Rivers Coalition - Save our River, Stop the Discharges - Dedicated to restoring and preserving our St. Lucie River!

The St Lucie River Estuary,
once the most biologically diverse estuary in North America.

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Rivers Coalition Calendar

Pre-Trial Work Progress

The Rivers Coalition Defense Fund's riparian rights lawsuit against the U.S. Corps of Engineers is progressing as expected in the Court of Federal Claims in Washington. The Corps filed is Motion for Summary Judgment and the Defense Fund is responding. Two more responses will follow and then Judge Bush is expected to schedule an oral argument, probably in April.
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New Federal Lawsuit Demands
Cleanup of St. Lucie River

Using an "historic new weapon," river advocates today (Nov 9, 2006) filed a federal lawsuit seeking an end to discharges from Lake Okeechobee that in most years send hundreds of billions of gallons of muddy, polluted fresh water into the St. Lucie estuary.

The Rivers Coalition Defense Fund, based in Stuart, Florida, filed the lawsuit in the Court of Federal Claims, in Washington, D.C., against the U. S. Government. The action targets the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates the control structures at Lake Okeechobee.

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Plan 6 Report Issued

A new Plan Six Concept report has been released by the Rivers Coalition Defense Fund showing that the Army Corps and Water Management District have an excellent alternative to inundating estuaries with polluted fresh water. In short, move it south.

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The White Paper

Read this document to get the details on what is happening to our St. Lucie River Estuary.

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Meetings will be held last Thursday of each month from 11am to 12:30pm
Jan - Oct 2009 at:
City of Stuart Comm Chambers
121 SW Flagler Ave

No June Meeting
July 30
August 27
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Oct 29

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