This week, the South Florida Water Management District, in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. EPA, and the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes, completed construction of an 11,000 acre-feet reservoir, which will capture and store local runoff from the C-139 basin. The reservoir is projected to improve the performance of a nearby stormwater treatment area, controlling the flow of water and allowing for enhanced nutrient removal prior to release into Everglades National Park.
This Flow Equalization Basin is one phase of a larger Everglades Restoration Strategies Project, which aims to expand water treatment, storage, and quality within the Everglades by constructing 116,000 acre-feet of new water storage and over 6,000 acres of wetlands.
