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Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project

Part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project is a planning effort being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District to identify opportunities to improve the quantity, timing and distribution of flows into the 730-square-mile lake. The project area, where placement of potential features are being considered, covers a large portion of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed north of the lake.

Goals and objectives for the project include:

  • Increasing water storage capacity in the watershed, resulting in improved Lake Okeechobee water levels
  • Improving the quantity and timing of discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries
  • Restoring wetlands
  • Improving existing and future water supply

Current project footprint of Recommended Plan (Alternative 1BWR), see:

  • Map: Parcel ownership for Recommended Plan - January 2019

Current placement of Recommended Plan (Alternative 1BWR), see:

  • LOWRP Placement: Project components of the Recommended Plan - January 2019

For more detailed information on the project, see:

  • USACE: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project
     

Public Planning Workshops

The District is conducting a series of workshops to solicit public input on plan alternatives for the project. Information on upcoming workshops will be posted on this page, as well as presentations, videos and materials from previous workshops.

Related Documents

  • Letter of Support to USACE- Jan. 31, 2020 
  • Letter to SFWMD: Pre-Partnership Credit Agreement - Aug. 28, 2019 [PDF]
  • Letter to USACE: Pre-Partnership Credit Agreement - July 22, 2019 [PDF]
  • Agenda: June 18, 2018 Landowner Workshop [PDF]
  • Map: Tentatively Selected Plan: Alternative 1BW - June 2018 [PDF]
  • Letter to Landowners in Potential Project Footprint – June 8, 2018 [PDF]
  • Map: Parcel Ownership for Tentatively Selected Plan - June 2018 [PDF]
  • Presentation: June 18, 2018 Landowner Workshop [PDF]
  • Minutes: June 18, 2018 Landowner Workshop [PDF]
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561-686-8800

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