November 8, 2011

Caloosahatchee Basin Storage and Treatment Projects

Larry Hilton informed the Board of a South Florida Water Management Initiative that will utilize up to $19 million to provide better quality and quantity of surface water in Caloosahatchee River and will involve partial rehydration of Lake Hicpochee, development of a portion of the C43 Reservoir in Hendry County and assist the Mirror Lakes system project in Lee County. The Lake Hicpochee project will not include pump stations but will be operated by gravity and the water storage area will be shallow with berms allowing less than four feet of water.