JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT

PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM MEETING (PDT) - Oct. 18, 2016

Project Delivery Team (PDT) meetings enable federal, state and local agencies and tribal governments to provide their input into the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project. Members of the public may attend PDT meetings and provide public comment at the end of the meeting. 

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DATE CHANGE: Project Delivery Team Meeting - October 18, 2016
1 PM - 4 PM (ET)

The meeting will be available via teleconference and Web meeting, and can be accessed at:

Call-in Number:
USA Toll-Free:  (877) 336-1274
Access Code: 7127543
Security Code: 7127543

Web meeting address:
https://www.teleconference.att.com/servlet/AWMlogin
Meeting number: 8773361274
Access Code: 7127543

Meeting Documents:

• Agenda
• Presentation
  
     This meeting was originally scheduled for Friday, October 14, but has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 18. 
     

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Project Delivery Team Meeting - Sept. 16, 2016
9 AM - 4 PM (ET)

The meeting will be available via teleconference and Web meeting, and can be accessed at:

Call-in Number:
USA Toll-Free:  (877) 336-1274
Access Code: 7127543
Security Code: 7127543

Web meeting address:
https://www.teleconference.att.com/servlet/AWMlogin
Meeting number: 8773361274
Access Code: 7127543

Meeting Documents:

• Sept 16 PDT Meeting Presentation

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PUBLIC WORKSHOP - August 23, 2016

A public workshop for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) is being sponsored by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group to engage the public in an exchange of technical information related to hydrology and land cover in the study area.

10 AM - 4 PM (ET)
John Boy Auditorium, 1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue, Clewiston, Florida 33440

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AGENCY "KICK-OFF MEETING - Aug.16 - 17, 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District and the South Florida Water Management District hosted an inter-agency meeting to begin the planning process for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP).

Meeting Documents:

• Draft Agenda
• Presentations:
  • Agency Planning "Kick-Off" Charrette
  • Department of the Interior Presentation
  • Seminole Tribe of Florida Presentation
  • Overview of Western Basins Water Resource Evaluation Study
  • National Resources Conservation Service

 

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PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING – August 16, 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will be hosting a public scoping meeting to discuss and seek input on the Western Everglades Restoration Project. Interested individuals, groups and agencies are encouraged to attend the meeting to provide comments and ask questions.

6:00 PM (ET) - Open House
6:30 PM (ET) - Formal Presentation and Public Comments
John Boy Auditorium, 1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue, Clewiston, Florida 33440

Meeting Documents:

• Revised Agenda
• Presentation
• Handouts
• Video of Meeting 
• Meeting Transcript

The Western Everglades Restoration project is a new planning effort aimed at improving the quality, quantity, timing and distribution of water needed to restore and reconnect the western Everglades ecosystem.Comments were accepted on the project through August 24, 2016,by sending comments electronically to:  Western.Everglades@usace.army.mil or mailed to:

Melissa Nasuti
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
P.O. Box 4970
Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019

This public meeting is being held in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), with the sole purpose of soliciting input on the project as it enters into its preliminary planning stage.  Input received during this meeting will be used in the development of the project’s NEPA report. This report will be included as part of the Project Implementation Report that, once completed and approved, will be submitted to Congress for authorization and appropriations.