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Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition Shows Dredging Muck Helps the Lagoon

By  //  November 14, 2024

muck is covering 6000 acres of Lagoon bottom and rotting away

MUCK is the accumulation of decades of soil erosion, animal waste, and organic debris, which has covered 6,000 acres of Lagoon bottom and is rotting away.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – MUCK is the accumulation of decades of soil erosion, animal waste, and organic debris, covering 6,000 acres of Lagoon bottom and rotting away.

As it rots, it releases nitrogen and phosphorous pollution that feeds algae and helps produce harmful blooms. Muck is the single largest source of nitrogen pollution in the Lagoon (accounting for 35%).

The Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) ½¢ tax is co-funding projects to dredge Muck off the bottom, separate the water from the solids, clean and return the water, and appropriately dispose of the solids. Removing this internal source of pollution is necessary to allow the Lagoon to begin recovering.

The Plan is designed to quickly reduce new pollution into the Lagoon to avoid Muck buildup and the need to re-dredge.

Healing Our Lagoon requires eliminating multiple sources of pollution at the same time.

CLICK HERE to learn more and ask about all the SOIRL Projects underway to Heal Our Lagoon, come to the Dec. 10th Straight Talk Eau Gallie.

MUCK is the accumulation of decades of soil erosion, animal waste, and organic debris, which has covered 6,000 acres of Lagoon bottom and is rotting away.
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