Specifications

Table of Contents
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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2.9.1.2 Wetlands ........................................................................................................ 2-9
2.9.1.3 Exotic Plants ................................................................................................ 2-10
2.9.2 Northern Estuaries ............................................................................................. 2-10
2.9.3 Everglades Agricultural Area ............................................................................
2-11
2.9.3.1 Aquatic.........................................................................................................
2-11
2.9.3.2 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 2-13
2.9.3.3 Uplands ........................................................................................................ 2-13
2.9.3.4 Disturbed Communities ............................................................................... 2-13
2.9.3.5 Urban and Extractive Communities.............................................................
2-14
2.9.4 Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3 ....................................................................
2-14
2.10 FISH AND WILDLIFE ........................................................................................... 2-16
2.10.1 Lake Okeechobee............................................................................................... 2-16
2.10.2 Northern Estuaries ............................................................................................. 2-18
2.10.3 Everglades Agricultural Area ............................................................................
2-19
2.10.3.1 Aquatic.........................................................................................................
2-20
2.10.3.2 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 2-20
2.10.3.3 Uplands ........................................................................................................ 2-21
2.10.3.4 Disturbed and Urban/Extractive Communities............................................ 2-21
2.10.4 Water Conservation Areas................................................................................. 2-21
2.10.5 Canals................................................................................................................. 2-23
2.11 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES................................................. 2-23
2.11.1 Lake Okeechobee............................................................................................... 2-25
2.11.2 Northern Estuaries ............................................................................................. 2-25
2.11.3 Everglades Agricultural Area ............................................................................ 2-25
2.11.4 Water Conservation Areas................................................................................. 2-26
2.11.5 Species Descriptions.......................................................................................... 2-26
2.11.5.1 Florida Panther............................................................................................. 2-26
2.11.5.2 West Indian Manatee ................................................................................... 2-26
2.11.5.3 Wood Stork.................................................................................................. 2-27
2.11.5.4 Bald Eagle.................................................................................................... 2-27
2.11.5.5 Audubon’s Crested Caracara .......................................................................
2-28
2.11.5.6 Everglade Snail Kite .................................................................................... 2-28
2.11.5.7 Eastern Indigo Snake ...................................................................................
2-29
2.11.5.8 American Alligator ......................................................................................
2-30
2.11.5.9 Sea Turtles ................................................................................................... 2-30
2.11.5.10 Smalltooth Sawfish...................................................................................... 2-31
2.11.5.11 Opossum Pipefish ........................................................................................
2-32
2.11.5.12 Okeechobee Gourd....................................................................................... 2-33
2.11.5.13 Johnson’s Seagrass.......................................................................................
2-33
2.11.6 State-Listed Species........................................................................................... 2-35
2.12 ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT................................................................................ 2-35
2.13 WATER MANAGEMENT .....................................................................................
2-36
2.14 WATER QUALITY................................................................................................. 2-38
2.14.1 Overview............................................................................................................
2-38
2.14.2 Monitoring Programs.........................................................................................
2-39
2.14.3 Water Quality Parameters of Interest.................................................................
2-39