West Palm Beach, FL - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will be hosting a public scoping meeting on the Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoir project at 9 a.m. this Thursday at District headquarters in West Palm Beach.

 

This is the second public scoping meeting held by the District this week regarding the reservoir project. At the first meeting, held Monday at John

	SFWMD staff gets input at the first public scoping meeting for the Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoir in Clewiston. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Boy Auditorium in Clewiston, interested parties attended to offer input on the project. SFWMD staff will present identical information during Thursday's scoping meeting.

 

The SFWMD presentation to the public will define the purpose and need for the southern reservoir, highlight the project's schedule, as well as solicit feedback from interested parties and stakeholders. These meetings are part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. The NEPA process provides opportunity for the public to provide input related to the EAA Storage Reservoir project.

 

Thursday's public scoping meeting will also be webcast live on SFWMD's website at www.sfwmd.gov.

The District will hold another public meeting on the reservoir project on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 9 a.m. at District headquarters. That meeting will also be webcast on the District's website.

If you would like to provide comment but cannot attend these meetings, you can still submit feedback by emailing EAAreservoir@sfwmd.gov or through handwritten correspondence to:
 
Mike Albert, Project Manager
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 8312
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

 

For more information on the meetings, including an agenda and the reservoir project, visit www.sfwmd.gov/eaareservoir.

To learn more about SFWMD's ongoing planning projects that are part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, visit www.sfwmd.gov/cerpplanning.