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- [Mark] As Lake Okeechobee water levels continue

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to slightly rise, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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plans to monitor limited control releases to reduce

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water levels from the St. Lucie Canal

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and the Caloosahatchee River,

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keeping public safety as the highest priority.

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^- Recently we had about two weeks of clean up

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that we had to accomplish within our recreation areas

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and our facilities here to get them ready to be back open.

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Our lake levels have been rising, but that's obviously

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not stopping our folks from coming out and recreating.

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- [Mark] Recreational activities on the lake

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are back in full swing after Hurricane Irma.

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Locals as well as vacationers are taking advantage

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of all the lake has to offer.

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^- I like to see how the lake is progressing

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^or declining.

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^As of right now it's trying to, it's in a recovery process

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because of the wind and the rain from the hurricane.

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But it's rebounded from a lot worse.

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- [Mark] Reporting for USACE I'm Mark Rankin reporting

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from beautiful Lake Okeechobee.