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DeSantis makes deal with Army Corps to speed up reservoir construction

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army D. Lee Forsgren July 18, 2025, at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to build The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir by 2029.

Anna Upton, CEO of the Everglades Trust, a political non-profit organization committed to protecting the Everglades and three nationally important coastal estuaries.

Naples Daily News: DeSantis makes deal with Army Corps to speed up reservoir construction