Project Mission:
Construct spreader channels, canal plugs and pump stations, and remove roads.

Project Benefits:
Restore the natural hydrology of an 85-square-mile area in rural Collier County that was over-drained in the early 1960s as part of a failed housing development. Removing roads, plugging canals, and adding other structural features will reduce fresh water drainage, elevate ground water levels, and replenish wetland habitat. This will restore hydrology, reduce exotic species, and improve downstream coastal estuaries.

Project Managers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager:
Richard Newton
richard.a.newton@usace.army.mil

Sponsor Project Manager:
Janet Starnes
jstarne@sfwmd.gov

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Project Details

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