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Topics Under Discussion by the Council
Everglades Restoration Issues
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Southwest Florida Feasibility Study
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ... a framework of more than 60 individual projects that will take more than 30 years to construct, and will cost an estimated $7.8 billion. The goal of the CERP is to restore, protect, and preserve the water resources of central and southern Florida, including the Everglades. It covers 16 counties over an 18,000-square-mile area, and centers on an update of the Central & Southern Florida (C&SF) Project. The current C&SF Project includes 1,000 miles of canals, 720 miles of levees, and several hundred water control structures. The C&SF Project provides water supply, flood protection, water management and other benefits to South and Southwest Florida. For close to 50 years, the C&SF Project has performed its authorized functions well. However, the project has had unintended adverse effects on the unique and diverse environment that constitutes south Florida ecosystems, including the Everglades and Florida Bay. The restoration projects under CERP include the following: Surface Water Storage Reservoirs Water Preserve Areas Management of Lake Okeechobee as an Ecological Resource Underground Water Storage Improved Water Deliveries to the Estuaries Treatment Wetlands Improved Water Deliveries to the Everglades Removal of Barriers to Sheetflow Storage of Water in Existing Quarries Reuse of Wastewater Pilot Projects Improved Water Conservation Additional Feasibility Studies
... an above-ground reservoir located along the Caloosahatchee River. Maximum storage capacity is 160,000 acre-feet. Depending on storage needs, water depth will vary from 12-16 feet. The reservoir will be constructed on an 11,000-acre parcel owned by the District in Hendry County, west of LaBelle.
Southwest Florida Feasibility Study ... is being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District as a recommendation to Congress in 1999, stemming from the Central & Southern Florida Project (also known as the Restudy). The Feasibility Study is being conducted to identify Southwest Florida water resources conditions and to develop potential solutions to any problems that may be identified. The study area includes all of Lee County, most of Collier and Hendry Counties, and portions of Charlotte, Glades, and Monroe Counties. It encompasses approximately 4,300 square miles and includes two major drainage basins. The northern boundary corresponds to the drainage divide of the Caloosahatchee River, and the eastern boundary delineates the divide between the Big Cypress Swamp and the Everglades system. |
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