‘It’s the type of thing we need to do more of throughout the state.’
The last large piece of the state’s plan to restore the Everglades was the topic of a public meeting hosted by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and the state’s most influential environmental advocates were dialed in to cheer it on.
The SFWMD provided an update on the Lower Kissimmee Basin Stormwater Treatment Area (LKBSTA). It’s a project that started nearly five years ago when the District and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began their search for a project to reduce nutrient levels in Lake Okeechobee. The District convened 28 stakeholders, including governmental agencies and local entities, to address the S-154 and C-154 basins.
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“You’re taking out of production a high (nutrient) loading piece of land and putting in its place something that will treat the surrounding basin to allow all the other agricultural communities to continue to operate as they do now,” saidAnna Upton, CEO of Everglades Trust. “It’s the type of thing we need to do more of throughout the state.”
Florida Politics: SFWMD gives update on Lower Kissimmee Basin Stormwater Treatment Area