The Impacts of Water Quality from Hurricane Ian

Director's Note: Update on impacts from Hurricane Ian

Our salinities continued to recover to pre-Ian levels, and water clarity had doubled compared to readings from October 4th. We did not find ...

How Stronger, Wetter Storms Exacerbate Florida's Sewage Pollution ...

While the southwest corner of the Florida peninsula was hardest hit, the heavy rains brought by Ian caused water infrastructure failures ...

How Hurricanes Can Impact Water Quality and Safety

When a hurricane hits a specific area, the water surge can cause a drastic rise of contamination levels. When these storms hit, they push a tremendous amount of ...

After Ian, Florida waterways could remain polluted for months

As of mid-October, the team had found numerous places where the water was six to 10 times the state's safety threshold for the types of bacteria ...

Water Quality Report: The remaining hurricane season and why I ...

Hurricane Ian's whipping rains lasted for hours and, in effect, power-washed the region, rinsing all of the goo from buildings and roads ...

Hurricane Ian drained the waters of Tampa Bay. Did that affect the ...

“The water quality implications from both the negative surge and the subsequent large inflows from Ian's rains aren't likely to immediately ...

Analyzing potential damage done by lowering our polluted canals ...

But Hurricane Ian brought more than eight inches of rain to Miami-Dade, as well as tropical storm force winds that cooled the bay water, and a ...

Ripple Effect | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Although water quality was poor prior to Hurricane Ian, we now have a perfect storm of water quality impacts and economic ramifications. Many of you may be ...

Hurricane Ian's Impact on Sarasota Bay

Hurricane Ian also caused an upwelling of deeper water that has a natural nutrient content higher than most surface waters. A big part of ...

Pollution from Hurricane Ian may linger for months - News4JAX

coli attributed to feces are six to ten times above DEP limits. Too many nutrients in the water can drop oxygen levels to the point that fish ...

Hurricane Ian's ecological impacts unfold as pollution pours into ...

An ecological disaster is still unfolding following Hurricane Ian. The storm has caused pollution to pour into our waterways and threatens to impair our ...

Water Quality | Town of Fort Myers Beach, FL - Official Website

A good way to stay informed on the health of the water is to monitor water quality. Natural phenomena such as hurricanes and heavy rains can increase water ...

Impacts of Water Quality on the Southwest Florida Economy

How Hurricane Ian and Other Storms Impact Water Quality (Hur-2).137 Hurricanes and their impacts were included in sources from other themes ...

Environmental groups warn of pollution hazards as Hurricane Ian ...

(AP) — The polluted leftovers of Florida's phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons in “stacks” that resemble enormous ...

AFTER IAN | Water quality issues, post-hurricane - YouTube

Kaitlin Knapp looks at testing results in our gulf water after the hurricane.

Hurricane Ian - | South Florida Water Management District

District crews are closely monitoring water levels within the interconnected system of lakes and will continue to strategically deploy resources and utilize ...

Experts warn Sarasota Bay water quality suffers after Debby

Increased fish kill and algal blooms may be the result of sewage spills and other pollutants that entered the bay as a result of the storm.

Economic impact of poor water quality in SWFL could be billions

Those groups say a value loss equates to more than $8 million. While it's possible to quantify the economic cost of lackluster water, Andrews ...

50 Years After the Clean Water Act—Gauging Progress | U.S. GAO

Such pollution can harm fish and other aquatic life, lead to the development of harmful algal blooms, and contribute to ocean acidification in ...

2023 Watershed Summit: Hurricane Ian Impacts Panel - YouTube

Panelists - Brandon Moody, Charlotte County - Chris Anastasiou, PhD, Southwest Florida Water Management District - Kayla Hayes, ...