Demand a more equitable distribution of balance within LOSOM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers currently manages Lake Okeechobee water levels based on a flawed operating system (LORS 2008) that prioritizes the needs of special interests at the expense of all others. All too often, this leads to high-volume damaging discharges to the coastal estuaries during the rainy season.
The Army Corps is writing a new rulebook, the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM), but the proposed models still fail to represent all system components equally. To take action and urge the Corps to include a proactive water management strategy that distributes the water fairly among all users in order to reduce harm and benefit all stakeholders, visit https://captainsforcleanwater-salesforceintegration.salsalabs.org/acoe-losom-cta/index.html.
Join the call — contact the Army Corps and let them know that LOSOM absolutely must include a plan that balances the current system’s inequities.
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