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"WEBVTT THAN JUST A DRY JULY IS TOBLAME.>> YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW LOWWATER LEVELS ARE HERE AT CLEARLAKE.THE EDGE OF THE LAKE USUALLYSITS AT WHERE THIS GRASSY LINEIS.NOW IT SITS ABOUT 40 FEET IN.YOU CAN ALSO TAKE A LOOK ATTHESE PILLARS HERE, SHOWING THEWATER LINE WHERE THIS WATERUSUALLY SITS, RIGHT ABOUT HERE.IT'S ABOUT TWO FEET HIGHER THANWHERE THE WATER ACTUALLY ISRIGHT NOW.AT LEAST IN THIS PART OF CLEARLAKE.THIS MAY SEEM VERY WORRISOME TORESIDENTS IN THE AREA, BUTOFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULDN'TWORRY.IN FACT, SOUTH FLORIDA WATERMANAGEMENT SAYS THIS IS JUST THERESULT OF THE ALGAE CRISIS THISSUMMER.GRASSY WATERS IN NORTH PALMBEACH COUNTY IS WHAT COMES DOWNTO CLEAR LAKE AND REPLENISHESTHE SUPPLY.IT IS THEN REPLENISHED BY LAKEOKEECHOBEE.DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHENMANY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THEALGAE IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, THECITY OF WEST PALM BEACH STOPPEDRECHARGING CLEAR LAKE WITH THATWATER SUPPLY.THEY ASKED THE DISTRICT FORPERMITS TO OPERATE PUMPINGSTATIONS.BUT NOW THAT THE ALGAE ISSTARTING TO CLEAR, OFFICIALS SAYYOU SHOULD BE SEEING THE WATER"
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