1. of America’s Everglades & the South Florida Ecosystem the Restoration

2. Presentation Outline History Lesson South Florida Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Program –Kissimmee –Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan –Acceler8 Changes within Corps Implementation Challenges

3. The “Original” Everglades Ecosystem Water connected the system, from top to bottom 9 million acres of wetlands providing a variety of habitat Diverse mosaic Kissimmee – Lake O overflow its south bank “River of Grass”

4. WHAT HAPPENED?

5. Man Moved in and the Weather Changed BC and AD 1850 – Swamplands Act – Transformation 1880’s – Disston Kissimmee River – Navigation Linked Caloosahatchee River to Lake O 1890’s – Cut ‘n Try Era – Gov Broward WPB, Hillsboro, NNR, and Miami Canals 1920’s – Killer hurricanes Shifted drainage to controlling flooding 1930’s – Depression 1947 – Major hurricanes – 108 inches rain

6. 1947 Flood Areas Flooded 1947 Stuart Tampa Cape Canaveral Miami Palm Beach Everglades National Park Everglades National Park Florida Keys Fort Myers Fort Myers

7. Central & Southern Florida Project (C&SF) Authorization: Flood Control Act of 1948 + Purpose: Flood Control, Water Conservation & Control, Salt Water Intrusion, F&W, Water Supply to ENP, FL Bay/FL Keys, & Environmental Restoration Features: 46 bridges, 10 locks, 670 miles of canals, 809 miles of levees, 130 control & diversion structures, & 16 pump stations Project Cost: $2.9B Cost Share: Varies Local Sponsor: Various Kissimmee River Basin LakeOkeechobee West Palm Beach Canal (C-51 / STA-1E) FL Bay / FL Keys Everglades National Park South Dade Co. (C-111) SouthwestFlorida Biscayne Bay ORLANDO TAMPA FT. MYERS MIAMI St. Lucie Canal CaloosahatcheeRiver WEST PALM BEACH KEY WEST

8. 4 Refrigeration/Mosquito Control 4 Population today ~ 6 million 4 Multi-Billion Dollar economy focused on tourism, agriculture, and commercial activities The Results

9. South Florida Flourished

10. Historic Flow Historic Flow Current Flow Current Flow

11. Too much/too little water for the Everglades/south Florida ecosystem Massive reductions in wading bird populations Degradation of water quality Repetitive water shortages and salt water intrusion Declining estuary health 1.7 billion gallons of water a day wasted to tide However, the Ecosystem is in Trouble….

12. South Florida Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Current Program Kissimmee River Restoration Critical Projects Program Modified Water Deliveries to ENP Central & Southern Florida Project Continuing Authorities Program (1135, 206) C-111 Manatee Upper St Johns C-51 / STA-1E CERP

13. Kissimmee River Restoration Authorization: WRDA 92 Purpose: Environmental Restoration Features: 22 Miles of Canal Backfilling, Levees, Control Structure Expansion, Canal Enlargement, and Structure Removal, Land Acquisition Project Cost: $572.4M Cost Share: 50/50 Local Sponsor: South Florida Water Management District ORLANDO C-37 C-36 S-65 S-65B Removed S-65C Removed LAKE OKEECHOBEE Backfill LAKE OKEECHOBEE S-65-D C-35 S-65-E LAKE ISTOKPOGA C-38 S-65-A CAPE CANAVERAL VERO BEACH LOCATION MAP

14. Kissimmee River ~1980 with Canal

15. Kissimmee River July 11, 2001

16. On December 11, 2000, the President signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, approving: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan A series of environmental and other improvements over 30+ years with an estimated cost of $7.8 billion Rescuing an Endangered Ecosystem: The Plan to Restore America’s Everglades The Central and Southern Florida Project Comprehensive Review Study (The Restudy) CERP

17. Orlando Florida Keys Florida Bay Big Cypress National Preserve Ft. Myers Biscayne Bay Miami Kissimmee River Fort Lauderdale Caloosahatchee River St. Lucie River West Palm Beach Okeechobee WCAs Lake 68 CERP Components Everglades National Park Aquifer Storage & Recovery – 330 Wells Surface Water Storage Reservoir – 170,000 acres Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) – 36,000 acres Reuse Wastewater at 2 Regional Plants Seepage Management Removing 240 miles of Barriers to Sheetflow Operational Changes

18. CERP Serving as a Model for the Future restoration programs inclusive planning and programming corporate capability strategic communications plans adaptive assessment & management outreach programs revised study & implementation process This Plan represents the largest environmental restoration program that the Corps has ever undertaken. Thus it will serve as a guide for:

19. the principal goal of the Comprehensive Plan is to deliver the right amount of water, of the right quality, to the right places, and at the right time. Get the water right... QQTD

20. South Florida Water Management District is primary partner Cost shared 50-50 with credit sharing between projects Over 30+ years to implement $172 million each year to operate & maintain (cost shared 50-50) South Florida Water Management District is primary partner Cost shared 50-50 with credit sharing between projects Over 30+ years to implement $172 million each year to operate & maintain (cost shared 50-50) The Partnership FEDERAL50%STATE50% CERP $

21. Historic Flow Historic Flow Current Flow Current Flow Future Flow Future Flow The Goal CERP

22. What’s ACCELER8? Accelerate Delivery of CERP Restoration Benefits State - $1.5 Billion – Certificates of Participation Accelerate the Entire Program, Not Just the “8” Impact on Jacksonville District Workload and The Future in Restoration Efforts

23. Acceler8 Projects IRL S – C44 Picayune Strand C-43 Storage Reservoir EAA Storage Reservoir Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands C-111 Spreader Canal WPAs Site 1 C-9 C-11 Seepage Management Acme B EAA STAs (B&C)

24. Changes in the Corps COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN

25. Jacksonville District Restoration Program Division Dennis Duke – Program Manager – Jim Boone – RECOVER – Cheryl Ulrich - Program Execution Provides strategic direction on project implementation issues, sponsor issues and internal Corps coordination issues Core Project Teams Dedicated core team members Must have approval from Executive Office to be reassigned All team members remain assigned to their functional org Number one priority C&SF projects

26. Restoration Program Division PTL ETL PM Environ Lead H&H Lead Design Lead Core/Special Team Engineering CST Real Estate CST CST - CERP Support Teams Contract CST Regulatory CST Constr CST CO Lead CT Lead RD Lead FWS Lead Geotech Lead Cost Est Lead SFWMD PM Econ Lead RECOVER DOI ENP FWS Planning CST SFWMD DEP Counsel CST Project Mgt CST PROGRAM EXECUTION

27. Challenges 1.Partnership 50%/50% 2.Project Managers (Two now Three) 3.Creating Guidance as We Are Implementing 4.System versus Project Specific 5.Inter-connected ecosystem 6.Expectation Management 7.Master Implementation Sequencing Plan 8.Dependence on Models 9.Communication 10.Public, Stakeholders and World in Watching

28. Where Do You Believe Ecosystem Restoration Will Be In 2015?

30. How to keep up How to keep upwww.evergladesplan.org