The receding lake has triggered some environmental renewal, spurring new growth of aquatic grasses and marsh plants destroyed by the previous half-decade of water kept too high within its levees. Boat motors are being damaged in the shallows. Boat ramps are becoming high and dry. Commercial fisherman John Agnew fears the water-district pumps will drain the lake to the point that he'll be unable to launch his boat to hook catfish, his bread and butter. The water district will solicit public input for that revision at a workshop scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at district headquarters on Gun Club Road west of West Palm Beach.
Meteorologists see only scant rain in the near future.
At the tail end of the dry season, South Florida also will see evaporation rates almost double before rains arrive. For April that means an average loss of about 5.7 inches of water, and for May, an average loss of about 6.3 inches, said water district meteorologist Eric Swartz. You're losing on both ends. Business owners, extend your advertising reach be part of the TCPalm Online Network .