September 2015 - Comments on FDEP Draft 2nd Annual St Lucie BMAP Progress Report
August 2015 - Summary of Water Year 2015 STA Performance
October 8, 2013 Letter to Florida Senate Committee:
Suggestions for Consideration by the Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake
Okeechobee Basin
October 15, 2013 Letter to Florida Senate Committee:
Specific Suggestions for Increasing Lake Regulatory Releases to the South
October 15, 2013 Letter to South Florida Water Management District:
Specific Suggestions for Increasing Lake Regulatory Releases to the South
January 2014 Letter to SFWMD Executive Director re: Dispersed Water Management Projects
January 2014 Presentation to Rivers Coalition: Moving Forward - Suggestions for Reducing the Destructive Lake Discharges to the St. Lucie River and Estuary
March 2014 Presentation to Water Resources Advisory Committee: Moving Forward - Suggestions for Reducing the Destructive Lake Discharges to the Estuaries
April 2014 Presentation to SFWMD Staff: Moving Forward - Suggestions for Reducing the Destructive Lake Discharges to the Estuaries
June 6, 2014 Letter to Senator Negron
Summary of Lake Discharges to the STAs and WCAs
10-yr Summary of Lake Discharges
1-yr, 10-yr and 20-yr Summary of Lake Discharges - acre feet
1-yr, 10-yr and 20-yr Summary of Lake Discharges - billion gallons
March 1955 Corps of Engineers Report
Historical Lake Okeechobee Inflows
Historical Lake Okeechobee Outflows
2014 Summary of Lake Okeechobee Releases
January 2015 Presentation to Everglades Coalition: Continuing the Momentum Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing Destructive Lake Discharges to the Estuaries
February 2015 Letter to SFWMD Executive Director re: System Constraints
February 2015 e-mail to SFWMD Governing Board members: System Constraints
March 2015 Summary of Major Discrepancies in SFWMD "Systems Constraints" Document
March 2015 Resolving System Constraints: An Action Plan (Draft)
Taylor Creek / Grassy Island STA
Operation, Vegetation Management and Performance Plans for Taylor Creek / Grassy Island STA
Nubbin Slough / New Palm STA
Operation, Vegetation Management and Performance Plans for Nubbin Slough / New Palm STA
Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area
Operation and Performance Plans for Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area
Conceptual-level Sizing Analysis of the Proposed EAA Storage Reservoir STA
Preliminary Sizing Analysis of the Proposed EAASR STA - Final Draft