Second Workshop to Develop Rule to Prevent Aquatic Vegetation, Trash, and Other Debris from Entering the Central & Southern Florida Flood Control Project (C&SF System)
DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
South Florida Water Management District
B-1 Building
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information, you may contact: Jan Sluth at 561-682-6299 or via email at jsluth@sfwmd.gov.
AGENDA:
PRESENTATION:
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:
The South Florida Water Management District (District) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project (C&SF system). The C&SF system provides flood control, water supply, navigation, water management, and recreational benefits to South Florida. The District must maintain its Works, including the C&SF system, free of aquatic vegetation, trash, and other debris that can lead to blockage of canals and structures resulting in increased risks of flooding, navigational hazards, and impediments to water supply. Hazards arising from the accumulation of aquatic vegetation, trash, and other debris in the C&SF system are particularly prevalent in Collier, Broward, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, and St. Lucie Counties. The District proposes to establish new rules to require water management system owners, including special districts, that connect to or make use of the C&SF system or other Works of the District to take actions to prevent aquatic vegetation, trash, and other debris from entering the C&SF system or other District Works.
A revised draft of the rule will be available on April 21, 2023 at https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/flood-control.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting Jan Sluth, Sr. Specialist Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, at 561-682-6299 or via email at jsluth@sfwmd.gov.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting Rosie Byrd, District Clerk, at rbyrd@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).