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Section 8 Plan Implementation

EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006

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performed by SFWMD will be subject to project authorization and adherence to

USACE design standards and regulations.

8.1.1 Project Implementation Schedule

The EAA Storage Reservoir Final PIR/EIS is currently scheduled for April 2006.

Upon approval and authorization, construction of the federal project can begin as

early as 2008 depending on the availability of the federal appropriation, and is

expected to be completed in 2011. Detailed design and engineering analysis in

support of initiation of construction activities commenced in 2005 under the

Acceler8 program with survey, subsurface geotechnical investigations and a

basis of design report. Construction is expected to begin on Acceler8 project in

May 2006. The Acceler8 project is expected to be completed in 2009.

8.1.2 Pre-Construction Engineering and Design Activities

Pre-construction engineering and design activities will be in accordance with the

joint USACE and SFWMD Acceler8 program. Preliminary design activities,

which include survey and geotechnical investigations as well as cultural

resources compliance, commenced in early 2005. Under the Acceler8 program,

SFWMD has prepared a Basis of Design Report (BODR) for the EAA Storage

Reservoir Acceler8 project. The BODR includes all engineering assumptions and

conceptual designs for the Acceler8 project features. Upon final approval of the

BODR, SFWMD will prepare initial, intermediate, and final plans and

specifications for construction contract award. All design work will be

coordinated and reviewed with USACE to ensure that the work to be constructed

as part of the Acceler8 project will meet USACE standards and regulations.

Operation of the EAA Storage Reservoir selected plan involves capturing and

storing regulatory releases from Lake Okeechobee and runoff from the

Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) and subsequently delivering the stored

water for both water supply to the EAA and to meet hydrologic targets in the

Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP).

Although the selected plan works in concert with Stormwater Treatment Area

3/4 (STA 3/4) of the State of Florida’s Everglades Construction Project, it is

anticipated that the additional hydraulic and phosphorus loading associated

with delivering additional water to the WCAs and ENP to meet hydrologic

targets will occasionally exceed the treatment capacity of STA 3/4. To ensure

that water that is to be delivered to the WCAs and ENP meets water quality

requirements, a conceptual stormwater treatment area is included in the EAA

Storage Reservoir selected plan.

Real estate, engineering, design and construction and maintenance costs for the

stormwater area treatment area have not yet been added to the costs of the

project, as a conceptual design has not yet been completed. Current rough order

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