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CERP Project:
Lake Okeechobee Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot

The Lake Okeechobee pilot project initially consists of up to five ASR wells, each with an estimated capacity of five million gallons per day (mgd) per well. Three of the ASR wells will be located spatially around Lake Okeechobee to demonstrate ASR performance in geographically different areas. At one of the locations (Port Mayaca), a three-well cluster facility will be installed to demonstrate how multiple-well ASR systems perform. Monitoring wells and surface facilities will also be constructed at each of these systems.

The wells will be used to recharge and recover surface water from the Lake and/or its tributaries. Extensive water quality characterization and pilot treatment testing will take place during the permitting and design phase.  Once constructed, the Lake Okeechobee ASR pilot project systems (Kissimmee River and Port Mayaca locations) will be cycle tested to evaluate their ability to achieve assumed water quality and volumetric levels of performance, and recommendations for facility expansion.

ASR Informational Video (6 minutes)

Project Contacts:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:

Orlando Ramos-Hines, Project Manager
Orlando.Ramos-Hines@usace.army.mil

Sponsor:

Bob Verrastro, Lead Hydrologist
bverras@sfwmd.gov

Project Details:

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