University of South Alabama researchers will present new flow and water quality modeling for Little Lagoon at the preservation society’s quarterly public meeting July 16 in Gulf Shores.
Tag: estuary
Coverage of estuary from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Coastal Alabama Lands $87 Million in Deepwater Horizon Money for Wetlands, Islands and Water Quality
Alabama will receive $87 million in RESTORE Act funding for coastal projects, including 100 acres of new wetland in upper Mobile Bay and replenishment of Dauphin Island’s West End and Grand Batture Island.
Baldwin County
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Extreme Heat Triggers Widespread Fish Kills in Orange Beach Backwaters
A brutal summer heat wave left back-bay waters near Orange Beach starved of oxygen, killing schools of small fish from Cotton Bayou to Bear Point.
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South Mobile County Weighs Sewer Expansion Against Risk to Portersville Bay
South Mobile County needs more sewer capacity, but a proposal to discharge treated wastewater into Portersville Bay, or to route new sewer lines down Dauphin Island Parkway or Bellingrath Road, has residents and environmental advocates pushing for land-based disposal alternatives instead.
Baldwin County
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Shelby Says Water War Talks Yielded Progress as Drought Grips the Southeast
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said a Nov. 1 meeting with governors and federal officials eased the immediate threat to Alabama’s downstream water supply, including cooling water for the Farley Nuclear Plant.