$3.8 Million Dollars Added to Lagoon Restoration

The state's new fiscal budget has allocated $3,835,000 dollars toward projects to help reduce nutrients and restore the Indian River Lagoon. The following projects received legislative funding:

Brevard County Indian River Lagoon, 65 Quick Connects to Sewer - $585,000
Brevard County Indian River Lagoon 50 Septic Upgrades to Advanced Treatment Systems- $450,000
Brevard County Indian River Lagoon, FL-518 Bridge Muck Removal - $2,500,000
Palm Bay Nutrient Baffle Boxes and Treatment Drains- $300,000

These project will be in addition to what is already budgeted in the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Plan, which is slated to fund $489 million dollars worth of projects to restore the Indian River Lagoon.