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On August 29th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE), Jacksonville District held a virtual public meeting to update partners, stakeholders, and the public on numerous projects the Corps is leading in southeast Florida and discuss plans for integration of ongoing projects. While the ACE has discussed these projects individually before, at this meeting they illustrated how these projects work together for overall regional resiliency and how they are integrated together through integration.
ACE Staff discussed project integration and provided project overview and status update on the following:
a) Navigation Projects
- Miami-Harbor Improvement Studies
b) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Projects
- Miami-Dade Back Bay CSRM
- Key Biscayne CSRM
- Dade County CSRM
c) Flood Risk Management Projects
- C & SF Flood Resiliency Study
d) Ecosystem Restoration Projects
- Broward County WPA C-11 Reservoir
- Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW)
- Biscayne Bay Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem (BBSEER)
In addition, the ACE’s Resilience Partners the South Florida Water Management District, Miami-Dade County, and Broward County provided updates and their perspectives.
The meeting begins at minute 20:09.
SE FL Project Integration Virtual Public Meeting:
https://usace1.webex.com/usace1/ldr.php?RCID=3b8f968fdc0a24b57688e74133dff123
Password: FvFTc2rA
For additional information:
John Paul “JP” Rebello
Public Affairs Officer, Corporate Communications Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District
Email: johnpaul.p.rebello@usace.army.mil
E. Timothy Gysan, P.E., PMP
Resilience Senior Project Manager
Ecosystem Branch
Programs & Project Management Division (PPMD)
USACE Jacksonville District
(904) 232-3272 (Office)
earl.t.gysan@usace.army.mil
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