This project is located in the Everglades Agricultural Area in western Palm Beach County and Hendry County on lands purchased with Department of Interior Farm Bill funds, with South Florida Water Management District funds, and on lands gained through a series of exchanges for lands being purchased with these funds. The area presently consists of land that is mostly under sugar cane cultivation. Implementation of this project will be consistent with the Farm Bill land acquisition agreements.

The project will provide 360,000 acre-feet of above-ground storage volume, and consists of two cells (Cell 1 and Cell 2, approximately 17,000 and 14,000 acres in size, respectively) each with a 12 foot storage depth.  Features of the selected plan include reservoirs with associated embankments, canals, pump stations, water control structures, and environmentally responsible design features to provide fish and wildlife habitat such as buffer area, littoral area, and deep-water refugia.  The selected plan also includes canal conveyance improvements for the existing Miami, North New River, and the Bolles and Cross Canals of the C&SF project and a stormwater treatment area (STA).

The reservoirs and STA would contribute to Everglades restoration by improving the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of water within the greater Everglades.  The project will benefit Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries, Water Conservation Areas and Everglades National Park.  Additionally, the plan will have localized benefits include wetlands, deep water refugia, and terrestrial habitat.