CERP Project:
Lake Okeechobee Watershed
Project Mission:
Construct two reservoirs and stormwater treatment area, and remove 150 tons of phosphorus.
Project Benefits:
Provide better management of lake water levels, improve lake water quality, reduce damaging releases to the estuaries, restore isolated wetlands in the watershed, and resolve water resource problems in Lake Istokpoga.
Related Links & Project Documents:
- View the project management plan
- View the current project status report (PDF)
- View other project documents for this project
View a video of Lake Okeechobee/Herbert Hoover Dike
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Project Contacts:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
Mark Shafer
mark.d.shafer@usace.army.mil
Sponsor:
Armando Ramirez
aramire@sfwmd.gov
Project Description:
The purposes of this project are to reduce phosphorus
loading to Lake Okeechobee; attenuate peak flows from the watershed; provide
more natural water level fluctuations in the lake; and restore wetland habitat.
These goals will be accomplished by: 1) a 17,500 acre reservoir in the lower
Kissimmee Basin; 2) a 5,000 acre reservoir and a 5,000 STA in the Taylor Creek/Nubbin
Slough Basin; 3) smaller RASTAs and restoration of isolated wetlands; and 4)
removal of 150 tons of phosphorus from 10 miles of primary tributary canals.
As a first step in development of the PIR, a Watershed AssessmentReport was prepared in June 2003 to better define waterquality and hydrologic problems in the watershed (minimal monitoring existing inarea). The Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough RASTA hasbeen authorized as one of the ten initial projects in WRDA 2000. The Lake Okeechobee Tributary Sediment Dredging Project is included in the programmatic authorization for implementation of projects with a total project cost under $25 million, but was removed from this project due to non-cost effectiveness. The other projects will be authorized in future WRDAs.
Project Details:
| Project Sponsor: | South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Schedule: | For scheduling information regarding this project, please see the Master Implementation Sequencing Plan (MISP). |
| Project Phase: | Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design |
| Design Agreement: | 12 May 2000 |
| CERP Component Designation: | A, W, LOWQTF, LOTSD |
| Project Cooperation Agreement: | xx |
| Authorization: | Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough Stormwater Treatment Area, Authorized by WRDA 2000; other components, not currently authorized |
