The Lake Worth Inlet & the Port of Palm Beach_________________________THE DREDGE REPORT

  

Janet DeVriesFlorida Atlantic University

AMH5902Dr. Evan Bennett

Fall, 2015

Port of Palm Beach at Lake Worth Inlet

ca. 2007

Lake used as sewer system

Special taxing district

formedca. 1915

Geo. Hills drawing of the planned inlet

Lake Worth Inlet ca. 1920

1. Lake used as a public sewer system2. Water pollution from drainage and

dumping3. Beach erosion4. Air pollution from burning imported

crude oil5. Deep water dredging6. Reef damage7. Oyster decline8. Invasive species9. Sea turtle nesting habitat10. Manatee safe zone11. Recreational Litter

Environmental Issues

Havana railroad car ferry,

ca. 1940s

Shipping pier, ca. 1920

Dredging

Oyster beds

Beach erosion

Invasive species

Litter from recreational boaters

FPL smokestacks demo, ca. 2011

Blue Heron Bridge underwater reef trail,

ca. 2015

Manatees

10 year plan – dredging for freighters

Economics vs. Environment

Commercial business vs. recreational boaters, divers & fishermen

Issues & Controversies

Cause & Effect

Thoughts of the future

Shift happens

Questions?