With the President’s signature on the federal water bill – The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) – the EAA reservoir is one step closer to providing relief to the Caloosahatchee and St Lucie estuaries and supplying needed water to Everglades National Park.
The bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin work on the critical water infrastructure project south of Lake Okeechobee referred to as the EAA reservoir. The project will create a new outlet from Lake Okeechobee that will direct a significant amount of water south reducing the harmful, excess discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries.
In the days ahead we will begin our work to press for project funding in the federal budget to keep the project moving forward.
Congratulations to everyone who stood up and spoke out in support of this critical step forward. Stay tuned!
The 324 page bill for water projects all across the nation is available online here.