Florida Water ForumFlorida Water ForumEverglades RestorationEverglades Restoration

June 3, 2011June 3, 2011

Florida Water ForumFlorida Water ForumEverglades RestorationEverglades Restoration

June 3, 2011June 3, 2011

SFWMD Restoration ProgressSFWMD Restoration Progress

C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project

Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands

Lakeside Ranch Stormwater Treatment Area (STA)

C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project

Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands

Lakeside Ranch Stormwater Treatment Area (STA)

RestorationRestoration

Land Acquisition• Southern CREW Imperial River Flow-way

• Purchased 26,800 acres of land from U.S. Sugar Corporation

• $197,396,088 cash

• Options to acquire 153,200 acres over next ten years

• Kissimmee River Restoration

• United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Herbert Hoover Dike Project

Public/Private Partnerships• Develop and implement Dispersed Water

Management program

C-111 Spreader Canal Western ProjectC-111 Spreader Canal Western ProjectC-111 Spreader Canal Western ProjectC-111 Spreader Canal Western Project

Improve the quantity, timing and distribution of water delivered to Florida Bay via Taylor Slough

Improve coastal zone salinities in Florida Bay

Construction began January 2010

Frog Pond Impoundment - anticipated completion June 2011

Aerojet Canal- anticipated completion June 2011

Plugging C-110 and L-31E Canals - completed August 2010

Pump Stations anticipated completion July 2011

Picayune Strand RestorationPicayune Strand Restoration

55,000 acres restored wetlands

20,000+ parcels acquired

Project Components3 Spreader Canals

3 Pump Stations

100+ Canal Plugs

227 Miles Roadway Removal

Before

After

Biscayne Bay Coastal WetlandsBiscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands

Kissimmee River Restoration ProjectKissimmee River Restoration Project

Acquire 102,000 acres of historical river floodplain • Nearly complete; $300 million invested

Remove 2 large water control structures• 1 structure removed

Backfill 22 miles of canal• 65% complete

Recarve 9 miles of remnant river channel • 60% complete

Rehydrate 25,000 acres of river floodplain• 60% complete

1994 - 2014

14 miles of C-38 Canal backfilled

24 miles of continuous river channel restored

Approximately 15,000 acres of floodplain habitat restored

Backfilled C-38

Canal

Backfilled C-38

Canal

RemnantRiver

Channel

RemnantRiver

Channel

RemnantRiver

Channel

RemnantRiver

Channel

Degraded Spoil Area

Degraded Spoil Area

New River ConnectionNew River Connection

Kissimmee River RestorationCanal Backfilling Progress Kissimmee River RestorationCanal Backfilling Progress

Looking north at Montsdeoca Run and adjacent inundated floodplain in the Phase I restoration area.Looking north at Montsdeoca Run and adjacent inundated floodplain in the Phase I restoration area.

Sept 9, 2010

Looking south at Micco and MacArthur Runs at lower extent of Phase I restoration areaLooking south at Micco and MacArthur Runs at lower extent of Phase I restoration area

Sept 23, 2010

Kissimmee River RestorationResponse: River Channel VegetationKissimmee River RestorationResponse: River Channel Vegetation

Pre-restoration Post-restoration

Tamiami Trail Modifications Tamiami Trail Modifications

Corps awarded $81 million contract

Corps and Department of Interior funded project

Construct one-mile bridge, and raising and reinforcing more than nine miles of existing Tamiami Trail

Key component to restore historical flows to Everglades National Park

Construction ongoing

State and Federal AppropriationsState and Federal Appropriations

Original Assumption for CERP: State and Federal appropriations for CERP would average $200 million per year for each agency• Federal government has

appropriated $755 million through FY11 for CERP since WRDA-2000 compared with over $2.1billion appropriated by the State to date

Federal AppropriationsFederal Appropriations

The Federal government recently appropriated significant funds for the CERP

• Federal Stimulus Package –

• Over $86 million for CERP restoration projects in FY2009 and FY2010

• President’s Budget for FY2011 (enacted)

• $180 million for SFER restoration (includes $152M for CERP)

• President’s Budget for FY2012 (proposed)

• $163 million for SFER restoration (includes $80M for CERP)

CERP Project AuthorizationsCERP Project Authorizations

Currently authorized

• Indian River Lagoon – South

• Picayune Strand Restoration

• Site 1 Impoundment

• Melaleuca Eradication and Other Exotic Plants – Implement Biological Controls

Targeted for next WRDA

• C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir

• C-111 Spreader Canal – Western

• Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands – Phase 1

• Broward County Water Preserve Areas

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