That's because the big sugar cane fields are south of the lake. Water in that region drains from north to south. Fields adjacent to the lake can't drain into the lake due to the dike.
Thanks for the maps.
No one has mentioned the sugar cane that is now grown on the land that formerly was swampland.
I guess the sugar cane growers are supporting Adam Putnam in hopes he will keep their land high and dry while huge amounts of money is spent to build new diversion channels.
The Glades is one of the most delicate ecosystems in the world.
There’s already a billion dollar plan to restore some of the original water flow south. The Ag fields south of Lake Okeechobee pollute the glades and kill off the saw grass if phosphate levels are not kept to a minimum.
A portion of the plan that has been partially implemented is to restore a ring of filter marshes between the Ag ares south of the lake and the glades which significantly reduces phosphate levels farther down the drainage.
The complexity of the system wasn’t a concern when the Army Corps drained the swamp.
A good video showing the propaganda mindset back in the day:
Waters of Destiny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIi4OzKsFiU
That's because the big sugar cane fields are south of the lake. Water in that region drains from north to south. Fields adjacent to the lake can't drain into the lake due to the dike.
Since sugar is protected by tariffs, growing cane in Florida makes perfect sense. Got to protect all those sugar cane jobs.