Specifications

Executive Summary
along the east, north, west, and STA 3/4 sides of the reservoir; a 50-foot deep cut-
off wall will be installed along the Holey Land Wildlife Management Area to the
south of the reservoir.
Box Culvert and Bridges
The S-609 box culvert structure will be constructed underneath U.S. Highway
27. This structure will serve as a hydraulic connection between the EAA
reservoir and the North New River Canal. Bridge relocations will be required
due to channel improvements in the Miami, North New River, Bolles and Cross
Canals.
Stormwater Treatment Area
Operation of the selected plan involves capturing and storing regulatory releases
from Lake Okeechobee and runoff from the EAA and subsequently delivering the
stored water for water supply to the EAA and to meet hydrologic targets in the
WCAs and ENP. Although the selected plan works in concert with STA 3/4 of
the State of Florida’s Everglades Construction Project, it is anticipated that the
additional hydraulic and phosphorus loading associated with delivering
additional water to the WCAs and ENP to meet hydrologic targets will
occasionally exceed the treatment capacity of STA 3/4. To ensure that water
that is to be delivered to the WCAs and ENP meets water quality requirements,
a conceptual stormwater treatment area is included in the EAA Storage
Reservoir selected plan.
Approximately 1,495 acres of land already owned by the State of Florida and the
SFWMD adjacent to and in the southwest corner of the reservoir have been
identified as the likely site for the STA. Additional analysis will be conducted
prior to the Final PIR and during the detailed engineering and design phase of
the project to refine the design, cost, and operations of this STA. Sizing and
optimization of the proposed STA may include converting a portion of Cell 2 to a
STA.
Recreation
The planned recreation features will provide biking canoeing, fishing, hiking,
horseback riding, hunting, information/interpretive kiosks, motorized boat
access, nature study, trail heads with shade shelters, vehicular parking, wildlife
viewing, with opportunities attracting users from all around south Florida. The
reservoirs are likely to experience high visitation due to its geographic proximity
to the Holey Land Wildlife Management Area, STA 5 and STA 6 and due to large
public interest in the CERP.
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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