WCA -
(Jan. 22,
2008)
Rainfall:
The
past week brought with it a fair amount of rain, especially in the northern
sections of the
Water Conservation Areas:
GOOD
dry-season recession rates continue to dominate the region (see WCA_stages.xls). WCA-3B was the only
area where recession rates were POOR due to little change over of the last few
weeks. This should not set off any alarms and desires to decrease WCA-3B water
levels at this time because water levels are below average for this time of
year. Stages in WCA-1 are below Regulation, WCA-3 stages continue to be
significantly below regulation, and WCA-2A remains above regulation (see WCA_reg_stages.doc).
ENP wetland
water levels continue to decline (see Stages.pdf).
Salinity
concentrations decreased slightly or remained stable in Florida Bay last week
(see Salinity.pdf). The 30 d
moving average concentration at TR (used for to monitor exceedances to the FL
Bay MFL rule) is still low at close to 3 psu. In the SRS outflow at
Tarpon Bay, salinity measured 12.5 psu as of Sunday 1/20, above average for
this time of year (typically concentrations remain in the single digits until
much later in the dry season); this is not surprising given the low water
levels in SRS.
Wildlife:
Most
wading birds continue to forage in the NW region of WCA-2A. Despite below
average water levels in WCA-3A and 3B, foraging in support of nesting behavior
is not expected to occur there until February. There is nothing new to report on the status of
spoonbills in Fl Bay.
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