Chief of Engineers Report Signed for the Site 1 Final PIR/EA
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) Site 1 Impoundment Final Project Implementation Report(PIR) and Environmental Assessment Chief of Engineer?s Report was signed on December 19, 2006 by LTG Carl A. Strock, Chief of Engineer?s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This marks a significant milestone for CERP.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District in cooperation with its non-Federal sponsor, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), has completed a PIR and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Site 1 Impoundment in Palm Beach County, Florida. This final report describes the purpose and need for the project, location, selected alternative plan and other alternatives considered.
The selected plan includes the following features: (1) an eight foot deep 1,800 acre aboveground reservoir adjacent to the Hillsboro Canal with an effective storage area of 1,660 acres and a storage capacity of approximately 13,500 acre-feet; (2) a 650 cfs (total capacity) inflow pump station along the Hillsboro Canal; (3) a 150 cfs seepage management pump station, a seepage canal, and overflow weir along the eastern edge of the impoundment; (4) discharge gated culverts to control flows within and discharges out of the impoundment and seepage canal; and (5) a combined service and auxiliary non-gated spillway allowing discharges to the Hillsboro Canal and an auxiliary spillway allowing overflow into Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LNWR). The cost of the recommended plan (October 2006 price levels) is $80,840,000 and is cost shared by the SFWMD and Corps.
The final PIR has been transmitted for review by the Assistant Secretary of the Army?s office for review and Coordination with Office of Management and Budget as well as Congressional committees and was approved by Congress in WRDA 2007. |
