Sept. 26, 2017
Two Public Meetings Scheduled for Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration
Project Development
Sept. 27 - Technical Workshop to determine draft project plan
Oct. 6 - Landowner Q&A Forum to highlight land acquisition process
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West Palm Beach, FL
- The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be hosting two upcoming public meetings on the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project in Okeechobee:
1) Technical workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 27
2) Landowner Q&A forum on Friday, Oct. 6
The Sept. 27 meeting is a technical workshop hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to educate interested parties and solicit feedback critical to determining the draft plan for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project.
The Oct. 6 meeting is a question and answer forum for landowners in the project's footprint hosted by the South Florida Water Management District. As the SFWMD and the USACE narrow down the project land selection process, the purpose of this event is to explain how the land acquisition process works, provide a timeline of pertinent milestones and answer landowners' questions.
Landowners were previously notified by mail and invited to participate, as well as provide input at both public meetings.
Part of the overall joint federal-state Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project will restore more natural water flows into the lake and improve its health, as well as that of the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries and surrounding wetlands. The project planning area would facilitate reservoirs, aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells and wetland enhancement features.
The draft plan will be considered by the SFWMD Governing Board at the October 12 business meeting.
Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project
Public Meetings
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Technical Public Workshop
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WHO
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Conducted by the USACE
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WHEN
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Wednesday, Sept. 27, noon to 4 p.m.
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WHERE
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SFWMD Okeechobee Service Center, 3800 NW 16th Blvd., Suite A, Okeechobee, FL (Google Map)
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Landowner Q&A Forum
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WHO
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Conducted by the SFWMD
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Friday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to noon
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WHERE
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SFWMD Okeechobee Service Center, 3800 NW 16th Blvd., Suite A, Okeechobee, FL (Google Map) |
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