Specifications

Table of Contents
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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3.1.15 Recreational Resources...................................................................................... 3-14
3.1.16 Aesthetics........................................................................................................... 3-14
3.1.17 Cultural Resources............................................................................................. 3-14
3.1.18 Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste ........................................................
3-14
3.1.19 Transportation, utilities and public Infrastructure .............................................
3-14
SECTION 4
4.0 IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES................................... 4-1
4.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES...................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Public Input in Developing Statement of Problems and Opportunities............... 4-1
4.1.2 Water Quality....................................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.2.1 Everglades and WCAs................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.2.2 Lake Okeechobee........................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.2.3 Northern Estuaries ......................................................................................... 4-3
4.1.2.4 Opportunities.................................................................................................. 4-3
4.1.3 Environmental Resources .................................................................................... 4-4
4.1.3.1 Everglades and WCAs................................................................................... 4-4
4.1.3.2 Lake Okeechobee........................................................................................... 4-5
4.1.3.3 Northern Estuaries ......................................................................................... 4-5
4.1.3.4 Opportunities.................................................................................................. 4-5
4.1.4 Fish and Wildlife.................................................................................................. 4-6
4.1.4.1 Everglades and WCAs................................................................................... 4-6
4.1.4.2 Lake Okeechobee........................................................................................... 4-6
4.1.4.3 Northern Estuaries ......................................................................................... 4-6
4.1.4.4 Opportunities.................................................................................................. 4-6
4.1.5 Water Supply to Water Conservation Areas........................................................ 4-7
4.2 PLANNING OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS ................................................ 4-7
4.2.1 Project Evaluation Criteria and Evaluation Methods and Models.......................4-8
4.2.1.1 Evaluation Tools............................................................................................ 4-8
SECTION 5
5.0 FORMULATION OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS...........................................................
5-1
5.1 PRIOR FORMULATION FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
STUDY ................................................................................................................
5-1
5.2 PLAN FORMULATION RATIONALE...................................................................
5-2
5.2.1 Preliminary Screening.......................................................................................... 5-2
5.2.1.1 Additional Storage in Lake Okeechobee ....................................................... 5-3
5.2.1.2 Storage North of Lake Okeechobee...............................................................
5-5
5.2.1.3 Storage East and West of Lake Okeechobee ................................................. 5-6
5.2.1.4 Aquifer Storage and Recovery Systems (ASR)............................................. 5-7
5.2.1.5 Flow-way (broad, shallow marsh areas for free flow of water from Lake
Okeechobee to WCAs) ..................................................................................5-9
5.2.1.6 Storage South of Lake Okeechobee in the EAA.......................................... 5-10
5.2.2 Conclusions........................................................................................................
5-11