WRDA 2000 Programmatic Authority Projects:
Lake Worth Lagoon Restoration
This feature includes sediment removal and trapping within the C-51 Canal and sediment removal or trapping within a 2.5 mile area downstream of the confluence of the C-51 Canal and the Lake Worth Lagoon located in Palm Beach County. A prototype project will be conducted to determine if the Lagoon sediments will either be removed or trapped.
The purpose of this feature is to improve water quality and allow for the reestablishment of sea grasses and benthic communities. The elimination of the organically enriched sediment from the C-51 Canal discharge will provide for long term improvements to the Lagoon and enable success for additional habitat restoration and enhancement projects planned by Palm Beach County.
(source: Final Feasibility Report and PEIS, April 1999, Section 9.1.8.4, page 9-14)
Related Links:
