C-44 Reservoir and STAC-44 Reservoir and STAIndian River Lagoon SouthHoward GonzalesChief, Ecosystems BranchJacksonville District

Indian River Lagoon South

October 27, 2011South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task ForceWest Palm Beach, FL

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SystemSystem St Lucie estuary St Lucie estuary South portion of IRL WatershedWatershed

ChallengesChallenges Altered water flow Altered water-flow

patterns Water releases from Lake

Okeechobee Multiple canals that drained

the watershedthe watershed Watershed runoff More pollutants entered &

salinity levels were altered

C-25

C

C-25RESERVOI

R

C-23/24NORTH &

SOUTH RESERVOIR

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C-2

4

R& STA

SOUTH RESERVOIR

S

C-23/24STA

RESERVOIR

STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA (STA)

1PIERCEPIERCE70

TEN MILECREEK

PROJECTS71-

2

S71-1

CYPRESS CREEK/TRAIL RIDGE

NATURAL STORAGE/WATER

QUALITY AREA

NORTH FORKNATURAL

FLOODPLAINRESTORATION

NG79

70 709

CONCEPTUALSTA NASSAU

LOCATION MAPNASSAU COUNTY

LOCATION MAP

INDIAN

LOCATION MAP

C-23

C-2

3 MUCK REMEDIATION/

HABITAT

S49

S97

JENSENBEACHJENSENBEACH

70 709

STUARTSTUART

COUNTYINDIANRIVERLAGOON –SOUTH

INDIAN RIVER LAGOON -INDIAN RIVER LAGOON -

ALLAPATTAH NATURAL STORAGE/WATER

QUALITY AREA*lands illustrated per PIR

S97

S-

S48

95

714

LAGOON -SOUTHLAGOON -SOUTHC-44

RESERVOIR& STAs

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PALMARNATURAL STORAGE/

WATER QUALITY AREA

LakeOkeechobee

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A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

C-44 RSTAC-44 RSTACONTRACT 1

CONTRACT 2

s

50,600 acre-ft of new water storage & 3,600 acres of new wetlands

CONTRACT 32 miles

3 m

ile

new wetlands Main Benefits

• Attenuate peak-flows• Reduce nutrient loads

Working ScheduledE i A d D

• Reduce nutrient loads

CONTRACT 1Estimate Award Date----------- --------------

CNT-1 ~$50M 15 Jul 2011

CNT-2 ~$270M Aug 2013

CNT-3 ~$110M Dec 2015

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-----------~$430M

Contract 1Contract 1D

A: New Bridge at CR 726 at Intake CanalB I t k C l B: Intake Canal

C: Project Access Road with drainage

D: C 133A Canal & C 133F

E

D: C-133A Canal & C-133 Canal

E: C-402E Drainage Canal Section of East STA Collection C

F

Canal F: East Project Access Road G: Box Culverts at CR 726 &

G

HC-133 Canal

H: S-418 SpillwayB

H

NOTE: For most updated information, please refer to the posted P&S.

A

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