FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2016
EVERGLADES
RESTORATION PROJECTS CLEAR ANOTHER HURDLE
~C-111
South Dade and Modified Water Deliveries to the Everglades National Park Projects
to restore ecosystem while maintaining flood protection~
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY – The Florida
Department of Environmental Protection has
authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction on the Canal 111 (C-111) South Dade and the Modified Water Deliveries (MWD) to the Everglades National Park projects, which are components of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, commonly called CERP.
“The
department is pleased to advance these critical projects that will not only
assist in the restoration of the Taylor Slough ecosystem but also maintain flood
protection to adjoining communities," said Drew Bartlett, DEP deputy
secretary for ecosystem restoration. "They will provide water-quality and water-quantity improvements to benefit this important South Florida
ecosystem, including Everglades National Park and Florida Bay."
The C-111 South Dade project will restore the ecosystem in Taylor Slough and the eastern panhandle of Everglades National Park that were affected by the construction of the flood control project in the C-111 basin, while preserving flood protection for adjoining communities. The MWD project will provide flood mitigation to an existing residential area in the East Everglades called the 8.5 Square Mile Area.
This permit includes the construction of the C-111 North Detention Area that will connect the C-111 South Dade project to the MWD project. The projects include several levees, flowways, weirs, removal of culverts, partial demolition of water control structures, road removal, and levee and weir degradations. Completion of the construction is anticipated at the end of 2017.
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