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Old 08-27-2018, 07:32 PM   #47
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City: Miami Florida
Vessel Name: Possum
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Here is my plan when I become King of Florida.

Restore the natural flow of the Kissimmee River so it flows through marshes where cattails will remove much of the nutrients.

Complete the repairs to the dike around lake O so that the Corps is not forced to release so much water all at once.

Get some of the sugar growers south of the lake to convert to rice cultivation which would both clean the water and provide an income for them. I understand that crayfish can be raised in rice paddies giving a second source of income. Rice is already a small but profitable crop south of the lake.

The now pretty clean water flows south through the Everglades where it is needed.
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