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Gulf County agrees to sign letter of intent for Corps of Engineers PAS study of flow into St. Joe Bay
Summary
Baysavers presented verified flow‑meter data showing an average diversion of about 2 billion gallons per day into St. Joe and East Bay and asked Gulf County to sign a letter of intent to begin a Corps of Engineers PAS (Section 22) study; the board approved the letter of intent and staff said the county would not be immediately obligated for the local cost share until a subsequent agreement.
The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners voted to sign a letter of intent asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin a PAS (Section 22) planning‑assistance study into freshwater and sediment diversion from the Apalachicola River into St. Joe Bay and East Bay.
Keith Neal, president of BaySavers Florida, told the board that flow meters installed at the Gulf County Canal‑GIWW intersection show an average daily diversion of about 2,000,000,000 gallons from the Apalachicola…
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