VERO BEACH, Fla. — Scientists with the St. John’s Water Management District are monitoring water quality in the Indian River Lagoon in Vero Beach as new data shows seagrass is beginning to make a comeback after decades of pollution.
The district uses six continuous monitoring stations throughout the lagoon to collect and compare water quality data in real time. The stations take hourly measurements across nine parameters, producing roughly 455,000 readings each year, according to the district.
“We have six continuous monitoring stations throughout the lagoon, and those stations take data hourly on nine parameters,” said Taylor Lange, data quality assurance specialist with the St. John’s Water Management District…