COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN

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COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION
PLAN BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS
PROJECT COSTS PED 006,453,000 Real
Estate 205,655,000 Construction
087,475,000 Total
299,583,000 Federal TBD Non-Fed
TBD Cost Sharing 50/50 Miami-Dade
County NOTE
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Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Schedule

• PMP 10/1/01 - 7/15/02
• PIR 7/02 - 9/04
• Real Estate Acquisition 7/02 - 1/12
• Project Design 9/04 - 9/07
• Plans Specifications 9/07 - 9/09
• Construction 9/09 - 12/15

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PMP Completion Schedule
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Biscayne Bay Coastal WetlandsProject Goals

• Restore or enhance freshwater wetlands, tidal
  wetlands, and nearshore bay habitat.

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Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Objectives

• Re-establish productive nursery habitat along the
  shoreline
• Re-distribute freshwater flow to moderate point
  source canal discharges to improve freshwater and
  estuarine habitat

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Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Objectives (contd)

• Restore and improve quantity, quality, timing,
  and distribution of freshwater to the Bay
  including Biscayne National Park
• Preserve and restore spatial extent of natural
  coastal glades habitat
• Re-establish connectivity between Biscayne
  Coastal Wetlands, C-111 Model Lands, and adjacent
  basins

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Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Study Area April
2002
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Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands
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The Restudy Issue Team conceptual plan consisted
of a combination of retention areas, levees and
pumps 5 components.
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Biscayne Coastal Wetlands Conceptual Plan
Components

• Deering Estate Flow-way
• Cutler Wetlands
• L-31E Flow-way
• North Canal Flow-way
• Barnes Sound Wetlands
• Coastal Canals Operations
  Source CERP Yellow Book Vol.2 VI-52

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C-100 Canal
Deering Estate flow-way.
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Cutler Wetlands.
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L-31E flow-way.
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North Canal flow-way.
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Barnes Sound wetlands.