Specifications

Table of Contents
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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2.14.4 Lake Okeechobee and the EAA......................................................................... 2-41
2.14.5 Caloosahatchee River Basin .............................................................................. 2-42
2.14.6 St. Lucie River Basin.........................................................................................2-42
2.14.7 Water Conservation Areas.................................................................................
2-42
2.15 SOCIOECONOMICS..............................................................................................
2-42
2.15.1 EAA Socioeconomic Characteristics................................................................. 2-42
2.15.2 Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Reservoir Storage Area ......................... 2-45
2.16 LAND USE.............................................................................................................. 2-46
2.16.1 Land Use in the EAA.........................................................................................
2-46
2.16.2 Land Use in Compartment A.............................................................................
2-48
2.16.3 Agriculture......................................................................................................... 2-48
2.17 RECREATIONAL RESOURCES........................................................................... 2-48
2.17.1 Holey Land Wildlife Management Area............................................................2-49
2.17.2 Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area...........................................................
2-49
2.17.3 Stormwater Treatment Areas.............................................................................
2-50
2.18 AESTHETICS.......................................................................................................... 2-51
2.19 CULTURAL RESOURCES.................................................................................... 2-52
2.20 HAZARDOUS, TOXIC, AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE (HTRW) ..................... 2-53
2.21 TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE............2-55
SECTION 3
3.0 FUTURE WITHOUT PROJECT CONDITIONS.......................................................... 3-1
3.1 FORECAST OF FUTURE CONDITIONS............................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Geology, Topography, and Soils ......................................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Flood Protection Level of Service ....................................................................... 3-2
3.1.3 Climate................................................................................................................. 3-3
3.1.4 Air Quality ........................................................................................................... 3-3
3.1.5 Noise .................................................................................................................... 3-3
3.1.6 Vegetation and Cover Types................................................................................ 3-3
3.1.6.1 Lake Okeechobee...........................................................................................
3-3
3.1.6.2 Northern Estuaries ......................................................................................... 3-4
3.1.6.3 Everglades Agricultural Area ........................................................................
3-4
3.1.6.4 Water Conservation Areas............................................................................. 3-6
3.1.7 Fish and Wildlife..................................................................................................
3-6
3.1.7.1 Lake Okeechobee........................................................................................... 3-6
3.1.7.2 Northern Estuaries ......................................................................................... 3-6
3.1.7.3 Everglades Agricultural Area ........................................................................
3-6
3.1.7.4 Water Conservation Areas............................................................................. 3-7
3.1.8 Federally-listed Threatened and Endangered Species ......................................... 3-8
3.1.9 State-listed species...............................................................................................
3-9
3.1.10 Water Management.............................................................................................. 3-9
3.1.11 Water Quality.....................................................................................................
3-10
3.1.12 Sediment Quality ............................................................................................... 3-12
3.1.13 Socioeconomics .................................................................................................
3-12
3.1.14 Land Use............................................................................................................
3-13