The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau is the lead marketing agency to promote tourism for the county. It operates under the direction of the Lee County Tourist Development Council, whose members are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to recommend expenditures for driving visitation to Lee County. The VCB is actively involved in the issue of water quality, quantity and timing because it impacts the area's natural resources, the primary attraction for visitors to Lee County; and its water initiative is funded by bed tax collections designated for beach and shoreline initiatives. The VCB's main goal is to raise awareness, educate the public, and promote an open dialogue on the matter.

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In 2005, 2,136,000 acre-feet of water was released from the Lake into the Caloosahatchee River. That's more than 696 billion gallons of water! One billion gallons of water will supply a city of 7 million people with enough water for one day.

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South Florida Water Management District:

http://www.sfwmd.gov/

Lee County:

www.lee-county.com/naturalresources

The Living Everglades:

http://glades.sfwmd.gov/empact/ home/index.shtml More Links Related Links

Action Plan:

A plan that describes what needs to be done and when it needs to be completed.

Blue-Green Algae:

A type of algae natural to our area that blooms in the climatic and nutrient conditions it finds favorable.

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