1. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins February 28, 2006 Third Annual Public Meeting on Implementation Progress

2. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Introduction and Opening Remarks Dean Powell Long-Term Plan Update

3. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Welcome! Welcome to the third annual public meeting on the Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals of the Everglades (Plan) Today we will present progress of implementing the Plan and receive comments from the public

4. Basins Addressed Seven Everglades Construction Project (ECP) Basins Six Everglades Stormwater Program (ESP) Basins

5. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals ECP Basins Seven ECP Basins ØS-5A, S-6, S-7, S-8, C- 139 & C-139 Annex, and C-51 West ØGrouped into six STA- specific areas (STA-1E, STA-1W, STA-2, STA- 3/4, STA-5, STA-6)

6. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals ESP Basins Six ESP Basins ØAcme Improvement District, Basin B ØNorth Springs Improvement District ØNorth New River Canal ØC-11 West ØL-28 ØFeeder Canal

7. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Revisions to the Long-Term Plan February 28, 2006 Long-Term Plan Annual Update Tracey Piccone, P.E. Long-Term Plan Update

8. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals First minor revision to the Plan was approved on April 15, 2004 ØIntegration with CERP by providing unused funds to assist with Bolles & Cross Canal project surveying work Major revisions to Part 2 of the October 27, 2003 version of the Plan were submitted to FDEP in November 2004 ØModification of STA Enhancements ØAddition of STAs on Compartments B and C (Acceler8) ØAddition of the Regional Feasibility Study (Acceler8) ØAddition of recreational facilities at all STAs ØFDEP approved revisions in December 2004 Approved Revisions to Plan

9. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Additional major revisions to Part 2 were submitted to FDEP in November 2005 ØRevisions to STA Enhancements STA-1W Cell 1 enhancements schedule revised (1-yr extension from FY06 to FY07) G-304 automation schedule revised (1-yr extension from FY05 to FY06) STA-3/4 Cell 1B SAV conversion method revised ØFDEP approved revisions in December 2005 Approved Revisions to Plan

10. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Current proposal to add Acme Basin B Project to LTP ØOriginally a CERP project with undetermined plan for addressing runoff ØDischarges now planned to be treated in STA-1E ØProject goals consistent with the LTP goals ØAdding to LTP will allow project completion by 12/2006 (original schedule) and will provide dedicated funding source ØProject includes canal improvements, pump stations and a detention area ØCapital cost estimate: $27 million (approx.)

11. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Current proposal to revise following LTP components: ØProcess Development and Engineering (PDE) components ECP Operations Monitoring Analysis and Interpretation PSTA Investigations PSTA Demonstration Project STA-3/4 Hydrologic and Hydraulic Assessment Internal Measurements Comparative Analysis Lake Okeechobee Long-Term Trends Determine Water Quality Relationships in EPA Adaptive Implementation ØECP Compliance Monitoring

12. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revision to ECP Operations Monitoring ØAdditional interior monitoring associated with the expanded treatment areas for STA-2 and STA-5

13. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revisions to Analysis and Interpretation ØChange to annual reporting of monthly mass-in mass-out ØAdd baseline sediment cores for expanded treatment areas ØSediment cores for all STAs every 3 years ØUse either annual vegetation maps or aerial maps ØEliminate routine annual vegetation sampling Perform on as-needed basis ØUse Adaptive Implementation for STA optimization ØAdd five years to this project to evaluate expanded treatment areas

14. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revision to PSTA Investigations ØPSTA field scale project ended FY04 – reduced funding needed in FY05 and FY06 ØAdd two years and $100,000 per year for tracking of related PSTA projects to incorporate results from USACE PSTA project in STA-1E Proposed revision to PSTA Demonstration Project STA-3/4 ØAdd one year to operation and monitoring phase Slow start due to delay in telemetry installation

15. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revision to Hydrologic and Hydraulic Assessment, Internal Measurements, and Comparative Analysis ØDate of second tracer dependent upon completion of STA-2 Cell 3 internal levee ØApproximate completion date: 2009 earliest to 2011 latest ØExtend completion dates out accordingly for these three projects

16. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revision to Lake Okeechobee Long-Term Trends ØPlan recommended activity in FY04 and FY09 ØProposed revision is to conduct ongoing coordination with Lake Okeechobee staff in FY06 through FY09 ØIncorporate results into STA performance projections and analyses

17. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revision to Determine Water Quality Relationships in EPA ØExtend completion date by 2 years (from FY05 to FY07) ØDistrict to work with FDEP, DOI consultants, and others to determine relationships ØDistrict to provide funding for soil reflux study to provide information for updating & calibrating model(s)

18. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed Revisions to Plan Proposed revision to Adaptive Implementation ØAdd Real Time Monitoring of Phosphorus at STA Structures ($150k over 6 years) ØAdd Strategies for Vegetation Management in STAs ($1.2 million over 5 years) ØMiscellaneous activities in FY06 STA-1W Cell 5 drawdown and enhancements

19. Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Everglades Protection Area Tributary Basins Long-Term Plan for Achieving Water Quality Goals Proposed revision to ECP Compliance Monitoring ØAdditional compliance monitoring associated with the expanded treatment area for STA-5 Proposed Revisions to Plan