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room this morning. Good

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morning, everybody. It's

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2/13/2025? I'm gonna call the

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business meeting. The

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governing board of the South

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Florida Water Management

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District order. First as

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always, we're going to say the

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Pledge of Allegiance, Mr.

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Styling. It's like to lead us

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in the pledge. If you all

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would stand and face the flag.

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Thanks, Jane, very much. Nice

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to see you all Vice Chair

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Wagner is not gonna be able to

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join us today. Mr. Martinez,

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Mr. Bergeron are on their way

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there in traffic. Ms Meads is

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joining us remotely. Surely

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you on. Yes, I'm here. behind

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here. it. Thanks, Sheryl. Mr.

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is here. Board members I'm

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you when we're talking members

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followed by those with raised

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hands on Zoom. Now we're gonna

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go to employee recognitions.

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We have 2 months of employee

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recognition. So walking out of

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the well. Thank you, Mister

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Chair. All right. Yeah, we got

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a few of them. So our January

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>> As Jamal Es de su section

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later, water resources and

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systems model. So as we all

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know, modeling is as really a

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cornerstone of what we do with

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the South Florida Water

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Management District. Ellis

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update our regional simulation

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model for our northern

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watersheds in order for us

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this year to do our watershed

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protection update. So these

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are the models simulate water

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difference. So we've had this

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model. But the difference that

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some Ellis undertook was

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inserting all of our dispersed

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water management projects into

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that model. So we had more

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accurate water modeling and

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the guess what? There are 29

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watersheds and they're all

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model, you've got to. He

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worked with the approach

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project managers to understand

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water flowed the know that up

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this new model. We have a

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model that can that can help

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us to our planning. It can

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help us to our waters. All

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kinds of plans, right? Because

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it's once you have it, you

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of him that his efforts and

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that not only we can use, but

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can use so for that analysis,

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our employee of the month. And

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January 2025, team of the

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month as our enforcement

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wetland protection team. That

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is Allison Brown, Patricia

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Lashonda Wilson. We had a

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situation in Miami-Dade County

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wher70 acres of wetlands are

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being filled and impacted and

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that's a bad thing, right? And

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we take wetlands very

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seriously. In the South

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district. But as they started

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peeling back the onion on this

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enforcement case, it got super

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complex because it was kind of

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a single operation. But it was

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and kind of some operations of

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the operation. So it was a

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very complex hitting the 70

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acres. So they had to pull all

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this data together. Get the

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detail, right, because when

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action, you got to get it just

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an administrative complaint,

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order for corrective action

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for them, too, mitigate coming

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for permits. Everything they

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needed to do to come in

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compliance with the law. And

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that was hard itself. But then

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it gets worse because they

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didn't stop, right? So they

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they continue to fill. And so

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they had to mobilize and do an

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injunction. And in the circuit

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court, right? And so that's a

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big deal. And that got this

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defendant's attention,

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defendants, plural, attention

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because that injunction is an

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enforcement action. Court can

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issue it. And then there's the

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police arrived right? And so

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they started paying attention.

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negotiation to try to get them

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in the Cup. Clients took

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weeks. It was laborious and

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ultimately resulted in a 44

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page consent order with very

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tough milestones, very strict

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enforcement mechanisms. If

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they got off track as they

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lost trust already, right? So

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they get off track. It was

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immediate injunction and then

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$740,000 worth of fines this

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person is in compliance now.

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that that order. 44 pages. But

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if you put the exhibits and

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has more than 1000 pages, so

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and that took a lot of detail,

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a lot of work to get a tough

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to get it to together. And it

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was a it was tough work. But

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now things are in order in

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Miami-Dade County on the 70

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acres. And we really

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appreciate this team for

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making it happen for us.

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right. Our February 2025

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employee of the month as in

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also known as So is actually

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in the Office of Council and

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what she is getting recognized

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for is all of detailed hard

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work on our resiliency grants

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program and we have a we

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resiliency program, as you

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know, has taken off and part

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of that taking office pursuing

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state in federal dollars. And

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so what this what the agency

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has been able to do is secure

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45 agreements for 600 for

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640 million dollars worth of

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projects through these

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resiliency grants. When would

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district to make it happen.

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restoration permitting. And so

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when you have all those pieces

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funds further agreements.

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leaders emerge right and Yene

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became that later when she

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helped all these programs

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organized to make sure the

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details were there to make

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sure that we use the money in

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who is sub with used the money

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in accordance with a grant.

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get reimbursed by these

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grants. Everything has to line

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up and those for those 45

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different agreements that have

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to line up with these things

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and really would have happened

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without you in a kind of

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showing the leadership

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stepping forward and making

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sure everything was lined

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something that has so many

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moving parts, you need that

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leader to emerge, right? And

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you any fill that gap and we

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really appreciate that because

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if not for our resiliency

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program wouldn't be where it

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that's why he's getting

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employee of the month. But as

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a side note, during this whole

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time, she was also the lead

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litigator for litigation on a

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permit that we had and helped

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with a 7 week trial. So that's

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a lot of work for for an

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attorney. We look for leaders

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all across This organization

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and many became one of those

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and we know are. And that's

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why she is employ the month.

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Congratulate.

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Are February

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2025. Team of the month. You

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may have heard of this project

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is the Western Everglades

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Restoration Project that

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consists of Larry Brady on

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Michael Cheek. Eric Klein,

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Nancy Demme and strong land

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Fernandez, Marissa Code app.

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Jody Hutchens. And then that

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air you can. Halle Jarveon

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Amanda Con Julie and Little

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Rock. Wayne Lewis, John

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Madden. Amanda McKenzie, Alexa

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Menashe, Savannah, Middle Bush

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Sesh year 9 year. She now

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year. Sarah. Only Mendy

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parrot, Armando Ramirez, Peter

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Raw, like Fred Sklar, Naim

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Ming Leslie Waugh and Lori,

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when Kurt Lane. This is this

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is a big team because it was a

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big planning effort. But it

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started in 2016 and kind of

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take the long it was very

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difficult. It's a difficult

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planning project because you

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have 2 tribes, a national big

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Cypress preserve national

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lands and then a lot of sort

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of legacy landowners around in

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the bay in the basin as well.

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So it it took a lot of

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coordination. And as this

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board knows very well, it had

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some bumpy parts and that's

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putting it mildly but this

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district doesn't buckle under

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bumpy parts, right? We try to

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figure out a solution and it

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was really this team that up

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put their heads you know,

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rolled up their sleeves and

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figured out how to get the

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right place that worked with

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all the stakeholders that had

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the right modeling the right

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support to get authorized by

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Congress. And that's a lot of

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detail that's cost estimates

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that's designed. That's

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engineering. That's working

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with stakeholders primarily in

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this And this team really just

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spearheaded that. And over the

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last year in 2024, it was it

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was days and days of work

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nights of work. Weekends of

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work to try to get this thing

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ready for Congress. And by

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golly, it got Got authorized

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in 2024. And if you had asked

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us in 2023, whether it was

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going to authorize you to send

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out. But it's because of this

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team. And I I do think that

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from the bottom of my heart

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that it did get authorized in

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2024. And so I want to thank

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them for their service and

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congratulations for being team

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of the month.

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it's really just

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I think Amando. Thank you. I

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Thank you.

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>> Okay, we have a 30 year

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service award. That's it for

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teams. So now we have a 30

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year service award and that is

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Benjamin Boland. He's a senior

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scientist in our field

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operations center, then came

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to us 30 years ago in 1995.

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And jumped right into water,

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quality sampling and he

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sampled everywhere around the

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water management district, an

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order watersheds the southern

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Everglades everywhere. And he

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did for 18 years. He knows how

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to collect samples and how to

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get that data in the field.

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And and he did that for 18

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years going through the swamps

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and air boats and outboard

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boats swamp buggies and

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everything out there in the

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field, getting the samples

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making sure they were

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collected correctly. And then

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after those 18 years, he

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realized that we hadn't

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actually invented

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airconditioning. And so and so

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he decided that he was going

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to move into the laboratory

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where he put his skills to

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work in the laboratory because

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he knows the field, right? He

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knows the field. And so he

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went into the sample. sample

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log in unit, which is

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basically the interface

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between getting those fields

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samples and getting him into

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the lab, making sure all the Q

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A is correct. All the

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documentation. Is there all

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kinds of different sample

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soil, water, you name it. He's

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they're making sure that it

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gets into the lab. He's a

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problem solver because it

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doesn't always come in, you

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know, with all the night, all

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the things you need. So was

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able to solve the problems,

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make sure that the Q A was

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there. And we've talked about

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how important Q A IS because

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we don't have Things really

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fall apart. So he was there to

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make sure that work the work

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he does such a good time job

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that he was promoted in the

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client services, right where

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he worked with the project

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managers, making sure that

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that design was right. The

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sampling was right. everything

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was coordinate its not only

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that with our lab, but with

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external labs, other ones that

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we contract out. So he became

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that customer client and her

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face again showed his problem

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solving skills, make sure all

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the data was there on

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everything went according to

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plan and we do science. We do

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it right here on You don't

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ever hear where we messed that

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up right. And that's because

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of folks like then eventually.

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So he did that so well. And

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yet such good attention to

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detail that they said, Hey,

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Ben, won't you? also? Some

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budget work for us. And that

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was like budget gross suspect.

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But now he jumped into a cause

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that's ban and and, you know,

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we care about efficiency. We

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care about stretching the

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dollar and so he was able to

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help plan budget help manage

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budget to make sure that we

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were able to get the job done

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with the budget. We had look

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for those efficiencies as our

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workload group and really

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became not only sort interface

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with the client, but also just

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a manager of the budget within

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the lab. And then he was

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recently and 2024 promoted to

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the senior environmental sent

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scientists or now he's leading

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a team training. Everybody

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making sure they have his same

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work ethic. It's been a great

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30 year. See, you from from

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his beginning, he's created

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the data that we still use

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today. And we will use way

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into the future. So Ben, thank

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you for your service over

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those 30 years.

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All right. One

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more service award. 35 years

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of service for Marsy's Under

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Section administrator.

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>> Yeah, Marcia is a fan

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favorite like I So she she

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came to us in 1990, and she

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was a title examiner,

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basically and and she was that

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until 2015 when she became

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section administrator. Now she

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is one of the best title

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people that I've ever met

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actually haven't met that

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many. But and that's sheet.

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But I know and we all know

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that when she does that title

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work her staff does that title

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work? It is correct. It is

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always correct. And and so she

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she is that encyclopedia of

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knowledge when it comes to

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district real estate. We use

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all the time when we're in

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meetings with her and she says

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something we know it's it's So

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so weak. She brings that

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amazing amount of credibility.

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I would also say that she has

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the patience of job because

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she has to work with all the

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local governments, all the

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other government agencies, the

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core, everyone that has our

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own rules, their own way of

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doing real estate and try to

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sort it out with the district.

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And there's been experience

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recently where that was tested

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tested very hardly. And and

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she she helped us out. We got

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through it. It's actually on

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the agenda today of. But

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Marcia was wonderful in that.

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She's also she was also part

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of the statutory change that

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she led the effort on from the

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district where, you know, we

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have reservations right? But

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that the statute used to kind

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make those vulnerable, you

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know, to take over whatever.

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But now that statue change.

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And now there are solid. You

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know, we have actively release

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them for them to be used and

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other things. So she's looking

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out for our resources and our

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land and our real estate. And

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she does a great job on that,

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too. I also understand she's

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fast. Not me literally fast.

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Apparently like 5 years. And

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over time, the men real estate

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were bragging about how fast

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they can run and Marcy like I

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can run and so the survey team

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put staked out very accurately

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100 yard dash. Along our all

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right away behind the building

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here and they took off and

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raced and Marcy came in second

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place, just barely but way

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ahead of 3rd place. And so

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she. She she wrote that

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stamped her name as fast and

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right now, survey staking out

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another 100 yard meter dash.

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And we're going to try to

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create recreate that moment.

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also, she is a mother of 2

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grandmother of 4. That sounds

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like a wonderful set up. She

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is enjoys hiking, gardening

548
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spending time with her rescue

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dog Juno traveling. But she is

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intense gator football fan and

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and baseball and its. And

552
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while that can be annoying at

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times, this really charming

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coming from her. So anyway,

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thank you so much. Marseille

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for 35 years of service.

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thank

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you so much for doing that.

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True.

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>> We'll move now to agenda

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item number 4, which revisions

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see if there are any real

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revisions that Molly. There

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are none. Mister Chairman, you

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revisions. Do we have any

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abstentions by board members?

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I'm going to pull you on this

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and we'll start with Mister

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Bergeron. Thank you, Mr. I

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have girl. None genus Thank

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you, Mr. Butler, I have thank

572
00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:09,494
you. And this means none.

573
00:27:09,494 --> 00:27:13,940
Thank you. Now we're going to

574
00:27:14,365 --> 00:27:14,999
go to the chairman of the

575
00:27:14,999 --> 00:27:15,667
Audit and Finance committee

576
00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:17,669
Mr. Stein Lee for his report.

577
00:27:17,669 --> 00:27:19,404
Okay with me. Why? she's

578
00:27:19,404 --> 00:27:22,404
finding classes thank you. For

579
00:27:32,917 --> 00:27:33,618
the meeting held on December.

580
00:27:33,618 --> 00:27:36,618
12th the Audit and Finance

581
00:27:37,355 --> 00:27:39,355
Committee report started

582
00:27:39,623 --> 00:27:40,357
investment. investment update.

583
00:27:40,357 --> 00:27:43,270
This is through act. The end

584
00:27:43,270 --> 00:27:43,895
of October.

585
00:27:43,895 --> 00:27:45,597
>> And that was district

586
00:27:45,597 --> 00:27:46,231
continued its strategy of

587
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:47,732
maintaining 5 Million. Thanks

588
00:27:47,732 --> 00:27:50,732
in Operating county today and

589
00:27:51,736 --> 00:27:52,770
investing all excess cash in

590
00:27:52,770 --> 00:27:53,905
overnight money market funds

591
00:27:53,905 --> 00:27:56,905
with an average yield of 4.5,

592
00:27:56,908 --> 00:27:58,843
3%. So again, that the idea is

593
00:27:58,843 --> 00:27:59,543
to increase the yield versus

594
00:27:59,543 --> 00:28:01,943
the one percent operating

595
00:28:02,447 --> 00:28:04,115
account. This active

596
00:28:04,115 --> 00:28:04,782
management strategy allows

597
00:28:04,782 --> 00:28:07,850
staff to maximize returns

598
00:28:07,850 --> 00:28:08,486
ensure and also ensuring tale

599
00:28:08,486 --> 00:28:10,486
daily liquidity through

600
00:28:12,290 --> 00:28:13,958
October 31st. 20 for the

601
00:28:13,958 --> 00:28:15,958
portfolio. Balance was

602
00:28:16,895 --> 00:28:18,895
388 million dollars.

603
00:28:19,300 --> 00:28:20,998
investment allocation of 70%

604
00:28:20,998 --> 00:28:21,766
in long-term investments and

605
00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:24,166
30% in cash and cash

606
00:28:24,602 --> 00:28:25,603
equivalents district will

607
00:28:25,603 --> 00:28:27,472
continue to hold onto until

608
00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:28,406
maturity or until rates point

609
00:28:28,406 --> 00:28:31,900
for the district will realize

610
00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:32,276
losses or would realize

611
00:28:32,276 --> 00:28:32,944
potential gains on any bond

612
00:28:32,944 --> 00:28:35,344
sales. We discussed the

613
00:28:36,513 --> 00:28:37,114
committee discussed the

614
00:28:37,114 --> 00:28:39,114
district's increase spending

615
00:28:39,317 --> 00:28:40,184
requirements and the

616
00:28:40,184 --> 00:28:41,853
importance of liquidity which

617
00:28:41,853 --> 00:28:44,655
this plan is maintaining. We

618
00:28:44,655 --> 00:28:45,690
then moved on to the inspector

619
00:28:45,690 --> 00:28:48,900
general's audit. Reports you

620
00:28:49,259 --> 00:28:51,329
presented to our reports for

621
00:28:51,329 --> 00:28:52,396
the committee for approval.

622
00:28:52,396 --> 00:28:53,397
The first was for monitoring

623
00:28:53,397 --> 00:28:55,499
review of construction change

624
00:28:55,499 --> 00:28:58,937
orders. And this was a period

625
00:28:58,937 --> 00:29:00,937
from April. 24 through

626
00:29:01,239 --> 00:29:03,140
September. 24, that review

627
00:29:03,140 --> 00:29:04,441
found that the change orders

628
00:29:04,441 --> 00:29:06,444
were properly input into Eve

629
00:29:06,444 --> 00:29:06,945
builder authorize

630
00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:08,646
appropriately and accurately

631
00:29:08,646 --> 00:29:10,646
calculated change order.

632
00:29:11,615 --> 00:29:12,717
Average percentage was

633
00:29:12,717 --> 00:29:14,986
calculated at 24.5%. With all

634
00:29:14,986 --> 00:29:17,386
the contracts considered and

635
00:29:19,824 --> 00:29:21,824
4.5%, 3 out lighter contracts

636
00:29:22,426 --> 00:29:24,629
excluded. So this was within

637
00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:25,363
the industry standard range of

638
00:29:25,363 --> 00:29:27,363
approximately 8 to 14%.

639
00:29:27,532 --> 00:29:28,699
Actually lower than it when

640
00:29:28,699 --> 00:29:30,699
excluding outliers. The 3

641
00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:33,538
outliers were result of

642
00:29:33,538 --> 00:29:34,205
significant changes in the

643
00:29:34,205 --> 00:29:37,205
scope of work. The second

644
00:29:37,408 --> 00:29:39,443
audit report was the audit of

645
00:29:39,443 --> 00:29:40,544
Department of Motor Vehicle

646
00:29:40,544 --> 00:29:42,944
Fire File security. The

647
00:29:43,847 --> 00:29:45,950
objective was to determine

648
00:29:45,950 --> 00:29:46,818
whether district internal

649
00:29:46,818 --> 00:29:49,200
controls related to employee

650
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:50,121
driver's license. Information

651
00:29:50,121 --> 00:29:50,788
received from the DMV were

652
00:29:50,788 --> 00:29:53,788
adequate to ensure that the

653
00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:54,559
DMV records were protected

654
00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:56,828
from on authorize use. And

655
00:29:56,828 --> 00:29:58,996
that audit found that overall

656
00:29:58,996 --> 00:29:59,830
adequate internal controls

657
00:29:59,830 --> 00:30:00,531
were in place to protect DMV,

658
00:30:00,531 --> 00:30:02,931
personal data. Lastly, Mr.

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00:30:06,170 --> 00:30:07,105
Parents presented the proposed

660
00:30:07,105 --> 00:30:10,740
audit plan for fiscal year. 24

661
00:30:10,740 --> 00:30:10,875
25 in the long term audit plan

662
00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:13,275
for fiscal years. 26. Through

663
00:30:16,140 --> 00:30:16,681
the committee approved both

664
00:30:16,681 --> 00:30:17,248
auto plants and that

665
00:30:17,248 --> 00:30:18,249
adjourned. The meeting. Mister

666
00:30:18,249 --> 00:30:20,649
Chair. Thank you. Chair

667
00:30:22,530 --> 00:30:22,687
Stoney's. Anyone have any

668
00:30:22,687 --> 00:30:25,870
questions or comments. Thanks.

669
00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:28,593
Hearing on. We'll move on to

670
00:30:28,593 --> 00:30:30,695
the approval of the minutes of

671
00:30:30,695 --> 00:30:31,896
the December. 12th 2024 board

672
00:30:31,896 --> 00:30:32,530
meetings. Anyone have any

673
00:30:32,530 --> 00:30:33,198
changes to the minutes for

674
00:30:33,198 --> 00:30:35,198
that meeting.

675
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,201
>> A move to approve Mister

676
00:30:37,201 --> 00:30:39,103
Chair. Thank motion. Second

677
00:30:39,103 --> 00:30:39,804
second, a motion a second. Is

678
00:30:39,804 --> 00:30:41,105
there further discussion? If

679
00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:43,207
not, we'll call that question,

680
00:30:43,207 --> 00:30:45,900
Mr. Bergeron. Yes, thank you,

681
00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:47,845
Mr. Styling. Yes, I'm gonna

682
00:30:47,845 --> 00:30:48,646
vote. Yes, Caron. Yes. Thank

683
00:30:48,646 --> 00:30:52,246
you, Mr. Mr. Butler. Yes, MS

684
00:30:52,583 --> 00:30:54,618
meads. Yes, thanks. That

685
00:30:54,618 --> 00:30:57,180
passes unanimously. We'll move

686
00:30:58,255 --> 00:30:58,956
now to the executive director

687
00:30:58,956 --> 00:31:00,691
report with Mr. Bartlett.

688
00:31:00,691 --> 00:31:03,910
Thank you, Mr. Chair.

689
00:31:04,562 --> 00:31:05,229
>> First thing I like to do

690
00:31:05,229 --> 00:31:06,964
today as address the South

691
00:31:06,964 --> 00:31:08,964
Southland Reservoir proposal.

692
00:31:10,268 --> 00:31:12,469
As you know, last year,

693
00:31:12,469 --> 00:31:13,704
Phillips and Jordan approached

694
00:31:13,704 --> 00:31:14,405
the district with a proposal

695
00:31:14,405 --> 00:31:16,507
to build storage on private

696
00:31:16,507 --> 00:31:17,108
land in the Everglades

697
00:31:17,108 --> 00:31:19,508
Agricultural area. For context

698
00:31:20,878 --> 00:31:23,748
in a water management system

699
00:31:23,748 --> 00:31:26,500
storage is the critical

700
00:31:26,500 --> 00:31:27,117
component to conduct a flood

701
00:31:27,117 --> 00:31:28,853
control without harming

702
00:31:28,853 --> 00:31:29,420
downstream resources

703
00:31:29,420 --> 00:31:31,820
downstream water bodies. And

704
00:31:33,157 --> 00:31:34,892
once it's in the storage

705
00:31:34,892 --> 00:31:35,593
recourse, you have it during

706
00:31:35,593 --> 00:31:36,227
the dry season for water

707
00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:36,861
supply for people and the

708
00:31:36,861 --> 00:31:38,861
environment. Naturally one

709
00:31:40,998 --> 00:31:42,133
more story. Opportunities

710
00:31:42,133 --> 00:31:42,767
present themselves. The

711
00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,569
district will entertain the

712
00:31:44,569 --> 00:31:46,437
idea by doing our due

713
00:31:46,437 --> 00:31:47,710
diligence to see if those

714
00:31:47,710 --> 00:31:48,473
opportunities are meaningful

715
00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:51,473
and feasible. In this case,

716
00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:55,279
the district is interested in

717
00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:56,147
more storage and more

718
00:31:56,147 --> 00:31:57,248
treatment in this area to help

719
00:31:57,248 --> 00:31:59,648
manage lake levels. Help

720
00:32:01,786 --> 00:32:02,520
control harmful estuary

721
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:03,220
discharge and send more water

722
00:32:03,220 --> 00:32:06,220
South. However, we cannot just

723
00:32:06,224 --> 00:32:09,460
jump into a proposal. There is

724
00:32:09,460 --> 00:32:10,460
a process under state law to

725
00:32:10,460 --> 00:32:12,860
evaluate these proposals. It's

726
00:32:13,864 --> 00:32:15,633
called the public-private

727
00:32:15,633 --> 00:32:16,700
partnerships statute, which

728
00:32:16,700 --> 00:32:17,835
provides guidance for

729
00:32:17,835 --> 00:32:19,737
evaluating unsolicited

730
00:32:19,737 --> 00:32:20,371
proposals. And that's the

731
00:32:20,371 --> 00:32:21,500
process. The district is

732
00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:23,500
using. The district's

733
00:32:25,376 --> 00:32:26,110
unsolicited proposals. Process

734
00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:26,911
can be found on our website

735
00:32:26,911 --> 00:32:29,911
under procurement. And all the

736
00:32:30,881 --> 00:32:31,615
unsolicited proposals that the

737
00:32:31,615 --> 00:32:32,416
district has received can also

738
00:32:32,416 --> 00:32:34,851
be found on that website. I

739
00:32:34,851 --> 00:32:37,221
provided you a summary, a

740
00:32:37,221 --> 00:32:37,888
high-level summary of what

741
00:32:37,888 --> 00:32:41,325
that process is. And I've got

742
00:32:41,325 --> 00:32:42,393
copies of extra copies. If

743
00:32:42,393 --> 00:32:43,161
anyone in the audience would

744
00:32:43,161 --> 00:32:46,761
like one but there's a more

745
00:32:46,830 --> 00:32:47,464
detailed explanation that

746
00:32:47,464 --> 00:32:50,464
process on the website. On

747
00:32:53,604 --> 00:32:56,340
that Web pages, the Southland

748
00:32:56,340 --> 00:32:57,408
Reservoir proposal and a

749
00:32:57,408 --> 00:32:58,208
letter written by district

750
00:32:58,208 --> 00:32:59,977
staff sent to Phillips and

751
00:32:59,977 --> 00:33:01,445
Jordan conveying where we were

752
00:33:01,445 --> 00:33:03,981
in our review and evaluation

753
00:33:03,981 --> 00:33:04,882
and the steps necessary to

754
00:33:04,882 --> 00:33:07,282
continue our evaluation. The

755
00:33:08,185 --> 00:33:09,387
letter does include language

756
00:33:09,387 --> 00:33:11,122
regarding the likelihood of

757
00:33:11,122 --> 00:33:11,856
the project that the company

758
00:33:11,856 --> 00:33:12,556
can use to engage Palm Beach

759
00:33:12,556 --> 00:33:14,556
County requirements. Palm

760
00:33:15,126 --> 00:33:15,827
Beach counties looking at it

761
00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:18,195
from a land use lands. But the

762
00:33:18,195 --> 00:33:19,897
water management district is

763
00:33:19,897 --> 00:33:20,564
looking at it purely from a

764
00:33:20,564 --> 00:33:22,964
water management plans. While

765
00:33:23,434 --> 00:33:25,636
we have not conducted our full

766
00:33:25,636 --> 00:33:27,905
review. We do know that

767
00:33:27,905 --> 00:33:28,572
through our own experience

768
00:33:28,572 --> 00:33:29,106
that with the right

769
00:33:29,106 --> 00:33:31,106
engineering and configuration,

770
00:33:31,609 --> 00:33:32,843
storage and treatment can be

771
00:33:32,843 --> 00:33:34,812
accomplished in the area that

772
00:33:34,812 --> 00:33:36,179
will improve our operations

773
00:33:36,179 --> 00:33:36,780
for the benefit of the

774
00:33:36,780 --> 00:33:38,616
environment and people.

775
00:33:38,616 --> 00:33:41,160
Ultimately after staff review

776
00:33:41,786 --> 00:33:42,920
in vetting staff concludes it

777
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,555
is a viable storage and

778
00:33:44,555 --> 00:33:45,222
treatment project that will

779
00:33:45,222 --> 00:33:47,622
provide regional benefits. It

780
00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:50,294
will not impact the

781
00:33:50,294 --> 00:33:50,995
construction or operation of

782
00:33:50,995 --> 00:33:53,797
the EA Reservoir Project. The

783
00:33:53,797 --> 00:33:55,650
staff will bring the project

784
00:33:55,650 --> 00:33:56,400
to the board for your

785
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,269
consideration before entering

786
00:33:58,269 --> 00:34:00,669
into what's called a

787
00:34:00,671 --> 00:34:01,338
comprehensive agreement as

788
00:34:01,338 --> 00:34:03,738
outlined in Florida statutes.

789
00:34:04,809 --> 00:34:05,443
We project that the staff

790
00:34:05,443 --> 00:34:06,143
review of this proposal will

791
00:34:06,143 --> 00:34:09,213
happen over the next year. If

792
00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:09,880
staff concludes that it is

793
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,480
viable and does not conflict

794
00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:13,951
with the EA Reservoir Project,

795
00:34:13,951 --> 00:34:14,751
only then will the district

796
00:34:14,751 --> 00:34:15,419
staff bring it to the board

797
00:34:15,419 --> 00:34:17,487
for your consideration? At

798
00:34:17,487 --> 00:34:18,456
this time? There's really

799
00:34:18,456 --> 00:34:19,156
nothing for you to review or

800
00:34:19,156 --> 00:34:22,156
approve. That AIDS in from

801
00:34:23,894 --> 00:34:24,828
Philips and Jordan is in

802
00:34:24,828 --> 00:34:25,762
attendance. If you have any

803
00:34:25,762 --> 00:34:27,231
questions regarding their

804
00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:27,931
proposal after I conclude my

805
00:34:27,931 --> 00:34:29,931
executive director's report,

806
00:34:30,868 --> 00:34:31,535
I'll be here to answer any

807
00:34:31,535 --> 00:34:32,370
process questions with Mayor

808
00:34:32,370 --> 00:34:35,370
Cruz's support and it just

809
00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:37,307
goes without saying as always,

810
00:34:37,307 --> 00:34:38,475
we appreciate any engagement

811
00:34:38,475 --> 00:34:40,211
and stakeholder engagement. We

812
00:34:40,211 --> 00:34:41,178
get on any of our projects,

813
00:34:41,178 --> 00:34:43,800
including this project from

814
00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,820
the public, the board,

815
00:34:45,820 --> 00:34:47,840
anybody, it only makes

816
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:48,252
projects better and I suspect

817
00:34:48,252 --> 00:34:48,952
you might get some engagement

818
00:34:48,952 --> 00:34:51,952
on this project. All right.

819
00:34:53,391 --> 00:34:54,658
That's all ahead for the South

820
00:34:54,658 --> 00:34:56,627
and reservoir proposal. I do

821
00:34:56,627 --> 00:34:57,261
want to convey to you the

822
00:34:57,261 --> 00:34:57,995
governor's budget request that

823
00:34:57,995 --> 00:34:59,763
he submitted to the

824
00:34:59,763 --> 00:35:01,599
Legislature because it has

825
00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:02,566
substantial funds for our

826
00:35:02,566 --> 00:35:03,267
environment and for the water

827
00:35:03,267 --> 00:35:05,267
management district.

828
00:35:06,771 --> 00:35:08,771
805 million dedicated to

829
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:11,776
Everglades restoration. That

830
00:35:11,776 --> 00:35:13,430
727 million to serve and

831
00:35:13,430 --> 00:35:13,711
78 million for the northern

832
00:35:13,711 --> 00:35:15,379
estuaries and Everglades

833
00:35:15,379 --> 00:35:16,547
restoration program.

834
00:35:16,547 --> 00:35:18,547
Substantial funds. In

835
00:35:18,615 --> 00:35:21,150
addition, 150 million to the

836
00:35:21,718 --> 00:35:23,718
water management district

837
00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:25,623
dedicated to the operating and

838
00:35:25,623 --> 00:35:26,923
maintaining our critical flood

839
00:35:26,923 --> 00:35:27,991
control infrastructure and our

840
00:35:27,991 --> 00:35:29,991
Everglades restoration

841
00:35:30,961 --> 00:35:32,663
infrastructure. Incredible

842
00:35:32,663 --> 00:35:33,364
input and to South Florida's

843
00:35:33,364 --> 00:35:35,364
resiliency, South Florida's

844
00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:36,567
future and the sustainability

845
00:35:36,567 --> 00:35:39,567
of our operations. We really

846
00:35:39,837 --> 00:35:42,390
appreciate his his dedication

847
00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:45,639
to our efforts. Also, FDP is

848
00:35:46,209 --> 00:35:47,511
getting significant funds for

849
00:35:47,511 --> 00:35:48,345
our environment, particularly

850
00:35:48,345 --> 00:35:50,581
in some resources. We care

851
00:35:50,581 --> 00:35:51,481
much about 100 million dollars

852
00:35:51,481 --> 00:35:54,284
for the Indian River Lagoon.

853
00:35:54,284 --> 00:35:55,319
Restoration. 25 million

854
00:35:55,319 --> 00:35:55,953
dollars to improve water

855
00:35:55,953 --> 00:35:57,688
quality in the Caloosahatchee

856
00:35:57,688 --> 00:35:59,723
River watershed 20 million to

857
00:35:59,723 --> 00:36:00,424
include improve water quality

858
00:36:00,424 --> 00:36:03,424
of Biscayne Bay and an

859
00:36:03,593 --> 00:36:04,328
80 million dollar infusion and

860
00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:04,961
the lower Kissimmee Basin

861
00:36:04,961 --> 00:36:06,897
stormwater treatment area to

862
00:36:06,897 --> 00:36:07,598
treat that hot spot entering

863
00:36:07,598 --> 00:36:09,300
Lake Okeechobee. But wait,

864
00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:11,700
there's more. FDOT. the

865
00:36:14,138 --> 00:36:16,538
governor directed FDOT through

866
00:36:17,708 --> 00:36:19,709
their works, plug a program to

867
00:36:19,709 --> 00:36:21,345
expedite raising the remainder

868
00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:22,450
of Tamiami trail through Big

869
00:36:22,450 --> 00:36:24,450
Cypress. That's right.

870
00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:27,349
Bridging water conveyance,

871
00:36:29,153 --> 00:36:29,853
wildlife protection, all for

872
00:36:29,853 --> 00:36:30,955
the rest of Tamiami Trail

873
00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:33,355
uncorking the whole thing.

874
00:36:34,225 --> 00:36:34,925
That's pretty impressive. And

875
00:36:34,925 --> 00:36:35,559
looking forward to seeing

876
00:36:35,559 --> 00:36:38,559
that. So while he has

877
00:36:39,529 --> 00:36:42,466
champing, a great budget, it's

878
00:36:42,466 --> 00:36:43,734
up to us to show why were

879
00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:44,769
worth investing right. So what

880
00:36:44,769 --> 00:36:48,639
you have in front of you as a

881
00:36:48,639 --> 00:36:49,306
flyer that we've been we've

882
00:36:49,306 --> 00:36:51,475
put together to demonstrate

883
00:36:51,475 --> 00:36:53,770
how we are effectively using

884
00:36:53,770 --> 00:36:55,790
taxpayers dollars at the water

885
00:36:55,790 --> 00:36:57,180
Management district. And it

886
00:36:57,180 --> 00:36:59,490
does convey that over the last

887
00:36:59,490 --> 00:36:59,983
15 years we have been able to

888
00:36:59,983 --> 00:37:01,850
reduce costs at the water

889
00:37:01,850 --> 00:37:03,850
management district through

890
00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,720
with fte reductions where

891
00:37:07,425 --> 00:37:08,525
necessary and operational

892
00:37:08,525 --> 00:37:09,393
budget productions like a

893
00:37:09,393 --> 00:37:10,594
percent reduction in the

894
00:37:10,594 --> 00:37:12,863
operational budget of the

895
00:37:12,863 --> 00:37:13,797
district. While at the same

896
00:37:13,797 --> 00:37:16,197
time during those 15 years

897
00:37:17,340 --> 00:37:17,668
increasing the our permit

898
00:37:17,668 --> 00:37:19,668
reviews by almost 40%.

899
00:37:21,272 --> 00:37:22,273
Managing new critical water

900
00:37:22,273 --> 00:37:22,973
infrastructure, culverts and

901
00:37:22,973 --> 00:37:24,742
gates and structures and pumps

902
00:37:24,742 --> 00:37:27,142
increased by 52% over that

903
00:37:27,511 --> 00:37:29,790
time period. The land that we

904
00:37:29,790 --> 00:37:31,182
manage increased 80% over that

905
00:37:31,182 --> 00:37:33,830
time period. And with all the

906
00:37:33,830 --> 00:37:35,152
construction were doing, the

907
00:37:35,152 --> 00:37:35,919
construction were managing has

908
00:37:35,919 --> 00:37:36,620
increased by almost 600% over

909
00:37:36,620 --> 00:37:39,200
that time period. Efficient,

910
00:37:39,690 --> 00:37:42,359
effective use of water. of our

911
00:37:42,359 --> 00:37:42,993
of our resources and the

912
00:37:42,993 --> 00:37:45,393
taxpayer dollars. But the

913
00:37:46,630 --> 00:37:47,364
district every year is looking

914
00:37:47,364 --> 00:37:49,233
for more ways to stretch that

915
00:37:49,233 --> 00:37:49,900
dollar more efficiencies in

916
00:37:49,900 --> 00:37:51,468
the staff to a great job on

917
00:37:51,468 --> 00:37:53,103
that. Then the budget

918
00:37:53,103 --> 00:37:53,870
submitted January. There's a

919
00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:55,906
long list of efficiencies

920
00:37:55,906 --> 00:37:57,508
we've implemented and that

921
00:37:57,508 --> 00:37:58,842
puts us into a position to do

922
00:37:58,842 --> 00:38:00,644
some more cuts in areas where

923
00:38:00,644 --> 00:38:03,881
we can do those cuts and move

924
00:38:03,881 --> 00:38:04,614
those those monies and 2

925
00:38:04,614 --> 00:38:05,315
operations and maintenance of

926
00:38:05,315 --> 00:38:06,160
the sustainability of South

927
00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:06,884
Florida. Those are outlined at

928
00:38:06,884 --> 00:38:10,484
the bottom of this flyer. So

929
00:38:10,488 --> 00:38:12,256
not only is the funding

930
00:38:12,256 --> 00:38:14,656
request encouraging. also want

931
00:38:16,127 --> 00:38:17,270
to couple that with the fact

932
00:38:17,270 --> 00:38:18,429
that we are very efficient and

933
00:38:18,429 --> 00:38:19,163
affected district with the use

934
00:38:19,163 --> 00:38:21,563
of taxpayers dollars. All

935
00:38:23,533 --> 00:38:24,968
right. So as I conclude, I

936
00:38:24,968 --> 00:38:27,368
want to say. Congratulations

937
00:38:28,105 --> 00:38:31,705
to our swamp, King and Queen

938
00:38:32,543 --> 00:38:33,777
Charlotte romance who was

939
00:38:33,777 --> 00:38:35,679
crowned at the Everglades

940
00:38:35,679 --> 00:38:36,981
Coalition conference, very

941
00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:37,581
well-deserved honor for

942
00:38:37,581 --> 00:38:39,981
Charlotte Swamp 20. I also

943
00:38:45,889 --> 00:38:47,357
want to thank Lieutenant

944
00:38:47,357 --> 00:38:48,659
Governor, Jeanette Nunez. She

945
00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:49,493
is stepping down to take

946
00:38:49,493 --> 00:38:52,493
another great position that f

947
00:38:52,530 --> 00:38:53,998
I U. But she's been very much

948
00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:56,133
a supporter of Everglades

949
00:38:56,133 --> 00:38:57,668
restoration. She was at the

950
00:38:57,668 --> 00:38:59,303
seepage Wall. Groundbreaking

951
00:38:59,303 --> 00:39:01,372
44 event, she was in the

952
00:39:01,372 --> 00:39:02,339
Everglades with Mister

953
00:39:02,339 --> 00:39:03,941
Bergeron and tribal members.

954
00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:04,608
And been very supportive of

955
00:39:04,608 --> 00:39:06,844
the python challenge, she was

956
00:39:06,844 --> 00:39:07,911
always there when we needed R.

957
00:39:07,911 --> 00:39:10,681
And so we wanted to thank her

958
00:39:10,681 --> 00:39:11,315
for her great service and

959
00:39:11,315 --> 00:39:13,450
support over those years.

960
00:39:13,450 --> 00:39:14,840
That's all I have. Mister

961
00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:16,484
Chair. Thank you. Miss

962
00:39:17,821 --> 00:39:18,455
Burleson. Don't have any

963
00:39:18,455 --> 00:39:21,455
questions or comments for I

964
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:24,950
thought I just have few quite

965
00:39:24,950 --> 00:39:24,829
terms of Southland questions.

966
00:39:24,829 --> 00:39:26,297
Now.

967
00:39:26,297 --> 00:39:29,633
>> Short, I thank you for now.

968
00:39:29,633 --> 00:39:32,330
Obviously there's been some

969
00:39:32,269 --> 00:39:35,269
reporting on the on the

970
00:39:36,206 --> 00:39:37,474
proposal and I appreciate you

971
00:39:37,474 --> 00:39:39,810
guys sharing sort of the the

972
00:39:39,810 --> 00:39:40,510
unsolicited proposal process

973
00:39:40,510 --> 00:39:41,111
and sort of how we have

974
00:39:41,111 --> 00:39:44,111
approached I think it's we're

975
00:39:44,581 --> 00:39:45,315
saying that, you know, I think

976
00:39:45,315 --> 00:39:48,315
there was impression that we

977
00:39:51,621 --> 00:39:52,790
had approved her door a

978
00:39:52,790 --> 00:39:53,891
project. And I think it's

979
00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:54,525
important. Thank you for

980
00:39:54,525 --> 00:39:55,259
clarifying that. There's still

981
00:39:55,259 --> 00:39:58,729
a lot to consider and that

982
00:39:58,729 --> 00:40:00,431
it's going to be a public and

983
00:40:00,431 --> 00:40:01,364
transparent process. clearly

984
00:40:01,364 --> 00:40:04,568
one of those things for mine

985
00:40:04,568 --> 00:40:06,236
close to a reservoir that's

986
00:40:06,236 --> 00:40:07,438
close to the EA Reservoir that

987
00:40:07,438 --> 00:40:08,105
we're spending investing so

988
00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:12,305
much money in. We want to be

989
00:40:12,876 --> 00:40:13,644
we want to take into

990
00:40:13,644 --> 00:40:15,780
consideration any of the

991
00:40:15,780 --> 00:40:17,314
insular effects of a blasting

992
00:40:17,314 --> 00:40:19,249
everything I'd be interested

993
00:40:19,249 --> 00:40:19,950
if you don't mind just a few

994
00:40:19,950 --> 00:40:22,950
questions to learn about the

995
00:40:25,856 --> 00:40:27,291
business plan and sort of the

996
00:40:27,291 --> 00:40:27,925
transition from a mining

997
00:40:27,925 --> 00:40:30,925
operation to a water quality

998
00:40:31,328 --> 00:40:32,960
feature. Excuse me, a

999
00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:34,397
reservoir features so, you

1000
00:40:34,397 --> 00:40:36,166
know, specifically as you guys

1001
00:40:36,166 --> 00:40:39,766
look at this, what is the

1002
00:40:40,304 --> 00:40:42,272
business plan look like in the

1003
00:40:42,272 --> 00:40:44,800
form of how revenues are going

1004
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,610
to be dedicated to delivering.

1005
00:40:46,610 --> 00:40:47,444
And I know we're at the early

1006
00:40:47,444 --> 00:40:48,978
stages of this in terms of

1007
00:40:48,978 --> 00:40:51,378
planning but to delivering

1008
00:40:51,382 --> 00:40:53,317
sort of a finish reservoir

1009
00:40:53,317 --> 00:40:55,519
product project and then on an

1010
00:40:55,519 --> 00:40:57,919
ongoing basis. Obviously, you

1011
00:40:58,155 --> 00:40:58,855
know, the district has a ton

1012
00:40:58,855 --> 00:40:59,923
of projects were making a lot

1013
00:40:59,923 --> 00:41:03,523
of process or progress but as

1014
00:41:03,660 --> 00:41:06,497
we do that and get things

1015
00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:08,640
online, our operation and

1016
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:09,933
management budget continues to

1017
00:41:09,933 --> 00:41:12,933
I'm really interested in how

1018
00:41:14,505 --> 00:41:15,172
you guys are exploring how

1019
00:41:15,172 --> 00:41:17,641
some of those revenues can be

1020
00:41:17,641 --> 00:41:20,410
considered for the future

1021
00:41:20,210 --> 00:41:23,210
operations of of a potential

1022
00:41:24,114 --> 00:41:25,281
reservoir. There's 2 parts of

1023
00:41:25,281 --> 00:41:26,490
Yeah, there from from reading

1024
00:41:26,490 --> 00:41:27,451
this correctly. The initial

1025
00:41:27,451 --> 00:41:30,530
part of that is is how we are

1026
00:41:30,530 --> 00:41:30,687
creating water reservoir

1027
00:41:30,687 --> 00:41:31,388
itself and how those revenues

1028
00:41:31,388 --> 00:41:32,155
are generated there, which is

1029
00:41:32,155 --> 00:41:34,825
coming from the agger move a

1030
00:41:34,825 --> 00:41:35,659
lot obviously.

1031
00:41:35,659 --> 00:41:36,860
>> And we will construct those

1032
00:41:36,860 --> 00:41:37,527
those watersheds cells from

1033
00:41:37,527 --> 00:41:39,927
that from that process.

1034
00:41:40,631 --> 00:41:41,432
Already, the team has borne

1035
00:41:41,432 --> 00:41:42,633
the cost of all the

1036
00:41:42,633 --> 00:41:44,633
engineering design.

1037
00:41:46,236 --> 00:41:46,903
environmental research that

1038
00:41:46,903 --> 00:41:47,604
has to been done within that

1039
00:41:47,604 --> 00:41:48,238
extensively so far we've

1040
00:41:48,238 --> 00:41:51,809
learned that call so far. As

1041
00:41:51,809 --> 00:41:52,509
you said, we're still quite a

1042
00:41:52,509 --> 00:41:54,211
ways away to working with the

1043
00:41:54,211 --> 00:41:54,911
district of to finish out the

1044
00:41:54,911 --> 00:41:55,645
process and come up with the

1045
00:41:55,645 --> 00:41:57,715
rest of the budget as far

1046
00:41:57,715 --> 00:41:58,415
within this concern, we've

1047
00:41:58,415 --> 00:42:00,484
recognized that when it was a

1048
00:42:00,484 --> 00:42:02,218
problem and issue for the

1049
00:42:02,218 --> 00:42:02,953
district long before Southland

1050
00:42:02,953 --> 00:42:06,656
came to like. And it's been a

1051
00:42:06,656 --> 00:42:07,323
discussion that continue to

1052
00:42:07,323 --> 00:42:08,570
have over the years that we've

1053
00:42:08,570 --> 00:42:09,926
worked for the district and

1054
00:42:09,926 --> 00:42:10,627
we're working to those ideas.

1055
00:42:10,627 --> 00:42:11,361
Now, there've been several put

1056
00:42:11,361 --> 00:42:14,361
on the table work, executive

1057
00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:17,201
director develop those ideas,

1058
00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:17,901
whether the set asides out of

1059
00:42:17,901 --> 00:42:19,690
the project cost of the

1060
00:42:19,690 --> 00:42:20,838
project Revenue Weathersby. We

1061
00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:21,538
continue to handle it involve

1062
00:42:21,538 --> 00:42:24,107
were on site for the years to

1063
00:42:24,107 --> 00:42:25,208
come. And that's the case. You

1064
00:42:25,208 --> 00:42:27,608
have 5, 10, 20 plus years for

1065
00:42:29,379 --> 00:42:30,130
handling not only but the

1066
00:42:30,130 --> 00:42:30,747
those are all still details or

1067
00:42:30,747 --> 00:42:31,481
working out, not just for this

1068
00:42:31,481 --> 00:42:32,516
project, but for other

1069
00:42:32,516 --> 00:42:34,251
projects. We're doing the same

1070
00:42:34,251 --> 00:42:34,918
thing north of like they're

1071
00:42:34,918 --> 00:42:36,153
just a seven-year process.

1072
00:42:36,153 --> 00:42:38,553
Their work Hanley, 5 of 7

1073
00:42:38,622 --> 00:42:39,423
years of successful operations

1074
00:42:39,423 --> 00:42:40,124
of the district gets the Keys

1075
00:42:40,124 --> 00:42:43,124
to the project of the

1076
00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:46,430
>> And and and in terms of I'm

1077
00:42:46,430 --> 00:42:46,763
sorry,

1078
00:42:46,763 --> 00:42:48,799
>> Government, can we get your

1079
00:42:48,799 --> 00:42:49,433
name? Matt Matt, it's and

1080
00:42:49,433 --> 00:42:51,433
Phil's son Jordan.

1081
00:42:56,206 --> 00:42:57,400
>> There's been little

1082
00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:58,275
discussion sort of a quality

1083
00:42:58,275 --> 00:42:58,842
component that could

1084
00:42:58,842 --> 00:42:59,476
potentially be in in

1085
00:42:59,476 --> 00:43:01,311
considered in the plant. Who

1086
00:43:01,311 --> 00:43:03,514
is that? Is that still the

1087
00:43:03,514 --> 00:43:04,481
direction you guys are

1088
00:43:04,481 --> 00:43:05,482
considering? It's still a

1089
00:43:05,482 --> 00:43:06,616
consideration right now. We're

1090
00:43:06,616 --> 00:43:07,383
still vetting that through the

1091
00:43:07,383 --> 00:43:09,319
district, obviously right now.

1092
00:43:09,319 --> 00:43:10,487
Initially we're trying to

1093
00:43:10,487 --> 00:43:11,221
create as much storage can the

1094
00:43:11,221 --> 00:43:12,523
next 5 years. We understand

1095
00:43:12,523 --> 00:43:14,240
STA 5, 6, 8 of the water

1096
00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:14,691
transfer to the other side

1097
00:43:14,691 --> 00:43:16,590
because it does experience dry

1098
00:43:16,590 --> 00:43:16,927
out.

1099
00:43:16,927 --> 00:43:17,828
>> Our initial efforts will be

1100
00:43:17,828 --> 00:43:18,562
to give that first 20,000 acre

1101
00:43:18,562 --> 00:43:20,831
feet under 5 years. And that

1102
00:43:20,831 --> 00:43:21,598
will immediately start to feed

1103
00:43:21,598 --> 00:43:24,598
the offsets for STA 5, 6, as

1104
00:43:25,235 --> 00:43:25,935
we work through this process

1105
00:43:25,935 --> 00:43:26,669
and continue with the district

1106
00:43:26,669 --> 00:43:27,303
will consider looking at

1107
00:43:27,303 --> 00:43:29,303
future technology.

1108
00:43:30,140 --> 00:43:32,540
>> Yeah, listen on. I'm

1109
00:43:33,410 --> 00:43:35,212
interested in staying, you

1110
00:43:35,212 --> 00:43:36,790
involved in an updated on on

1111
00:43:36,790 --> 00:43:36,747
how you guys are looking at

1112
00:43:36,747 --> 00:43:39,583
this. I think I think there's

1113
00:43:39,583 --> 00:43:41,583
broad consensus that.

1114
00:43:43,353 --> 00:43:45,753
>> More water storage is

1115
00:43:47,190 --> 00:43:48,580
beneficial.

1116
00:43:48,580 --> 00:43:48,859
>> especially if it includes

1117
00:43:48,859 --> 00:43:51,259
water, quality component and

1118
00:43:52,629 --> 00:43:54,230
listen, especially if it's at

1119
00:43:54,230 --> 00:43:57,830
a lower cost to taxpayers in

1120
00:43:58,350 --> 00:43:58,735
terms of finished product and

1121
00:43:58,735 --> 00:43:59,937
the and the ongoing

1122
00:43:59,937 --> 00:44:02,337
management. So hope you'll

1123
00:44:03,173 --> 00:44:04,375
just consider those factors.

1124
00:44:04,375 --> 00:44:05,642
If you don't mind, I'd like to

1125
00:44:05,642 --> 00:44:06,310
take a second to address

1126
00:44:06,310 --> 00:44:08,710
another couple of items

1127
00:44:09,146 --> 00:44:09,813
actually matter where don't

1128
00:44:09,813 --> 00:44:10,948
want to do a presentation on

1129
00:44:10,948 --> 00:44:11,548
this because we did not

1130
00:44:11,548 --> 00:44:12,249
advertise it that way. And I

1131
00:44:12,249 --> 00:44:13,816
don't think it's fair to

1132
00:44:13,816 --> 00:44:14,150
people.

1133
00:44:14,150 --> 00:44:15,819
>> don't have a chance to

1134
00:44:15,819 --> 00:44:17,988
maybe rebut if they if they

1135
00:44:17,988 --> 00:44:20,891
don't like the project are at

1136
00:44:20,891 --> 00:44:21,525
the end and I think they

1137
00:44:21,525 --> 00:44:22,225
should have that opportunity

1138
00:44:22,225 --> 00:44:22,826
should should have been

1139
00:44:22,826 --> 00:44:23,527
noticed. And we didn't notice

1140
00:44:23,527 --> 00:44:25,228
it. So I don't mind us in

1141
00:44:25,228 --> 00:44:25,929
question, particularly since

1142
00:44:25,929 --> 00:44:27,631
this is in your district. I

1143
00:44:27,631 --> 00:44:28,265
will ask you one further

1144
00:44:28,265 --> 00:44:29,800
question. But this is more

1145
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:32,200
process than actual project.

1146
00:44:33,270 --> 00:44:33,937
And that's 8. Do anticipate

1147
00:44:33,937 --> 00:44:36,406
taxpayer money being used on

1148
00:44:36,406 --> 00:44:37,440
Right now? We have worked

1149
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:38,174
through the rest of the budget

1150
00:44:38,174 --> 00:44:39,309
for the pump stations, canal

1151
00:44:39,309 --> 00:44:40,444
improvements. We obviously

1152
00:44:40,444 --> 00:44:41,144
have to connect to the Miami

1153
00:44:41,144 --> 00:44:42,446
Canal and as whole.

1154
00:44:42,446 --> 00:44:43,180
>> Board member Stanley, we're

1155
00:44:43,180 --> 00:44:44,481
still working to that with the

1156
00:44:44,481 --> 00:44:44,848
district.

1157
00:44:44,848 --> 00:44:45,348
>> looking for an

1158
00:44:45,348 --> 00:44:46,490
appropriation this year. No,

1159
00:44:46,490 --> 00:44:48,885
okay. Anyone else question on

1160
00:44:48,885 --> 00:44:51,885
process. Yeah, I had a

1161
00:44:54,725 --> 00:44:56,727
question, Matt, that came up

1162
00:44:56,727 --> 00:45:00,764
due to the fact there was some

1163
00:45:00,764 --> 00:45:02,866
lack of clarity and what was

1164
00:45:02,866 --> 00:45:03,934
required by Palm Beach County

1165
00:45:03,934 --> 00:45:06,334
wind through this process.

1166
00:45:06,436 --> 00:45:07,136
Could you shed some light on

1167
00:45:07,136 --> 00:45:10,136
what you're required to do

1168
00:45:10,941 --> 00:45:11,775
early on why you had to reach

1169
00:45:11,775 --> 00:45:12,442
out to the water management

1170
00:45:12,442 --> 00:45:14,442
district to some.

1171
00:45:15,212 --> 00:45:17,314
>> So it's it's it's a lengthy

1172
00:45:17,314 --> 00:45:19,182
process to get through DP and

1173
00:45:19,182 --> 00:45:20,450
Palm Beach County. We have to

1174
00:45:20,450 --> 00:45:21,818
go through It's been over a

1175
00:45:21,818 --> 00:45:23,420
year and a half now with the

1176
00:45:23,420 --> 00:45:24,821
FDP to get to the process of

1177
00:45:24,821 --> 00:45:26,222
middle for the ERP permits and

1178
00:45:26,222 --> 00:45:27,324
those plans, the county does

1179
00:45:27,324 --> 00:45:28,191
require us to get through.

1180
00:45:28,191 --> 00:45:30,600
Those ERP says to have clean

1181
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:32,620
no, no, a clean aria from BP.

1182
00:45:32,620 --> 00:45:34,970
That's part of the process.

1183
00:45:34,970 --> 00:45:35,666
The other part of the process

1184
00:45:35,666 --> 00:45:37,100
is to get this through

1185
00:45:37,100 --> 00:45:37,968
district and, you know,

1186
00:45:37,968 --> 00:45:38,635
identify Kaisha letter for

1187
00:45:38,635 --> 00:45:40,170
them of the potential project

1188
00:45:40,170 --> 00:45:41,738
of so as we work for that

1189
00:45:41,738 --> 00:45:42,906
project, we've had to work

1190
00:45:42,906 --> 00:45:43,873
county zoning now and we

1191
00:45:43,873 --> 00:45:44,574
submitted that process. We're

1192
00:45:44,574 --> 00:45:47,110
looking to get a commission.

1193
00:45:47,110 --> 00:45:50,110
Any other questions. But Mr.

1194
00:45:52,249 --> 00:45:54,649
What is the depth?

1195
00:45:55,485 --> 00:45:57,885
>> That you're intending did.

1196
00:45:58,288 --> 00:45:58,922
And that's the debt. The

1197
00:45:58,922 --> 00:45:59,656
deepest part of this reservoir

1198
00:45:59,656 --> 00:46:03,256
is -9. That was that 30 feet

1199
00:46:05,128 --> 00:46:06,330
-9. The current grand ovation

1200
00:46:06,330 --> 00:46:07,330
is an average of 4 to 5 feet.

1201
00:46:07,330 --> 00:46:08,398
So about 12 feet deep over all

1202
00:46:08,398 --> 00:46:09,933
of current elevation, which is

1203
00:46:09,933 --> 00:46:10,834
comparable to the EA Reservoir

1204
00:46:10,834 --> 00:46:13,737
Bar area intake Canal. And to

1205
00:46:13,737 --> 00:46:17,400
us, can take now. So working.

1206
00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:19,343
We're not any excavation.

1207
00:46:19,343 --> 00:46:20,430
We're not in the deeper than

1208
00:46:20,430 --> 00:46:22,779
any other project. Okay. And

1209
00:46:22,779 --> 00:46:24,779
you're delivering. Different

1210
00:46:26,416 --> 00:46:28,180
phases over time, correct?

1211
00:46:28,180 --> 00:46:30,180
Correct. What the

1212
00:46:31,487 --> 00:46:33,190
improvements, the levees,

1213
00:46:33,190 --> 00:46:35,590
correct? Chief, brothers, all

1214
00:46:37,861 --> 00:46:40,261
of the different components

1215
00:46:40,464 --> 00:46:43,464
storing water. So we enlisted

1216
00:46:44,468 --> 00:46:45,168
the same team that was on the

1217
00:46:45,168 --> 00:46:46,570
design team for the EA

1218
00:46:46,570 --> 00:46:47,270
Reservoir. Most of those were

1219
00:46:47,270 --> 00:46:50,973
from bay to STA as well. All

1220
00:46:50,973 --> 00:46:51,708
of the subcontractors

1221
00:46:51,708 --> 00:46:52,642
participated in that. So we

1222
00:46:52,642 --> 00:46:53,377
listed that team on purpose to

1223
00:46:53,377 --> 00:46:54,100
make sure that we didn't

1224
00:46:54,100 --> 00:46:56,279
affect the other surrounding

1225
00:46:56,279 --> 00:46:58,181
projects. Ours also includes a

1226
00:46:58,181 --> 00:46:59,916
safety barrier canals, and it

1227
00:46:59,916 --> 00:47:00,583
does delivered and self so

1228
00:47:00,583 --> 00:47:02,983
faces. Your your storage

1229
00:47:06,122 --> 00:47:08,122
Guesses.

1230
00:47:08,625 --> 00:47:11,250
>> The water table. To

1231
00:47:11,561 --> 00:47:12,529
whatever level you're going to

1232
00:47:12,529 --> 00:47:15,529
store above. The water level,

1233
00:47:15,765 --> 00:47:18,765
4 feet. So we're an average 12

1234
00:47:20,690 --> 00:47:22,406
to 13 feet death across the

1235
00:47:22,406 --> 00:47:23,340
entire STA.

1236
00:47:23,340 --> 00:47:24,574
>> So we're about 8 feet to 9

1237
00:47:24,574 --> 00:47:25,375
feet below the water table and

1238
00:47:25,375 --> 00:47:27,344
only 4 feet above. We're has a

1239
00:47:27,344 --> 00:47:30,344
reservoir low as president. So

1240
00:47:31,248 --> 00:47:31,949
what will be the depth of the

1241
00:47:31,949 --> 00:47:33,949
storage the average?

1242
00:47:34,384 --> 00:47:36,784
>> Water level. average water

1243
00:47:36,820 --> 00:47:37,521
table before feet of storage

1244
00:47:37,521 --> 00:47:40,521
above the average 4 foot. Yes.

1245
00:47:47,197 --> 00:47:50,197
There's no more questions for

1246
00:47:50,434 --> 00:47:51,134
Mr. Bartlett, we'll move now

1247
00:47:51,134 --> 00:47:54,734
to a public comment. let you

1248
00:47:56,540 --> 00:47:56,940
take over.

1249
00:47:56,940 --> 00:47:57,607
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman

1250
00:47:57,607 --> 00:47:59,342
will hear first Kelly Ralston

1251
00:47:59,342 --> 00:48:01,742
followed by Newton Cook.

1252
00:48:07,851 --> 00:48:08,551
>> Good Morning, Mr. Chairman

1253
00:48:08,551 --> 00:48:09,252
governing board members, jail

1254
00:48:09,252 --> 00:48:12,522
house are voted on today. Tom

1255
00:48:12,522 --> 00:48:13,190
Kelly Ralston representing

1256
00:48:13,190 --> 00:48:14,458
Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. And

1257
00:48:14,458 --> 00:48:15,158
I appreciate the opportunity

1258
00:48:15,158 --> 00:48:17,894
to kind of give some insight

1259
00:48:17,894 --> 00:48:19,396
as to why the TT is so

1260
00:48:19,396 --> 00:48:21,396
invested in Everglades

1261
00:48:21,798 --> 00:48:23,533
restoration, the conductivity

1262
00:48:23,533 --> 00:48:24,767
of healthy landscapes to

1263
00:48:24,767 --> 00:48:25,468
healthy coastal and offshore

1264
00:48:25,468 --> 00:48:27,337
habitat and water quality

1265
00:48:27,337 --> 00:48:28,304
really drives healthy aquatic

1266
00:48:28,304 --> 00:48:30,704
ecosystems and fish stocks

1267
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:32,809
given the TT is focus on

1268
00:48:32,809 --> 00:48:33,409
sustainable and a bone

1269
00:48:33,409 --> 00:48:35,809
abundant bonefish, tarpon and

1270
00:48:36,412 --> 00:48:37,680
permit and their prevalence in

1271
00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:39,116
South Florida, Everglades

1272
00:48:39,116 --> 00:48:39,750
restoration was and is an

1273
00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:40,417
extremely high priority for

1274
00:48:40,417 --> 00:48:42,817
our organization. We've been

1275
00:48:44,540 --> 00:48:44,654
actively engaged in the

1276
00:48:44,654 --> 00:48:46,156
process over the years,

1277
00:48:46,156 --> 00:48:46,890
particularly in supporting the

1278
00:48:46,890 --> 00:48:47,490
planning funding and

1279
00:48:47,490 --> 00:48:48,910
construction of the EA

1280
00:48:48,910 --> 00:48:50,491
Reservoir. We recognize the

1281
00:48:51,928 --> 00:48:52,629
importance of a comprehensive

1282
00:48:52,629 --> 00:48:54,498
everglades restoration plan,

1283
00:48:54,498 --> 00:48:55,298
but also recognize that

1284
00:48:55,298 --> 00:48:57,401
surface, not the complete

1285
00:48:57,401 --> 00:48:58,969
solution in both of his

1286
00:48:58,969 --> 00:48:59,569
environmental executive

1287
00:48:59,569 --> 00:49:01,569
orders. Governor DeSantis

1288
00:49:01,571 --> 00:49:02,472
directed the district to,

1289
00:49:02,472 --> 00:49:04,472
quote, expedite restoration

1290
00:49:04,741 --> 00:49:06,776
efforts and quote, projects

1291
00:49:06,776 --> 00:49:07,577
that minimize the risk of

1292
00:49:07,577 --> 00:49:08,345
harmful discharges and cent of

1293
00:49:08,345 --> 00:49:10,745
water south. The Florida

1294
00:49:11,915 --> 00:49:12,582
legislature has backed this

1295
00:49:12,582 --> 00:49:13,450
directive with its own support

1296
00:49:13,450 --> 00:49:14,618
for Everglades restoration

1297
00:49:14,618 --> 00:49:15,252
each year through record

1298
00:49:15,252 --> 00:49:18,252
funding. The tts grateful for

1299
00:49:19,422 --> 00:49:20,220
the leadership of this

1300
00:49:20,220 --> 00:49:21,758
governing board. And director

1301
00:49:21,758 --> 00:49:23,193
Bartlett in seeking

1302
00:49:23,193 --> 00:49:23,894
opportunities to identify and

1303
00:49:23,894 --> 00:49:25,728
expedite meaningful projects

1304
00:49:25,728 --> 00:49:26,630
that may not be part of sir,

1305
00:49:26,630 --> 00:49:28,365
but to compliment Proof surf

1306
00:49:28,365 --> 00:49:31,365
efforts. Knowing that we need

1307
00:49:31,801 --> 00:49:33,801
extensive storage throughout

1308
00:49:33,870 --> 00:49:35,738
the system and water flow to

1309
00:49:35,738 --> 00:49:36,439
support existing restoration

1310
00:49:36,439 --> 00:49:39,439
elements like St Ays. The

1311
00:49:40,209 --> 00:49:40,843
district has continued to

1312
00:49:40,843 --> 00:49:41,544
think outside of the box to

1313
00:49:41,544 --> 00:49:42,912
look for additional needs and

1314
00:49:42,912 --> 00:49:45,114
opportunities. For example, he

1315
00:49:45,114 --> 00:49:46,716
worked with the Army Corps to

1316
00:49:46,716 --> 00:49:47,416
inform where and how asr can

1317
00:49:47,416 --> 00:49:48,684
safely and effectively be

1318
00:49:48,684 --> 00:49:50,654
used. And you work with

1319
00:49:50,654 --> 00:49:51,321
Everglades National Park to

1320
00:49:51,321 --> 00:49:52,220
construct projects to improve

1321
00:49:52,220 --> 00:49:55,220
water flow into Taylor Slough.

1322
00:49:55,910 --> 00:49:56,393
The district is also recognize

1323
00:49:56,393 --> 00:49:57,727
that no single entity,

1324
00:49:57,727 --> 00:49:58,327
including the state as

1325
00:49:58,327 --> 00:50:00,960
supportive as engaged as it

1326
00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:01,864
is, doesn't have all the

1327
00:50:01,864 --> 00:50:02,966
answers and has continued to

1328
00:50:02,966 --> 00:50:04,334
explore public-private

1329
00:50:04,334 --> 00:50:06,703
partnerships through a defined

1330
00:50:06,703 --> 00:50:08,700
process to achieve a dense but

1331
00:50:08,700 --> 00:50:08,738
additional benefits for the

1332
00:50:08,738 --> 00:50:11,274
system center. To be clear,

1333
00:50:11,274 --> 00:50:12,175
these comments are not

1334
00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:13,777
directed at any specific

1335
00:50:13,777 --> 00:50:14,411
project, but more to the

1336
00:50:14,411 --> 00:50:16,479
ongoing need for collaboration

1337
00:50:16,479 --> 00:50:18,215
and innovation. As we identify

1338
00:50:18,215 --> 00:50:18,882
additional needs with them.

1339
00:50:18,882 --> 00:50:21,218
The South Florida ecosystem.

1340
00:50:21,218 --> 00:50:21,918
It's this creativity that 6th

1341
00:50:21,918 --> 00:50:23,918
expediting Everglades

1342
00:50:24,421 --> 00:50:26,389
restoration, progress and

1343
00:50:26,389 --> 00:50:27,230
results. And we strongly

1344
00:50:27,230 --> 00:50:27,657
encourage the district to

1345
00:50:27,657 --> 00:50:29,159
continue with this innovative

1346
00:50:29,159 --> 00:50:30,660
thinking to ensure that we

1347
00:50:30,660 --> 00:50:31,428
achieve our restoration goals

1348
00:50:31,428 --> 00:50:33,362
as quickly and efficiently as

1349
00:50:33,362 --> 00:50:35,165
possible. And I can't let the

1350
00:50:35,165 --> 00:50:36,660
time do without congratulating

1351
00:50:36,660 --> 00:50:39,350
Charlotte on her. Her crown.

1352
00:50:39,350 --> 00:50:40,437
Did you not bring it today?

1353
00:50:40,437 --> 00:50:42,837
I'm very disappointed. Well,

1354
00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:47,110
you're such a deserving

1355
00:50:47,110 --> 00:50:48,778
recipient of of the Swamp

1356
00:50:48,778 --> 00:50:49,746
Queen Award. I can't think of

1357
00:50:49,746 --> 00:50:51,881
anybody who is more

1358
00:50:51,881 --> 00:50:52,448
enthusiastic, engaged

1359
00:50:52,448 --> 00:50:53,650
knowledgable and it's such a

1360
00:50:53,650 --> 00:50:55,752
pleasure to having not only on

1361
00:50:55,752 --> 00:50:57,287
the board, but that is the

1362
00:50:57,287 --> 00:50:57,954
recipient in your king was

1363
00:50:57,954 --> 00:50:58,588
pretty full 2 years. with

1364
00:50:58,588 --> 00:50:59,255
that, thank you very much.

1365
00:50:59,255 --> 00:51:01,591
Thank you. Miss Ralston.

1366
00:51:01,591 --> 00:51:02,358
>> We'll hear next from Newton

1367
00:51:02,358 --> 00:51:05,358
Cook, followed by Ernie Cox.

1368
00:51:10,233 --> 00:51:10,900
>> Thank you very much. And

1369
00:51:10,900 --> 00:51:11,467
you can cook United

1370
00:51:11,467 --> 00:51:13,703
Waterfowlers Florida. I want

1371
00:51:13,703 --> 00:51:17,303
to thank God, Jim staff. Who

1372
00:51:17,874 --> 00:51:20,477
helped us put on. 2 wounded

1373
00:51:20,477 --> 00:51:22,877
warrior hunts. We had. 51

1374
00:51:23,245 --> 00:51:26,245
warriors twice. You just have

1375
00:51:26,849 --> 00:51:30,449
to go see. expression on these

1376
00:51:32,550 --> 00:51:32,989
guys faces. I see that sunset

1377
00:51:32,989 --> 00:51:36,589
sunrise coming up and all of

1378
00:51:37,160 --> 00:51:38,661
job. And it's an incredible

1379
00:51:38,661 --> 00:51:39,395
thing for him. And we put on a

1380
00:51:39,395 --> 00:51:40,196
good weekend. They have a

1381
00:51:40,196 --> 00:51:40,930
shooting afternoon at the Palm

1382
00:51:40,930 --> 00:51:43,133
Beach County. Shooting range

1383
00:51:43,133 --> 00:51:46,733
at Foreman. And the hot the

1384
00:51:46,970 --> 00:51:47,670
next day. we repeat that the

1385
00:51:47,670 --> 00:51:50,307
second weekend. And if it

1386
00:51:50,307 --> 00:51:51,700
wasn't for the district could

1387
00:51:51,700 --> 00:51:54,210
happen. Yes, the A's are not

1388
00:51:54,210 --> 00:51:55,544
in real good shape, but we

1389
00:51:55,544 --> 00:51:58,544
still 5.15, holes put him and

1390
00:51:58,714 --> 00:52:01,500
they had a wonderful time. And

1391
00:52:01,500 --> 00:52:04,821
then on the new pop, we do.

1392
00:52:04,821 --> 00:52:05,889
About 30 kids show up. And

1393
00:52:05,889 --> 00:52:07,657
then, course, you've got their

1394
00:52:07,657 --> 00:52:08,958
supervisors and and all these

1395
00:52:08,958 --> 00:52:09,559
talks, we feed them all

1396
00:52:09,559 --> 00:52:13,159
launch. And for the kids, they

1397
00:52:13,162 --> 00:52:15,198
all get free raffle prizes and

1398
00:52:15,198 --> 00:52:15,898
again, it's something to see

1399
00:52:15,898 --> 00:52:19,498
the young. first time out. The

1400
00:52:20,369 --> 00:52:23,969
hunt. To a great night. But

1401
00:52:25,342 --> 00:52:26,760
alligators for sunrise and the

1402
00:52:26,760 --> 00:52:29,760
real red eyes when having

1403
00:52:30,246 --> 00:52:32,482
their It's a great time and

1404
00:52:32,482 --> 00:52:33,516
the district makes it possible

1405
00:52:33,516 --> 00:52:34,216
without it wouldn't happen in

1406
00:52:34,216 --> 00:52:37,816
the staff here. kind of tired.

1407
00:52:38,688 --> 00:52:39,388
We're not going to get to 12

1408
00:52:39,388 --> 00:52:42,388
feet. We're not going 90 days.

1409
00:52:42,625 --> 00:52:43,326
Hopefully we might get to 13

1410
00:52:43,326 --> 00:52:46,926
feet. We're glad to get where

1411
00:52:47,196 --> 00:52:49,199
we can get on the lake. We're

1412
00:52:49,199 --> 00:52:49,799
getting a little bit of

1413
00:52:49,799 --> 00:52:52,799
growth. But the Lakers they

1414
00:52:54,871 --> 00:52:55,605
And it's going to go into the

1415
00:52:55,605 --> 00:52:58,605
rainy season. They had. I'd

1416
00:52:59,509 --> 00:53:01,844
only did with the fish. The

1417
00:53:01,844 --> 00:53:05,148
fish all find a place to go.

1418
00:53:05,148 --> 00:53:05,815
The tournament fish find a

1419
00:53:05,815 --> 00:53:08,218
place chasing fish. But when

1420
00:53:08,218 --> 00:53:10,190
you have 500,000 acre piece of

1421
00:53:10,190 --> 00:53:11,788
property out there and 300,

1422
00:53:11,788 --> 00:53:14,788
1000 of it. It's not good.

1423
00:53:16,250 --> 00:53:18,127
We're not meet the

1424
00:53:18,127 --> 00:53:19,950
responsibilities. Everglades

1425
00:53:19,950 --> 00:53:19,795
restoration. It is the heart

1426
00:53:19,795 --> 00:53:22,195
of the Everglades. Summit's

1427
00:53:24,968 --> 00:53:25,635
fault is fail. We've had 2

1428
00:53:25,635 --> 00:53:28,438
years in a row. Of dumping

1429
00:53:28,438 --> 00:53:30,206
water out the Port St. Lucie

1430
00:53:30,206 --> 00:53:31,974
Caloosahatchee. We have you

1431
00:53:31,974 --> 00:53:32,642
have a storm yet and way to

1432
00:53:32,642 --> 00:53:35,642
that storm comes. The summer

1433
00:53:35,678 --> 00:53:38,678
while summers. Could be a

1434
00:53:38,748 --> 00:53:41,748
whole. I was year. After

1435
00:53:42,352 --> 00:53:43,530
little curve today with this

1436
00:53:43,530 --> 00:53:45,955
rock mine saying. But I just

1437
00:53:45,955 --> 00:53:46,856
want to say that I think we

1438
00:53:46,856 --> 00:53:48,958
had a precedent on that. The C

1439
00:53:48,958 --> 00:53:50,193
50 want right? We've already

1440
00:53:50,193 --> 00:53:50,893
have a rock mind that we feel

1441
00:53:50,893 --> 00:53:54,493
water for storage. I can't see

1442
00:53:54,764 --> 00:53:57,164
anything wrong quite frankly.

1443
00:53:58,334 --> 00:53:59,268
I mean, it's probably the

1444
00:53:59,268 --> 00:53:59,969
least expensive way the world

1445
00:53:59,969 --> 00:54:01,737
gets towards south. There's

1446
00:54:01,737 --> 00:54:02,471
somebody else need to talk big

1447
00:54:02,471 --> 00:54:06,710
hole. I can't see any reason

1448
00:54:07,943 --> 00:54:09,245
to oppose it and appreciate

1449
00:54:09,245 --> 00:54:09,845
the district make their

1450
00:54:09,845 --> 00:54:11,845
comments. Thank you.

1451
00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:13,716
>> Thank you, Mr. Koch, we'll

1452
00:54:13,716 --> 00:54:14,350
hear next from Ernie Cox

1453
00:54:14,350 --> 00:54:16,750
followed by Mark Perry.

1454
00:54:19,789 --> 00:54:20,423
>> Well, good morning and

1455
00:54:20,423 --> 00:54:21,123
happy New Year to everybody.

1456
00:54:21,123 --> 00:54:23,726
It's good to good to see you.

1457
00:54:23,726 --> 00:54:26,726
Really exciting about the the

1458
00:54:27,764 --> 00:54:28,731
progress that's being made

1459
00:54:28,731 --> 00:54:29,398
governor's budget. Another

1460
00:54:29,398 --> 00:54:31,798
record year for conservation

1461
00:54:32,702 --> 00:54:34,702
funding and Everglades

1462
00:54:35,705 --> 00:54:36,339
restoration work on water

1463
00:54:36,339 --> 00:54:38,739
quality throughout the state

1464
00:54:39,375 --> 00:54:40,610
I'm here on behalf of filter

1465
00:54:40,610 --> 00:54:41,511
Jordan and the South when

1466
00:54:41,511 --> 00:54:44,380
water project on part of that

1467
00:54:44,380 --> 00:54:46,149
team, it's pretty much the

1468
00:54:46,149 --> 00:54:49,118
same team that did the C 51

1469
00:54:49,118 --> 00:54:50,386
reservoir. And as Matt

1470
00:54:50,386 --> 00:54:52,386
mentioned, same professionals

1471
00:54:52,588 --> 00:54:54,157
that are doing the engineering

1472
00:54:54,157 --> 00:54:54,858
and design and modeling for

1473
00:54:54,858 --> 00:54:56,858
the EA Reservoir.

1474
00:54:57,326 --> 00:55:01,597
>> And the E A S T a to STA

1475
00:55:01,597 --> 00:55:02,298
that the folks in Jordan just

1476
00:55:02,298 --> 00:55:03,866
recently constructed for the

1477
00:55:03,866 --> 00:55:06,202
district. I was out there

1478
00:55:06,202 --> 00:55:08,304
Tuesday. Got a chance to see

1479
00:55:08,304 --> 00:55:09,939
it. And it's very exciting to

1480
00:55:09,939 --> 00:55:11,907
see it completed STA. That's

1481
00:55:11,907 --> 00:55:14,907
in the process of growing.

1482
00:55:15,812 --> 00:55:16,979
Can't wait. 6500 acres of

1483
00:55:16,979 --> 00:55:18,815
stormwater treatment area

1484
00:55:18,815 --> 00:55:21,215
completed growing in new

1485
00:55:22,851 --> 00:55:23,586
control structure connected to

1486
00:55:23,586 --> 00:55:27,186
the Miami can now begin taken

1487
00:55:27,957 --> 00:55:28,657
activated, as Matt mentioned

1488
00:55:28,657 --> 00:55:32,257
to -8 and really exciting the

1489
00:55:33,796 --> 00:55:35,231
construction of the EA

1490
00:55:35,231 --> 00:55:35,931
Reservoir that we've all been

1491
00:55:35,931 --> 00:55:38,931
working on for decades under

1492
00:55:39,435 --> 00:55:41,435
construction, excavating rock

1493
00:55:41,571 --> 00:55:43,571
processing the material

1494
00:55:45,341 --> 00:55:46,576
beginning to build the

1495
00:55:46,576 --> 00:55:47,276
foundation beginning to build

1496
00:55:47,276 --> 00:55:47,977
the levees. Can't wait for

1497
00:55:47,977 --> 00:55:48,844
that project to be done. But

1498
00:55:48,844 --> 00:55:52,444
as we all know, sir, projects

1499
00:55:52,916 --> 00:55:55,118
by themselves, don't get the

1500
00:55:55,118 --> 00:55:57,320
job done. And so that's where

1501
00:55:57,320 --> 00:55:58,420
the opportunity for

1502
00:55:58,420 --> 00:56:00,423
complementary projects. As you

1503
00:56:00,423 --> 00:56:03,423
all know, not just county

1504
00:56:03,693 --> 00:56:04,527
projects, not just additional

1505
00:56:04,527 --> 00:56:06,927
district nuance or projects,

1506
00:56:08,164 --> 00:56:08,698
but public private

1507
00:56:08,698 --> 00:56:10,399
partnerships like the C 51

1508
00:56:10,399 --> 00:56:11,668
reservoir and actually like

1509
00:56:11,668 --> 00:56:13,803
the L 8 flow, Equalization

1510
00:56:13,803 --> 00:56:15,704
basin. And so again, as you

1511
00:56:15,704 --> 00:56:16,305
all know, I've been the

1512
00:56:16,305 --> 00:56:18,874
project manager for the C 51

1513
00:56:18,874 --> 00:56:19,575
reservoir for seems like a

1514
00:56:19,575 --> 00:56:20,676
good part of my professional

1515
00:56:20,676 --> 00:56:23,676
career. And really excited to

1516
00:56:24,480 --> 00:56:26,616
see that project going forward

1517
00:56:26,616 --> 00:56:28,150
after the same team built the

1518
00:56:28,150 --> 00:56:31,750
wait late Reservoir. And so I

1519
00:56:31,787 --> 00:56:33,289
invite each of you to come out

1520
00:56:33,289 --> 00:56:37,359
and tour with us to see how

1521
00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:38,428
we've been able to perfect. As

1522
00:56:38,428 --> 00:56:39,495
we're learning more and more

1523
00:56:39,495 --> 00:56:40,429
about how to do this, how we

1524
00:56:40,429 --> 00:56:43,320
can build storage in phases.

1525
00:56:43,320 --> 00:56:44,100
It's great to do one big

1526
00:56:44,100 --> 00:56:44,734
project and bring it all

1527
00:56:44,734 --> 00:56:46,135
online at the same time 100%

1528
00:56:46,135 --> 00:56:48,938
favor of that. But the ability

1529
00:56:48,938 --> 00:56:50,239
to bring in storage in

1530
00:56:50,239 --> 00:56:52,508
incremental pieces as we go.

1531
00:56:52,508 --> 00:56:53,242
And so just very excited about

1532
00:56:53,242 --> 00:56:56,842
it. I mean, C 51 is actually

1533
00:56:57,647 --> 00:56:59,115
delivering benefits to the

1534
00:56:59,115 --> 00:56:59,816
Lake Worth Lagoon, delivering

1535
00:56:59,816 --> 00:57:00,516
benefits to the worries coast

1536
00:57:00,516 --> 00:57:02,986
and water supply. And it's

1537
00:57:02,986 --> 00:57:03,920
going to be delivering

1538
00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:05,922
benefits to the lax. river

1539
00:57:05,922 --> 00:57:07,790
restoration. So really excited

1540
00:57:07,790 --> 00:57:08,691
if you guys have any

1541
00:57:08,691 --> 00:57:09,858
questions. Want to talk about

1542
00:57:09,858 --> 00:57:10,559
it. You know how to reach me.

1543
00:57:10,559 --> 00:57:12,959
Thank you very much.

1544
00:57:13,396 --> 00:57:14,630
>> Thank you, Mr. Cox will

1545
00:57:14,630 --> 00:57:14,697
hear next from Mark Perry

1546
00:57:14,697 --> 00:57:17,970
followed by Caitlin Newcamp.

1547
00:57:26,809 --> 00:57:28,809
Perry, Florida. Oceanographic

1548
00:57:30,279 --> 00:57:31,800
just want to start out by

1549
00:57:31,800 --> 00:57:31,947
saying thank you to the

1550
00:57:31,947 --> 00:57:33,750
district and each and every

1551
00:57:33,750 --> 00:57:34,450
one of you and the staff here

1552
00:57:34,450 --> 00:57:34,984
at the district for

1553
00:57:34,984 --> 00:57:36,984
participating in our.

1554
00:57:37,860 --> 00:57:37,686
>> Everglades Coalition

1555
00:57:37,686 --> 00:57:39,686
Conference 2025, it was

1556
00:57:41,223 --> 00:57:42,425
magnificent man. Of course, we

1557
00:57:42,425 --> 00:57:43,920
crown the queen and king of

1558
00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:46,692
the top. But we have over 460

1559
00:57:47,529 --> 00:57:48,197
participants. 43 different

1560
00:57:48,197 --> 00:57:50,197
panelists, 10 great panels,

1561
00:57:50,333 --> 00:57:51,333
keynote speakers and

1562
00:57:51,333 --> 00:57:52,100
involvement of the tribes,

1563
00:57:52,100 --> 00:57:54,436
which was really, really good

1564
00:57:54,436 --> 00:57:58,360
to see over recent year want

1565
00:57:59,750 --> 00:57:59,909
to talk about low sum that we

1566
00:57:59,909 --> 00:58:00,676
got into it after 15 years, a

1567
00:58:00,676 --> 00:58:01,610
new schedule lake, as you

1568
00:58:01,610 --> 00:58:04,610
know, last August. But right

1569
00:58:05,181 --> 00:58:05,915
away in December, we had to go

1570
00:58:05,915 --> 00:58:07,851
into Lake Okeechobee recovery

1571
00:58:07,851 --> 00:58:09,685
operations that meant to

1572
00:58:09,685 --> 00:58:10,353
discharge water out of the

1573
00:58:10,353 --> 00:58:11,554
lake to recover the like we're

1574
00:58:11,554 --> 00:58:13,589
all about. The health of the

1575
00:58:13,589 --> 00:58:14,890
lake is Ben mentioned about

1576
00:58:14,890 --> 00:58:17,660
losing the SA be so. Were

1577
00:58:17,660 --> 00:58:19,328
taken the water to the

1578
00:58:19,328 --> 00:58:19,962
estuaries, but we're not

1579
00:58:19,962 --> 00:58:20,663
sending enough maximum water

1580
00:58:20,663 --> 00:58:24,670
to the south. We really need

1581
00:58:24,670 --> 00:58:25,902
to maximize our our flows to

1582
00:58:25,902 --> 00:58:27,904
the south from the lake in

1583
00:58:27,904 --> 00:58:29,305
order to get down. Right now,

1584
00:58:29,305 --> 00:58:32,241
we're supplying a lot of water

1585
00:58:32,241 --> 00:58:32,875
supply to through history

1586
00:58:32,875 --> 00:58:33,576
outlet south by the district.

1587
00:58:33,576 --> 00:58:35,912
But we need to maximize more

1588
00:58:35,912 --> 00:58:39,512
flow to the south to alleviate

1589
00:58:40,149 --> 00:58:41,830
this flows to the estuaries

1590
00:58:41,830 --> 00:58:42,385
right now during the dry

1591
00:58:42,385 --> 00:58:43,850
season, especially since the

1592
00:58:43,850 --> 00:58:45,788
Everglades needs it during the

1593
00:58:45,788 --> 00:58:46,689
dry season it gave years South

1594
00:58:46,689 --> 00:58:50,930
Florida and para. This is a

1595
00:58:50,930 --> 00:58:50,693
collection by the 62nd

1596
00:58:50,693 --> 00:58:53,693
Congress. Back in 1911, in the

1597
00:58:54,129 --> 00:58:54,897
Senate required the government

1598
00:58:54,897 --> 00:58:55,564
printing office to put

1599
00:58:55,564 --> 00:58:57,964
together all the reports,

1600
00:58:59,350 --> 00:58:59,635
statements, papers and

1601
00:58:59,635 --> 00:59:00,736
everything to do is Florida's

1602
00:59:00,736 --> 00:59:02,471
Everglades. But to us and

1603
00:59:02,471 --> 00:59:03,539
federal and then the

1604
00:59:03,539 --> 00:59:05,939
reclamation of the Everglades.

1605
00:59:06,409 --> 00:59:08,544
This is really a fabulous of

1606
00:59:08,544 --> 00:59:10,513
history. The government

1607
00:59:10,513 --> 00:59:12,114
documents of how we got there.

1608
00:59:12,114 --> 00:59:12,815
There were 2 maps and they're

1609
00:59:12,815 --> 00:59:15,170
one of the front cover of the

1610
00:59:15,170 --> 00:59:17,417
18 56 map. Military map. This

1611
00:59:18,254 --> 00:59:18,955
shows the Everglades the way

1612
00:59:18,955 --> 00:59:22,258
it was back in 1956. And then

1613
00:59:22,258 --> 00:59:23,259
on the back cover is the

1614
00:59:23,259 --> 00:59:25,261
drainage now the Everglades

1615
00:59:25,261 --> 00:59:26,395
drainage map district map that

1616
00:59:26,395 --> 00:59:29,395
was back in 2007. I mean, 19.

1617
00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:30,933
0, 7, I'm sorry. So we've had

1618
00:59:30,933 --> 00:59:32,135
a long history of kind of, you

1619
00:59:32,135 --> 00:59:35,135
know. Draining and filling in

1620
00:59:36,739 --> 00:59:38,675
the Everglades with different

1621
00:59:38,675 --> 00:59:40,175
uses, particularly agriculture

1622
00:59:40,175 --> 00:59:41,844
and working with that

1623
00:59:41,844 --> 00:59:43,780
agriculture now is the time we

1624
00:59:43,780 --> 00:59:46,678
need to send that water south.

1625
00:59:46,716 --> 00:59:47,416
And there there are a lot of

1626
00:59:47,416 --> 00:59:48,251
components that were suggested

1627
00:59:48,251 --> 00:59:50,986
back in 1994. 95 with the Re

1628
00:59:50,986 --> 00:59:52,788
study to make up. way I'm in

1629
00:59:52,788 --> 00:59:54,590
North River Canal and the

1630
00:59:54,590 --> 00:59:56,990
components need to be

1631
00:59:58,194 --> 00:59:59,195
restoring those Everglades.

1632
00:59:59,195 --> 01:00:00,463
That agricultural area back to

1633
01:00:00,463 --> 01:00:03,165
Everglades the way it was and

1634
01:00:03,165 --> 01:00:04,166
not necessarily to any other

1635
01:00:04,166 --> 01:00:06,340
land use and then to

1636
01:00:06,340 --> 01:00:07,870
Everglades. And where do that

1637
01:00:07,870 --> 01:00:08,570
through the STA as we do that

1638
01:00:08,570 --> 01:00:10,773
through everything we can and

1639
01:00:10,773 --> 01:00:11,440
we're trying to store treat

1640
01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:13,709
water and move it south

1641
01:00:13,709 --> 01:00:16,512
instead of east and west of

1642
01:00:16,512 --> 01:00:17,579
these estuaries and it needs

1643
01:00:17,579 --> 01:00:19,381
it sounds. So I encourage you

1644
01:00:19,381 --> 01:00:21,550
to keep looking ahead to any

1645
01:00:21,550 --> 01:00:22,852
way we can. And we did that

1646
01:00:22,852 --> 01:00:23,719
back in 1999. With that

1647
01:00:23,719 --> 01:00:25,955
Hausman property week did some

1648
01:00:25,955 --> 01:00:30,126
of it in 2010 with U.S. Sugar

1649
01:00:30,126 --> 01:00:30,726
Land purchase. So we're

1650
01:00:30,726 --> 01:00:33,663
looking to try to continue to.

1651
01:00:33,663 --> 01:00:36,663
Store treat that water but

1652
01:00:36,665 --> 01:00:38,367
move it through natural

1653
01:00:38,367 --> 01:00:39,670
processes that the Everglades

1654
01:00:39,670 --> 01:00:40,869
back 18, 100's. So thank you

1655
01:00:40,869 --> 01:00:43,339
for your attention. Have a

1656
01:00:43,339 --> 01:00:44,840
good read on this. And answer

1657
01:00:44,840 --> 01:00:47,810
and thank you, Mr. Perry.

1658
01:00:47,810 --> 01:00:48,411
>> We'll hear next from

1659
01:00:48,411 --> 01:00:49,780
Caitlin Newcamp followed by

1660
01:00:49,780 --> 01:00:51,780
Yves samples.

1661
01:00:53,382 --> 01:00:54,116
>> Morning governing remembers

1662
01:00:54,116 --> 01:00:54,683
and thank you for the

1663
01:00:54,683 --> 01:00:55,952
opportunity to comment.

1664
01:00:55,952 --> 01:00:57,787
Caitlin Newcamp with Audubon

1665
01:00:57,787 --> 01:00:59,188
Florida it's great to see some

1666
01:00:59,188 --> 01:01:02,758
of you cold. So we just wanted

1667
01:01:02,758 --> 01:01:04,760
to highlight and thank the

1668
01:01:04,760 --> 01:01:05,594
governor for his continued

1669
01:01:05,594 --> 01:01:06,395
commitment to the restoration

1670
01:01:06,395 --> 01:01:08,795
and protection of the

1671
01:01:08,965 --> 01:01:10,799
Everglades ecosystem. We

1672
01:01:10,799 --> 01:01:11,467
acknowledge the significant

1673
01:01:11,467 --> 01:01:12,201
allocation of over 1.5 billion

1674
01:01:12,201 --> 01:01:14,503
in the proposed state budget

1675
01:01:14,503 --> 01:01:15,538
for Everglades restoration and

1676
01:01:15,538 --> 01:01:17,538
water quality improvements,

1677
01:01:18,107 --> 01:01:19,740
which demonstrates the

1678
01:01:19,740 --> 01:01:19,775
dedication to preserving this

1679
01:01:19,775 --> 01:01:21,644
invaluable natural resource.

1680
01:01:21,644 --> 01:01:24,644
Not only that, but 150 million

1681
01:01:24,646 --> 01:01:26,549
is dedicated to which is vital

1682
01:01:26,549 --> 01:01:27,683
to ensure projects continue to

1683
01:01:27,683 --> 01:01:29,418
function into the future. The

1684
01:01:29,418 --> 01:01:31,521
Everglades is a national

1685
01:01:31,521 --> 01:01:33,322
treasure crucial not only to

1686
01:01:33,322 --> 01:01:33,923
Florida's environmental

1687
01:01:33,923 --> 01:01:36,580
health, but also to its

1688
01:01:36,580 --> 01:01:37,894
economic prosperity. The

1689
01:01:37,894 --> 01:01:38,494
proposed funding is an

1690
01:01:38,494 --> 01:01:39,950
essential step towards

1691
01:01:39,950 --> 01:01:40,129
restoring this vital

1692
01:01:40,129 --> 01:01:41,197
ecosystem, ensuring clean

1693
01:01:41,197 --> 01:01:42,732
water and securing a

1694
01:01:42,732 --> 01:01:44,734
sustainable few. Sure for

1695
01:01:44,734 --> 01:01:45,901
South Floridians. We cannot

1696
01:01:45,901 --> 01:01:47,136
call out every allocation

1697
01:01:47,136 --> 01:01:49,105
because so many are important.

1698
01:01:49,105 --> 01:01:49,772
But we want to highlight 2

1699
01:01:49,772 --> 01:01:52,172
particular items. First, the

1700
01:01:52,708 --> 01:01:53,442
Kissimmee Basin STA has

1701
01:01:53,442 --> 01:01:55,842
80 million in the proposed

1702
01:01:55,845 --> 01:01:57,580
budget. A project Audubon has

1703
01:01:57,580 --> 01:01:58,347
supported from the beginning

1704
01:01:58,347 --> 01:02:00,382
to reduce high phosphorus

1705
01:02:00,382 --> 01:02:01,517
levels. And in one of the most

1706
01:02:01,517 --> 01:02:03,385
played watersheds of the

1707
01:02:03,385 --> 01:02:05,870
region. So we're looking

1708
01:02:05,870 --> 01:02:05,955
forward to this project moving

1709
01:02:05,955 --> 01:02:07,323
forward and attending some up.

1710
01:02:07,323 --> 01:02:07,990
Coming up, workshops in the

1711
01:02:07,990 --> 01:02:10,990
spring. In addition, we are

1712
01:02:11,193 --> 01:02:12,595
very happy to see funds

1713
01:02:12,595 --> 01:02:13,596
dedicated, expediting the

1714
01:02:13,596 --> 01:02:15,996
Tamiami Trail project, a

1715
01:02:16,132 --> 01:02:17,600
crucial collaboration between

1716
01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:19,680
the district, the Coran FDOT

1717
01:02:19,680 --> 01:02:20,635
to bridge this road that has

1718
01:02:20,635 --> 01:02:22,538
essentially plug fresh water

1719
01:02:22,538 --> 01:02:23,272
flow from reaching Florida Bay

1720
01:02:23,272 --> 01:02:25,875
for many years. Building these

1721
01:02:25,875 --> 01:02:27,760
next 6 bridges ensures that

1722
01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:27,844
many northern projects will

1723
01:02:27,844 --> 01:02:30,612
reach their full benefits. So

1724
01:02:30,612 --> 01:02:32,481
we commend the governor's

1725
01:02:32,481 --> 01:02:33,148
foresight and prioritizing

1726
01:02:33,148 --> 01:02:33,815
Everglades. And we believe

1727
01:02:33,815 --> 01:02:34,950
that this investment will

1728
01:02:34,950 --> 01:02:36,818
yield long-term benefits for

1729
01:02:36,818 --> 01:02:37,452
wildlife communities and

1730
01:02:37,452 --> 01:02:40,423
industries that depend on it.

1731
01:02:40,423 --> 01:02:41,570
We think the district for

1732
01:02:41,570 --> 01:02:41,757
their leadership in restoring

1733
01:02:41,757 --> 01:02:42,925
the Everglades. Thank you.

1734
01:02:42,925 --> 01:02:45,925
Thank you. Miss Newcamp. We'll

1735
01:02:46,362 --> 01:02:47,530
hear next from eve samples

1736
01:02:47,530 --> 01:02:47,963
followed by.

1737
01:02:47,963 --> 01:02:49,963
>> Kris Whitman.

1738
01:02:56,439 --> 01:02:57,139
>> Good morning. Chairman gas

1739
01:02:57,139 --> 01:02:57,773
governing board members,

1740
01:02:57,773 --> 01:02:59,642
Director Bartlett, I samples,

1741
01:02:59,642 --> 01:03:00,342
executive director of Friends

1742
01:03:00,342 --> 01:03:01,430
of the Everglades. We were

1743
01:03:01,430 --> 01:03:01,744
founded by Marjorie Stoneman

1744
01:03:01,744 --> 01:03:04,144
Douglas in 1969. And since

1745
01:03:05,347 --> 01:03:06,140
Marjorie is founding, we've

1746
01:03:06,140 --> 01:03:07,649
had a deep commitment to water

1747
01:03:07,649 --> 01:03:09,510
quality because there is no

1748
01:03:09,510 --> 01:03:11,510
Everglades restoration without

1749
01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:12,288
water quality. I'm here today

1750
01:03:12,288 --> 01:03:13,789
to talk about the Southland

1751
01:03:13,789 --> 01:03:15,925
Rock Mine and the lack of

1752
01:03:15,925 --> 01:03:16,825
water quality and also the

1753
01:03:16,825 --> 01:03:19,362
process by which this has been

1754
01:03:19,362 --> 01:03:21,163
brought forward. This has been

1755
01:03:21,163 --> 01:03:22,397
discussed behind the scenes

1756
01:03:22,397 --> 01:03:23,332
for more than a year without

1757
01:03:23,332 --> 01:03:26,332
do public input. So almost 6

1758
01:03:27,203 --> 01:03:29,272
years of ago, most of you were

1759
01:03:29,272 --> 01:03:30,600
appointed to this governing

1760
01:03:30,600 --> 01:03:30,673
board because something did

1761
01:03:30,673 --> 01:03:31,307
not smell right in the

1762
01:03:31,307 --> 01:03:33,307
Everglades agricultural area.

1763
01:03:34,143 --> 01:03:35,510
Back then it was the midnight

1764
01:03:35,510 --> 01:03:37,980
LAN Lee says that Florida

1765
01:03:37,980 --> 01:03:38,714
crystals tried to push through

1766
01:03:38,714 --> 01:03:39,281
in a shadowy maneuver

1767
01:03:39,281 --> 01:03:40,849
conducted outside the public

1768
01:03:40,849 --> 01:03:42,651
eye. Your predecessors, where

1769
01:03:42,651 --> 01:03:44,860
else did and you all join the

1770
01:03:44,860 --> 01:03:45,421
governing board, sending a

1771
01:03:45,421 --> 01:03:46,555
signal to the sugar industry

1772
01:03:46,555 --> 01:03:48,157
that they don't call the shots

1773
01:03:48,157 --> 01:03:49,570
on land owned by taxpayers

1774
01:03:49,570 --> 01:03:51,457
needed for restoration. Now

1775
01:03:53,950 --> 01:03:53,763
something else is rotten in

1776
01:03:53,763 --> 01:03:57,266
the South and rock mine. This

1777
01:03:57,266 --> 01:03:58,334
proposal to extract limestone

1778
01:03:58,334 --> 01:04:00,569
from about 8600 acres south of

1779
01:04:00,569 --> 01:04:02,371
Lake Okeechobee has been

1780
01:04:02,371 --> 01:04:03,380
advance in a matter that a

1781
01:04:03,380 --> 01:04:04,606
manner that has shut out the

1782
01:04:04,606 --> 01:04:07,476
public on Christmas Eve, the

1783
01:04:07,476 --> 01:04:08,177
South Lawn applicants sent a

1784
01:04:08,177 --> 01:04:10,146
letter to your executive

1785
01:04:10,146 --> 01:04:12,148
director seeking a quote,

1786
01:04:12,148 --> 01:04:13,949
Letter of project

1787
01:04:13,949 --> 01:04:14,583
identification needed to

1788
01:04:14,583 --> 01:04:16,840
advance the application Beach

1789
01:04:16,840 --> 01:04:18,860
County. 7 days later, a New

1790
01:04:18,860 --> 01:04:18,720
Year's Eve Mr. Bartlett

1791
01:04:18,720 --> 01:04:20,489
responded on behalf of the

1792
01:04:20,489 --> 01:04:22,491
district. His response was

1793
01:04:22,491 --> 01:04:23,225
issued without public

1794
01:04:23,225 --> 01:04:25,494
discussion during the peak of

1795
01:04:25,494 --> 01:04:27,596
holiday season. When something

1796
01:04:27,596 --> 01:04:28,196
stinks, it's not always

1797
01:04:28,196 --> 01:04:28,830
possible to eliminate the

1798
01:04:28,830 --> 01:04:30,699
source of the rot but airing

1799
01:04:30,699 --> 01:04:33,990
things out certainly helps.

1800
01:04:33,269 --> 01:04:35,538
Today we ask you to air this

1801
01:04:35,538 --> 01:04:36,572
out, have a public discussion

1802
01:04:36,572 --> 01:04:38,607
about the massive rock mine

1803
01:04:38,607 --> 01:04:39,675
proposal and the alarming

1804
01:04:39,675 --> 01:04:41,710
impacts it would have on

1805
01:04:41,710 --> 01:04:43,710
Everglades restoration. We're

1806
01:04:43,746 --> 01:04:44,413
glad to hear it brought to

1807
01:04:44,413 --> 01:04:45,580
light today. All that was not

1808
01:04:45,580 --> 01:04:46,649
notices. Chairman Goss

1809
01:04:46,649 --> 01:04:47,316
mentioned and we hope that

1810
01:04:47,316 --> 01:04:49,451
there's a more robust public

1811
01:04:49,451 --> 01:04:51,851
discussion last week. The

1812
01:04:52,354 --> 01:04:53,589
Everglades Coalition with

1813
01:04:53,589 --> 01:04:54,223
which represents about 60

1814
01:04:54,223 --> 01:04:54,923
Everglades organizations sent

1815
01:04:54,923 --> 01:04:56,258
a letter to Director Bartlett

1816
01:04:56,258 --> 01:04:59,858
copping you all asking for a

1817
01:05:00,620 --> 01:05:00,796
public discussion to ensure

1818
01:05:00,796 --> 01:05:01,797
transparency and allow for

1819
01:05:01,797 --> 01:05:03,365
adequate stakeholder input. We

1820
01:05:03,365 --> 01:05:06,365
are awaiting a response. You

1821
01:05:06,701 --> 01:05:08,704
all are astute observers of

1822
01:05:08,704 --> 01:05:10,704
Everglades restoration. You

1823
01:05:10,706 --> 01:05:11,607
know that what happens in will

1824
01:05:11,607 --> 01:05:13,508
determine the survival of the

1825
01:05:13,508 --> 01:05:15,770
Everglades, its the single

1826
01:05:15,770 --> 01:05:15,844
greatest factor in the success

1827
01:05:15,844 --> 01:05:17,844
of everything's restoration.

1828
01:05:18,280 --> 01:05:18,947
The future use of these

1829
01:05:18,947 --> 01:05:21,183
400,000 or so acres that are

1830
01:05:21,183 --> 01:05:23,183
currently insured and

1831
01:05:23,352 --> 01:05:24,686
cultivation will dictate our

1832
01:05:24,686 --> 01:05:27,122
success or failure its the

1833
01:05:27,122 --> 01:05:28,490
missing link of the river of

1834
01:05:28,490 --> 01:05:29,425
grass. Well, this land, the

1835
01:05:29,425 --> 01:05:32,425
mines piece meal the sugar

1836
01:05:33,950 --> 01:05:34,497
industry be granted favors

1837
01:05:34,497 --> 01:05:35,164
approvals to maximize their

1838
01:05:35,164 --> 01:05:37,564
already handsome profits. Will

1839
01:05:37,867 --> 01:05:38,601
taxpayers be asked to foot the

1840
01:05:38,601 --> 01:05:41,470
bill yet again? The sugar cane

1841
01:05:41,470 --> 01:05:42,137
industry has already caused

1842
01:05:42,137 --> 01:05:44,537
South Florida taxpayers. Well

1843
01:05:45,141 --> 01:05:45,808
over 2 billion dollars and

1844
01:05:45,808 --> 01:05:48,208
pollution cleanup costs or

1845
01:05:48,377 --> 01:05:50,779
will this land be used for

1846
01:05:50,779 --> 01:05:51,479
true restoration to safeguard

1847
01:05:51,479 --> 01:05:53,816
our health, our economy and

1848
01:05:53,816 --> 01:05:55,150
access to clean water in south

1849
01:05:55,150 --> 01:05:55,851
Florida. That's certainly our

1850
01:05:55,851 --> 01:05:56,719
preference. Thank you.

1851
01:05:56,719 --> 01:05:59,119
>> Thank Samples. We'll hear

1852
01:05:59,688 --> 01:06:00,889
next from Chris Whitman

1853
01:06:00,889 --> 01:06:03,889
followed by Alex Larson. Good

1854
01:06:08,300 --> 01:06:10,300
morning. Governing board.

1855
01:06:10,320 --> 01:06:13,632
>> And This agency has done so

1856
01:06:16,305 --> 01:06:16,839
much for Everglades

1857
01:06:16,839 --> 01:06:19,239
restoration. Made so much

1858
01:06:20,376 --> 01:06:22,478
progress and has expedited and

1859
01:06:22,478 --> 01:06:23,179
move forward with restoration

1860
01:06:23,179 --> 01:06:25,179
projects. Carefully with

1861
01:06:26,782 --> 01:06:27,382
deliver it vetting and

1862
01:06:27,382 --> 01:06:30,982
analysis. I saw a news article

1863
01:06:32,821 --> 01:06:33,455
Drew, I think referenced

1864
01:06:33,455 --> 01:06:35,558
recently that said that the

1865
01:06:35,558 --> 01:06:37,393
the governing board approved

1866
01:06:37,393 --> 01:06:38,930
the Southland Water Resource

1867
01:06:38,930 --> 01:06:41,693
Project. I I was not aware

1868
01:06:43,699 --> 01:06:44,400
that don't think that's what

1869
01:06:44,400 --> 01:06:48,000
happened. I came before you to

1870
01:06:48,904 --> 01:06:50,505
respectfully ask that you

1871
01:06:50,505 --> 01:06:51,730
bring this before the

1872
01:06:51,730 --> 01:06:51,607
governing board for

1873
01:06:51,607 --> 01:06:54,700
discussion. For a thorough

1874
01:06:54,710 --> 01:06:55,410
analysis before the district

1875
01:06:55,410 --> 01:06:59,100
takes any position on it. I

1876
01:07:00,482 --> 01:07:01,350
you know, I think some

1877
01:07:01,350 --> 01:07:02,418
questions to be asked what was

1878
01:07:02,418 --> 01:07:04,586
the governing board aware that

1879
01:07:04,586 --> 01:07:05,287
a letter was going to be sent

1880
01:07:05,287 --> 01:07:08,887
on New Year's Eve? Did you

1881
01:07:10,459 --> 01:07:12,360
recognize the implications of

1882
01:07:12,360 --> 01:07:13,228
sending the site letter to

1883
01:07:13,228 --> 01:07:15,531
Palm Beach County. It seems

1884
01:07:15,531 --> 01:07:19,131
like maybe the intent of the

1885
01:07:19,501 --> 01:07:20,836
letter by the district and how

1886
01:07:20,836 --> 01:07:23,739
the letters being utilized by

1887
01:07:23,739 --> 01:07:24,406
the applicant to Palm Beach

1888
01:07:24,406 --> 01:07:28,606
might not be one in the same.

1889
01:07:30,450 --> 01:07:31,120
We should ask, are we setting

1890
01:07:31,120 --> 01:07:34,120
the precedent that any other

1891
01:07:35,151 --> 01:07:35,951
mining project that classifies

1892
01:07:35,951 --> 01:07:38,951
itself as a resource project.

1893
01:07:39,655 --> 01:07:40,756
We'll get site identification

1894
01:07:40,756 --> 01:07:42,424
letter which basically gives

1895
01:07:42,424 --> 01:07:45,424
them the exception that that

1896
01:07:46,228 --> 01:07:46,895
and did they need to go to

1897
01:07:46,895 --> 01:07:48,163
Palm Beach County to get the

1898
01:07:48,163 --> 01:07:49,164
green light to do mining

1899
01:07:49,164 --> 01:07:52,340
without our own analysis? I

1900
01:07:52,340 --> 01:07:53,301
don't think that is what you

1901
01:07:53,301 --> 01:07:56,710
meant. I think the letter is

1902
01:07:56,710 --> 01:07:57,139
to veg and I want I would like

1903
01:07:57,139 --> 01:07:57,840
to seek some clarity in those

1904
01:07:57,840 --> 01:08:00,742
comments. In the letter said

1905
01:08:00,742 --> 01:08:01,476
that we understand that is not

1906
01:08:01,476 --> 01:08:04,476
what was the intent. The

1907
01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:07,482
proposed project is set to be

1908
01:08:07,482 --> 01:08:09,584
built. You know, Jason, to the

1909
01:08:09,584 --> 01:08:11,252
EA Reservoir, which as we all

1910
01:08:11,252 --> 01:08:13,521
know is the crown jewel of

1911
01:08:13,521 --> 01:08:15,521
Everglades restoration. And

1912
01:08:16,725 --> 01:08:18,794
something that you all have

1913
01:08:18,794 --> 01:08:19,962
staunchly defended in an

1914
01:08:19,962 --> 01:08:22,598
expedited and move forward and

1915
01:08:22,598 --> 01:08:23,665
we would like to make sure

1916
01:08:23,665 --> 01:08:24,800
that this project or any other

1917
01:08:24,800 --> 01:08:25,901
project does not jeopardize

1918
01:08:25,901 --> 01:08:28,901
that in any way. We

1919
01:08:30,272 --> 01:08:31,273
respectfully request that you

1920
01:08:31,273 --> 01:08:33,342
re send the letter until the

1921
01:08:33,342 --> 01:08:34,760
matter can be brought before

1922
01:08:34,760 --> 01:08:35,277
the board for a full analysis

1923
01:08:35,277 --> 01:08:38,277
and discussion with the board.

1924
01:08:39,480 --> 01:08:41,183
Under the direction of this

1925
01:08:41,183 --> 01:08:42,651
governing board. The bar has

1926
01:08:42,651 --> 01:08:45,454
been set to which all other

1927
01:08:45,454 --> 01:08:46,388
restoration projects will be

1928
01:08:46,388 --> 01:08:46,989
measured and under the

1929
01:08:46,989 --> 01:08:49,625
leadership of this board. This

1930
01:08:49,625 --> 01:08:51,460
agency has become to be known

1931
01:08:51,460 --> 01:08:53,528
for its transparency and its

1932
01:08:53,528 --> 01:08:55,163
integrity. And I think that it

1933
01:08:55,163 --> 01:08:56,831
is critical to to recognize

1934
01:08:56,831 --> 01:08:59,831
going forward. This project or

1935
01:09:00,869 --> 01:09:03,269
projects like it processes

1936
01:09:03,539 --> 01:09:04,139
around them may set the

1937
01:09:04,139 --> 01:09:06,842
trajectory in the future for

1938
01:09:06,842 --> 01:09:08,277
what the future of is is that

1939
01:09:08,277 --> 01:09:11,877
one of of rock minds with

1940
01:09:12,348 --> 01:09:14,348
possible benefits. 30, 40 are

1941
01:09:15,350 --> 01:09:16,451
about or is it one of of true

1942
01:09:16,451 --> 01:09:17,453
restoration? Thank you. Thank

1943
01:09:17,453 --> 01:09:19,453
you. Captain Women.

1944
01:09:20,155 --> 01:09:21,356
>> We'll hear next from Alex

1945
01:09:21,356 --> 01:09:22,570
Larson followed by Lisa Inter

1946
01:09:22,570 --> 01:09:24,570
Landy.

1947
01:09:31,467 --> 01:09:34,503
>> I don't even want to come

1948
01:09:34,503 --> 01:09:35,204
here. I stopped for a while.

1949
01:09:35,204 --> 01:09:37,500
My husband passed away, but I

1950
01:09:37,500 --> 01:09:37,672
was called out to come here

1951
01:09:37,672 --> 01:09:40,108
today. Because I am an unpaid

1952
01:09:40,108 --> 01:09:43,708
lobbyist. I am I played for

1953
01:09:44,579 --> 01:09:46,515
everybody and I don't get

1954
01:09:46,515 --> 01:09:47,382
paid. And I remember when we

1955
01:09:47,382 --> 01:09:50,219
were doing the Palm Beach

1956
01:09:50,219 --> 01:09:51,520
aggregates pay 200 million

1957
01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:52,787
dollars for a hole in the

1958
01:09:52,787 --> 01:09:55,591
ground and that day, Andy Kerr

1959
01:09:55,591 --> 01:09:58,930
foot of water in Colorado is

1960
01:09:58,930 --> 01:09:59,161
100 bucks and in a car for

1961
01:09:59,161 --> 01:10:01,561
here was $5500. I thought

1962
01:10:02,264 --> 01:10:02,964
Colorado has some really good

1963
01:10:02,964 --> 01:10:03,665
water because they had course

1964
01:10:03,665 --> 01:10:07,350
Bieber. I know I I when I hear

1965
01:10:07,350 --> 01:10:09,350
public private partnership

1966
01:10:09,571 --> 01:10:12,574
public is U.S.. The taxpayers

1967
01:10:12,574 --> 01:10:13,709
private is the guy who's got

1968
01:10:13,709 --> 01:10:14,409
his hand out for 200 million

1969
01:10:14,409 --> 01:10:16,809
bucks. pop. Because that's

1970
01:10:17,179 --> 01:10:17,846
what I see. And I get phone

1971
01:10:17,846 --> 01:10:22,460
calls. Some of you to me. Some

1972
01:10:22,284 --> 01:10:23,252
of you don't. But I'm telling

1973
01:10:23,252 --> 01:10:24,653
you, I get phone calls from

1974
01:10:24,653 --> 01:10:25,387
10, 30 at night, one 30 in the

1975
01:10:25,387 --> 01:10:27,322
morning. I'm tired because

1976
01:10:27,322 --> 01:10:28,230
I've been in meetings for the

1977
01:10:28,230 --> 01:10:31,623
last 3 days. I was it county.

1978
01:10:32,940 --> 01:10:32,794
Somewhere else. And then I'm

1979
01:10:32,794 --> 01:10:33,962
here today and I I just died

1980
01:10:33,962 --> 01:10:36,799
because a S or does it work?

1981
01:10:36,799 --> 01:10:37,833
It didn't work. 20 years ago

1982
01:10:37,833 --> 01:10:39,680
they stood up said doesn't

1983
01:10:39,680 --> 01:10:40,668
work. We're going to try it

1984
01:10:40,668 --> 01:10:43,605
again way some more money when

1985
01:10:43,605 --> 01:10:44,973
you shoot water down into the

1986
01:10:44,973 --> 01:10:46,508
ground and pull it back out,

1987
01:10:46,508 --> 01:10:47,742
it isn't clean. I can show you

1988
01:10:47,742 --> 01:10:48,644
some dish water. That will not

1989
01:10:48,644 --> 01:10:49,311
back up when you pour more

1990
01:10:49,311 --> 01:10:51,880
water into it. It doesn't

1991
01:10:51,880 --> 01:10:52,547
separate like Moses in the

1992
01:10:52,547 --> 01:10:55,383
desert. There's so many things

1993
01:10:55,383 --> 01:10:56,985
wrong with our thought

1994
01:10:56,985 --> 01:10:59,555
processes. And we do great

1995
01:10:59,555 --> 01:11:01,390
science and we need a lot of

1996
01:11:01,390 --> 01:11:02,124
great things here, Florida,

1997
01:11:02,124 --> 01:11:03,910
because the rocket lining

1998
01:11:03,910 --> 01:11:05,600
think really sticks its we're

1999
01:11:05,600 --> 01:11:06,361
at Lindbergh or were doubts

2000
01:11:06,361 --> 01:11:09,961
tilt and it stinks. It does

2001
01:11:10,320 --> 01:11:10,732
not pass the smell test and I

2002
01:11:10,732 --> 01:11:12,233
don't know what to do about it

2003
01:11:12,233 --> 01:11:13,669
because I'm not the Queen Rock

2004
01:11:13,669 --> 01:11:15,336
mining, not the queen of

2005
01:11:15,336 --> 01:11:15,737
anything.

2006
01:11:15,737 --> 01:11:16,438
>> But I know rock mining is

2007
01:11:16,438 --> 01:11:18,106
not good for us. I know Benzie

2008
01:11:18,106 --> 01:11:21,977
gets in the water. I know they

2009
01:11:21,977 --> 01:11:23,211
got blasting permit to right.

2010
01:11:23,211 --> 01:11:25,547
Western me Till 2034 the cows

2011
01:11:25,547 --> 01:11:27,849
run like puzzles. I've never

2012
01:11:27,849 --> 01:11:29,685
seen anything like it. It's

2013
01:11:29,685 --> 01:11:32,688
amazing and I hope you guys is

2014
01:11:32,688 --> 01:11:33,488
aboard. We'll step back and

2015
01:11:33,488 --> 01:11:35,888
hold everybody bay because

2016
01:11:36,758 --> 01:11:37,693
I've watched appear there was

2017
01:11:37,693 --> 01:11:38,393
a guy up here said the reason

2018
01:11:38,393 --> 01:11:40,261
we have shortages of water is

2019
01:11:40,261 --> 01:11:41,363
women with long hair. The guy

2020
01:11:41,363 --> 01:11:44,365
was bald I've seen so much

2021
01:11:44,365 --> 01:11:46,340
here at this district. My

2022
01:11:46,340 --> 01:11:47,469
memory and it's stuck in my

2023
01:11:47,469 --> 01:11:49,469
memory. Commissioners. I'm

2024
01:11:49,505 --> 01:11:50,839
telling ya, it's a rolodex up

2025
01:11:50,839 --> 01:11:53,839
there that just won't stop.

2026
01:11:53,976 --> 01:11:54,910
And this is something they

2027
01:11:54,910 --> 01:11:55,644
need to start. We need to step

2028
01:11:55,644 --> 01:11:57,746
back and look at Everglades

2029
01:11:57,746 --> 01:11:59,810
restoration because in the old

2030
01:11:59,810 --> 01:12:01,481
days, the 1911, that's what

2031
01:12:01,483 --> 01:12:04,186
was like. It was like a hand

2032
01:12:04,186 --> 01:12:04,920
and there were tributaries

2033
01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:05,587
that went down and we close

2034
01:12:05,587 --> 01:12:07,756
them off the Kissimmee for

2035
01:12:07,756 --> 01:12:08,490
Disney. We shut it off. We had

2036
01:12:08,490 --> 01:12:11,493
to redo it. Why do we have to

2037
01:12:11,493 --> 01:12:12,827
make mistakes and redo it

2038
01:12:12,827 --> 01:12:15,630
again? Let's not make mistakes

2039
01:12:15,630 --> 01:12:17,320
and do it right. The first

2040
01:12:17,320 --> 01:12:19,500
time because that Iran from I

2041
01:12:19,500 --> 01:12:20,168
would've got fired from my

2042
01:12:20,168 --> 01:12:20,869
job. If I could screw it up.

2043
01:12:20,869 --> 01:12:24,469
So here we are. Please, please

2044
01:12:24,806 --> 01:12:25,774
look at these rock mining

2045
01:12:25,774 --> 01:12:27,509
operations. They are not good

2046
01:12:27,509 --> 01:12:29,911
for us. And Lake Okeechobee

2047
01:12:29,911 --> 01:12:31,780
has 9 feet of silt. as of

2048
01:12:31,780 --> 01:12:34,780
2004, they said it out there.

2049
01:12:35,484 --> 01:12:36,318
So how many feet is really in

2050
01:12:36,318 --> 01:12:37,786
Lake Okeechobee up your thank

2051
01:12:37,786 --> 01:12:40,756
you. Thank you. Miss Larson.

2052
01:12:40,756 --> 01:12:42,424
We'll hear next from Lisa

2053
01:12:42,424 --> 01:12:43,124
Inter Landy followed by Nyla

2054
01:12:43,124 --> 01:12:45,124
pipes on Zoom.

2055
01:13:01,309 --> 01:13:01,976
>> Everyone. I'm Lisa inner

2056
01:13:01,976 --> 01:13:02,677
lining of the policy director

2057
01:13:02,677 --> 01:13:04,379
of Law Center. I would just

2058
01:13:04,379 --> 01:13:05,470
ask if we could please get

2059
01:13:05,470 --> 01:13:07,447
some clarification today on

2060
01:13:08,483 --> 01:13:09,384
whether or not the district

2061
01:13:09,384 --> 01:13:11,252
did in time for Its

2062
01:13:11,252 --> 01:13:12,420
correspondents to serve as the

2063
01:13:12,420 --> 01:13:14,420
letter of Project

2064
01:13:14,689 --> 01:13:15,423
identification. That is a core

2065
01:13:15,423 --> 01:13:17,125
about Palm Beach County's

2066
01:13:17,125 --> 01:13:18,526
comprehensive plan because the

2067
01:13:18,526 --> 01:13:19,260
plan requires out in order for

2068
01:13:19,260 --> 01:13:20,696
them to move forward. And the

2069
01:13:20,696 --> 01:13:22,300
district's letter had a lot of

2070
01:13:22,300 --> 01:13:23,965
has that and kind of language

2071
01:13:23,965 --> 01:13:26,567
like it could possibly or it

2072
01:13:26,567 --> 01:13:28,690
might or if it provides water

2073
01:13:28,690 --> 01:13:31,690
storage or other things. But

2074
01:13:31,730 --> 01:13:31,940
what given you some comments,

2075
01:13:31,940 --> 01:13:33,808
this is from the county's

2076
01:13:33,808 --> 01:13:36,208
review process. Is there

2077
01:13:38,480 --> 01:13:39,180
comments? It's basically like

2078
01:13:39,180 --> 01:13:39,881
staff comments and applicants

2079
01:13:39,881 --> 01:13:41,820
response. You can see in the

2080
01:13:41,820 --> 01:13:44,820
second lower a paragraph that

2081
01:13:45,320 --> 01:13:45,987
I highlighted for you where

2082
01:13:45,987 --> 01:13:46,888
they are characterizing this

2083
01:13:46,888 --> 01:13:49,157
letter your correspondents was

2084
01:13:49,157 --> 01:13:50,892
a letter that they need right

2085
01:13:50,892 --> 01:13:51,626
now to get their approval from

2086
01:13:51,626 --> 01:13:53,262
Palm Beach County. So if you

2087
01:13:53,262 --> 01:13:54,829
guys don't clarify whether or

2088
01:13:54,829 --> 01:13:57,829
not you intended to identify

2089
01:14:00,435 --> 01:14:01,603
this project as a viable water

2090
01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:04,603
resource project. It is very

2091
01:14:06,410 --> 01:14:06,808
likely that this project could

2092
01:14:06,808 --> 01:14:08,744
get its approval from Palm

2093
01:14:08,744 --> 01:14:11,580
Beach County and the already

2094
01:14:11,580 --> 01:14:13,482
mining before a year from now

2095
01:14:13,482 --> 01:14:14,820
that you guys actually

2096
01:14:14,820 --> 01:14:14,783
determine whether or not it's

2097
01:14:14,783 --> 01:14:16,885
viable. Because they are

2098
01:14:16,885 --> 01:14:19,285
characterizing this letter as

2099
01:14:20,922 --> 01:14:21,590
the correspondence that is

2100
01:14:21,590 --> 01:14:22,190
needed for them to move

2101
01:14:22,190 --> 01:14:22,824
forward. Under Palm Beach

2102
01:14:22,824 --> 01:14:25,224
County's plan. Palm Beach

2103
01:14:25,694 --> 01:14:26,661
County's plan basically

2104
01:14:26,661 --> 01:14:27,262
prohibits mining in the

2105
01:14:27,262 --> 01:14:29,197
Everglades agricultural area

2106
01:14:29,197 --> 01:14:30,766
only allows it for water

2107
01:14:30,766 --> 01:14:31,633
resources and for a public

2108
01:14:31,633 --> 01:14:33,868
road building projects. And

2109
01:14:33,868 --> 01:14:35,771
that has been that has been

2110
01:14:35,771 --> 01:14:36,505
tested legally, Mr. Version. I

2111
01:14:36,505 --> 01:14:39,574
can tell you that this has

2112
01:14:39,574 --> 01:14:42,244
this project. Okay, whether or

2113
01:14:42,244 --> 01:14:44,846
not this project is viable.

2114
01:14:44,846 --> 01:14:45,546
You guys have not determined

2115
01:14:45,546 --> 01:14:47,983
yet. We just heard that today.

2116
01:14:47,983 --> 01:14:48,717
Yet Palm Beach County is being

2117
01:14:48,717 --> 01:14:49,417
told that you have determined

2118
01:14:49,417 --> 01:14:52,688
that. So that is the problem.

2119
01:14:52,688 --> 01:14:53,322
So that is why we're here

2120
01:14:53,322 --> 01:14:55,891
today asking you, I understand

2121
01:14:55,891 --> 01:14:56,591
the prepared comments, but I

2122
01:14:56,591 --> 01:14:58,260
ask you to please clarify a

2123
01:14:58,260 --> 01:15:01,162
yes or no. Did you intend to

2124
01:15:01,162 --> 01:15:01,796
identify this as a viable

2125
01:15:01,796 --> 01:15:03,980
water resource project? The

2126
01:15:03,980 --> 01:15:05,300
county needs to know whether

2127
01:15:05,300 --> 01:15:06,100
or not they should allow this

2128
01:15:06,100 --> 01:15:09,100
project to move forward. The

2129
01:15:09,304 --> 01:15:10,710
county when they adopted this

2130
01:15:10,710 --> 01:15:12,471
provision in back in 2000,

2131
01:15:14,900 --> 01:15:14,576
they did it to allow

2132
01:15:14,576 --> 01:15:15,577
Everglades restoration, viable

2133
01:15:15,577 --> 01:15:16,178
Everglades restoration

2134
01:15:16,178 --> 01:15:19,178
projects to move forward. They

2135
01:15:19,714 --> 01:15:21,115
didn't want to every with

2136
01:15:21,115 --> 01:15:22,830
restoration, but they didn't

2137
01:15:22,830 --> 01:15:22,817
want to allow commercial

2138
01:15:22,817 --> 01:15:24,686
mining in the Everglades

2139
01:15:24,686 --> 01:15:25,420
agricultural area. You know, I

2140
01:15:25,420 --> 01:15:26,755
heard a comment that more

2141
01:15:26,755 --> 01:15:28,156
storage. It's always

2142
01:15:28,156 --> 01:15:30,556
beneficial. I disagree with

2143
01:15:31,426 --> 01:15:32,327
that. More storage is

2144
01:15:32,327 --> 01:15:33,261
beneficial. If it doesn't harm

2145
01:15:33,261 --> 01:15:35,163
the existing projects that we

2146
01:15:35,163 --> 01:15:35,797
are spending, billions of

2147
01:15:35,797 --> 01:15:38,197
taxpayer dollars to promote.

2148
01:15:38,767 --> 01:15:41,970
The other thing is up to 51. I

2149
01:15:41,970 --> 01:15:42,637
support that project. It's

2150
01:15:42,637 --> 01:15:43,338
doing a lot of good for Lake

2151
01:15:43,338 --> 01:15:44,706
Worth Lagoon and it will do

2152
01:15:44,706 --> 01:15:45,440
good, hopefully for Loche that

2153
01:15:45,440 --> 01:15:47,141
you're ever in the future. It

2154
01:15:47,141 --> 01:15:49,211
has not come without taxpayer

2155
01:15:49,211 --> 01:15:50,979
expense. It has received

2156
01:15:50,979 --> 01:15:52,647
almost 300 million dollars in

2157
01:15:52,647 --> 01:15:53,347
funding from the legislature

2158
01:15:53,347 --> 01:15:56,347
in the last 4 years. Okay.

2159
01:15:57,520 --> 01:15:57,753
These are these are projects

2160
01:15:57,753 --> 01:15:58,553
that have to be vetted. And

2161
01:15:58,553 --> 01:16:00,455
I'm just asking you to please

2162
01:16:00,455 --> 01:16:02,924
do that. And please clarify

2163
01:16:02,924 --> 01:16:04,660
today, what is the status of

2164
01:16:04,660 --> 01:16:05,694
this project? It's not fair to

2165
01:16:05,694 --> 01:16:06,661
lease for Palm Beach counties.

2166
01:16:06,661 --> 01:16:08,530
Palm Beach County will

2167
01:16:08,530 --> 01:16:09,264
possibly approve this project

2168
01:16:09,264 --> 01:16:09,931
NB. They will be digging a

2169
01:16:09,931 --> 01:16:11,800
hole before you guys.

2170
01:16:11,800 --> 01:16:12,500
Determine whether or not its

2171
01:16:12,500 --> 01:16:13,635
final. So please, if you could

2172
01:16:13,635 --> 01:16:15,360
clarify today, we would

2173
01:16:15,360 --> 01:16:17,436
receive. Thank center Landy.

2174
01:16:17,773 --> 01:16:19,700
We'll hear next from Nyla

2175
01:16:19,700 --> 01:16:22,700
pipes followed by Ben Olsen.

2176
01:16:22,210 --> 01:16:22,910
>> Miss pipes, please unmute

2177
01:16:22,910 --> 01:16:26,510
your mic. My check. We hear

2178
01:16:28,550 --> 01:16:30,950
you. And has tick.

2179
01:16:32,587 --> 01:16:33,254
>> Nyla pipes. One Florida

2180
01:16:33,254 --> 01:16:36,254
Foundation. I know that this

2181
01:16:36,991 --> 01:16:39,861
was not on the agenda today

2182
01:16:39,861 --> 01:16:40,529
and I suspect that you guys

2183
01:16:40,529 --> 01:16:41,395
did not necessarily want to

2184
01:16:41,395 --> 01:16:44,365
spend as much time on as we

2185
01:16:44,365 --> 01:16:46,201
are. But since we have, I,

2186
01:16:46,201 --> 01:16:46,868
too, would like to speak on

2187
01:16:46,868 --> 01:16:49,868
the Southland Project. I hear

2188
01:16:51,390 --> 01:16:51,740
that we are in the process of

2189
01:16:51,740 --> 01:16:55,940
vetting. I hear that this is a

2190
01:16:58,246 --> 01:17:01,449
lot of upset. Ms for no reason

2191
01:17:01,449 --> 01:17:05,453
at this point. And I know that

2192
01:17:05,453 --> 01:17:07,220
that's going to be a

2193
01:17:07,220 --> 01:17:07,722
controversial statement. But

2194
01:17:07,722 --> 01:17:09,491
public private partnerships

2195
01:17:09,491 --> 01:17:12,491
have been an important part

2196
01:17:13,161 --> 01:17:13,828
complimenting seed for a

2197
01:17:13,828 --> 01:17:16,828
very long time. Now. For

2198
01:17:17,499 --> 01:17:18,199
decades, environmental groups

2199
01:17:18,199 --> 01:17:19,401
have called for ye farmers.

2200
01:17:19,401 --> 01:17:22,237
Just water on their own plan.

2201
01:17:22,237 --> 01:17:23,371
And now that they're

2202
01:17:23,371 --> 01:17:24,606
attempting to do We have all

2203
01:17:24,606 --> 01:17:28,677
of this up for in advance in

2204
01:17:28,677 --> 01:17:30,178
advance of us even figuring

2205
01:17:30,178 --> 01:17:31,679
out is a viable project or

2206
01:17:31,679 --> 01:17:34,679
not. Every drop does count.

2207
01:17:35,984 --> 01:17:36,684
Does that have to be done in

2208
01:17:36,684 --> 01:17:39,840
the correct way? Absolutely.

2209
01:17:39,754 --> 01:17:41,590
But we've seen with the C 51

2210
01:17:41,590 --> 01:17:44,590
with other projects that these

2211
01:17:45,260 --> 01:17:45,793
things once they go through

2212
01:17:45,793 --> 01:17:48,863
the process and are vetted can

2213
01:17:48,863 --> 01:17:49,463
be very viable and very

2214
01:17:49,463 --> 01:17:52,867
helpful. I find all of this

2215
01:17:52,867 --> 01:17:54,403
uproar, quite frankly,

2216
01:17:54,403 --> 01:17:55,203
disingenuous. And I think it

2217
01:17:55,203 --> 01:17:57,505
stems more from the fact the

2218
01:17:57,505 --> 01:18:01,309
date is on Sugar land. Then it

2219
01:18:01,309 --> 01:18:01,976
does people actually being

2220
01:18:01,976 --> 01:18:03,612
certain about the project.

2221
01:18:03,612 --> 01:18:04,312
Another point that I want to

2222
01:18:04,312 --> 01:18:07,912
make. We are in a worldwide

2223
01:18:09,500 --> 01:18:09,784
aggregate shortage. Do you

2224
01:18:09,784 --> 01:18:10,452
know what we need for surf

2225
01:18:10,452 --> 01:18:13,452
projects? I think that there

2226
01:18:15,890 --> 01:18:16,457
is potential for this to be a

2227
01:18:16,457 --> 01:18:18,993
win-win. I think that we are

2228
01:18:18,993 --> 01:18:21,393
all worried about this

2229
01:18:22,797 --> 01:18:23,831
prematurely. And do think that

2230
01:18:23,831 --> 01:18:24,498
the district is going to go

2231
01:18:24,498 --> 01:18:26,340
through the right process to

2232
01:18:26,340 --> 01:18:29,804
get it there or to say, yeah,

2233
01:18:29,804 --> 01:18:30,471
you know, at this time this

2234
01:18:30,471 --> 01:18:33,471
place, it doesn't work. Either

2235
01:18:34,750 --> 01:18:35,760
way. I do think that we need

2236
01:18:35,760 --> 01:18:36,511
to back the uproar and work

2237
01:18:36,511 --> 01:18:38,911
together. Thank you. Miss

2238
01:18:40,849 --> 01:18:42,651
Pipes. We'll hear next from

2239
01:18:42,651 --> 01:18:44,285
Ben Olsen, Mr. Olsen, please

2240
01:18:44,285 --> 01:18:46,285
unmute your mic.

2241
01:18:46,855 --> 01:18:47,822
>> Good morning to hear me.

2242
01:18:47,822 --> 01:18:50,222
Okay. We hear you.

2243
01:18:51,559 --> 01:18:52,560
>> All right. Thank you. Well,

2244
01:18:52,560 --> 01:18:55,560
as one of those legacy,

2245
01:18:55,597 --> 01:18:56,464
landowners, Mr. Bartlett. But

2246
01:18:56,464 --> 01:18:58,399
I felt it was appropriate to

2247
01:18:58,399 --> 01:18:59,634
speak up and call in and

2248
01:18:59,634 --> 01:19:00,302
recognition of the work to

2249
01:19:00,302 --> 01:19:00,936
myself. And I too want to

2250
01:19:00,936 --> 01:19:03,171
thank the working throughout

2251
01:19:03,171 --> 01:19:06,171
the past few years, water

2252
01:19:07,750 --> 01:19:07,642
management staff have

2253
01:19:07,642 --> 01:19:08,343
seemingly the only government

2254
01:19:08,343 --> 01:19:10,112
employees willing to listen to

2255
01:19:10,112 --> 01:19:10,846
and engage with the landowners

2256
01:19:10,846 --> 01:19:11,446
inside of the project.

2257
01:19:11,446 --> 01:19:13,748
Footprint is all well. We got

2258
01:19:13,748 --> 01:19:16,510
off to a bit of a rocky start.

2259
01:19:16,510 --> 01:19:16,685
Your staff for the agency

2260
01:19:16,685 --> 01:19:18,119
employees to actually consider

2261
01:19:18,119 --> 01:19:19,321
our positions and defense of

2262
01:19:19,321 --> 01:19:19,988
the endangered animals that

2263
01:19:19,988 --> 01:19:22,323
call our properties home. We

2264
01:19:22,323 --> 01:19:24,723
reached out to federal

2265
01:19:24,859 --> 01:19:25,426
agencies, other state

2266
01:19:25,426 --> 01:19:26,127
agencies, nonprofits Audubon,

2267
01:19:26,127 --> 01:19:28,127
Florida, Everglades

2268
01:19:28,730 --> 01:19:29,664
Foundation. No one was really

2269
01:19:29,664 --> 01:19:30,765
interested in the landowner

2270
01:19:30,765 --> 01:19:32,467
perspective on. Even if that

2271
01:19:32,467 --> 01:19:34,200
perspective founded in both

2272
01:19:34,200 --> 01:19:34,703
environmental protection and

2273
01:19:34,703 --> 01:19:36,938
private property rights. So I

2274
01:19:36,938 --> 01:19:38,272
really just want to call in to

2275
01:19:38,272 --> 01:19:39,708
thank the work staff. I know

2276
01:19:39,708 --> 01:19:40,908
they're busier than ever

2277
01:19:40,908 --> 01:19:41,642
working with the Federal Canal

2278
01:19:41,642 --> 01:19:43,378
Basin, Water Quality Program,

2279
01:19:43,378 --> 01:19:45,547
staff to fix what the federal

2280
01:19:45,547 --> 01:19:48,283
work design left out got wrong

2281
01:19:48,283 --> 01:19:49,617
as well as expediting work on

2282
01:19:49,617 --> 01:19:50,285
the Tamiami trail, which is

2283
01:19:50,285 --> 01:19:50,952
something I think everyone

2284
01:19:50,952 --> 01:19:52,952
agrees is absolutely

2285
01:19:53,555 --> 01:19:54,422
essential. I'm looking forward

2286
01:19:54,422 --> 01:19:54,989
to working with staff

2287
01:19:54,989 --> 01:19:55,690
personally. I know we should

2288
01:19:55,690 --> 01:19:56,825
have a meeting on the book

2289
01:19:56,825 --> 01:19:58,260
shortly to go over the

2290
01:19:58,260 --> 01:19:58,894
modeling south of Wingate

2291
01:19:58,894 --> 01:20:01,529
myself and my neighbors. But

2292
01:20:01,529 --> 01:20:02,631
there was one thing I wanted

2293
01:20:02,631 --> 01:20:04,232
to point out. And that was the

2294
01:20:04,232 --> 01:20:05,967
public face of America's of

2295
01:20:05,967 --> 01:20:08,837
warmth currently to be blunt

2296
01:20:08,837 --> 01:20:09,538
since its passing nonprofits,

2297
01:20:09,538 --> 01:20:12,774
who lobbied so hard for work

2298
01:20:12,774 --> 01:20:13,508
as it was designed, have now

2299
01:20:13,508 --> 01:20:14,608
started pushing this narrative

2300
01:20:14,608 --> 01:20:15,242
that were pushed stores,

2301
01:20:15,242 --> 01:20:16,677
panthers and wood stork Lance.

2302
01:20:16,677 --> 01:20:17,378
They're raising funds on that

2303
01:20:17,378 --> 01:20:19,778
narrative. I think it's

2304
01:20:19,847 --> 01:20:21,583
imperative we all remind the

2305
01:20:21,583 --> 01:20:23,284
public and nonprofit at large

2306
01:20:23,284 --> 01:20:24,180
that what was early authorized

2307
01:20:24,180 --> 01:20:25,253
would have significantly

2308
01:20:25,253 --> 01:20:28,122
damaged. And store glance so

2309
01:20:28,122 --> 01:20:29,890
much so that water management

2310
01:20:29,890 --> 01:20:29,790
would not implement region to

2311
01:20:29,790 --> 01:20:31,125
have work plans for the

2312
01:20:31,125 --> 01:20:32,827
future. Bateson says that were

2313
01:20:32,827 --> 01:20:35,290
designed. The project is the

2314
01:20:35,290 --> 01:20:38,290
size of Rhode Island. And

2315
01:20:38,199 --> 01:20:38,866
while regions, 1, 3, 4, are

2316
01:20:38,866 --> 01:20:39,901
seemingly solid region to

2317
01:20:39,901 --> 01:20:42,204
certainly wasn't the water

2318
01:20:42,204 --> 01:20:44,390
management work team is

2319
01:20:44,390 --> 01:20:44,739
absolutely deserving of team

2320
01:20:44,739 --> 01:20:45,373
of the month because they

2321
01:20:45,373 --> 01:20:46,410
recognize this and they're

2322
01:20:46,410 --> 01:20:46,775
actively working to remedy it

2323
01:20:46,775 --> 01:20:47,776
with us. But I believe it's

2324
01:20:47,776 --> 01:20:50,176
crucial. We acknowledged, but

2325
01:20:50,645 --> 01:20:51,946
this project needs a lot of

2326
01:20:51,946 --> 01:20:53,614
work in region to make it

2327
01:20:53,614 --> 01:20:54,615
viable. We're only going to

2328
01:20:54,615 --> 01:20:55,516
get there through a

2329
01:20:55,516 --> 01:20:57,516
transparent process, engaging

2330
01:20:58,186 --> 01:20:58,886
the experts of their own land

2331
01:20:58,886 --> 01:21:00,655
without closed across the book

2332
01:21:00,655 --> 01:21:01,956
next, Water management staff

2333
01:21:01,956 --> 01:21:04,250
have been the vanguard of this

2334
01:21:04,250 --> 01:21:06,193
process and I can't be more

2335
01:21:06,193 --> 01:21:07,280
appreciative. Unfortunately,

2336
01:21:07,280 --> 01:21:09,428
this process now includes

2337
01:21:09,964 --> 01:21:10,664
ensuring the nonprofits don't

2338
01:21:10,664 --> 01:21:11,466
raise funds off a misguided

2339
01:21:11,466 --> 01:21:13,168
merits. They don't listen to

2340
01:21:13,168 --> 01:21:13,835
the landowners, but they do

2341
01:21:13,835 --> 01:21:17,435
listen to the agency. So your

2342
01:21:17,472 --> 01:21:18,206
voices will once again have to

2343
01:21:18,206 --> 01:21:20,375
be the vanguard's and getting

2344
01:21:20,375 --> 01:21:22,310
this project fixed and keeping

2345
01:21:22,310 --> 01:21:23,210
to, quote, must paddy power's

2346
01:21:23,210 --> 01:21:23,844
loud voices spreading

2347
01:21:23,844 --> 01:21:24,478
misinformation on both at

2348
01:21:24,478 --> 01:21:27,982
that. So again, I just want to

2349
01:21:27,982 --> 01:21:29,184
thank you guys. Miss Reynolds

2350
01:21:29,184 --> 01:21:31,186
said this is just the

2351
01:21:31,186 --> 01:21:31,986
beginning for work and I look

2352
01:21:31,986 --> 01:21:34,188
forward to fixing authorized

2353
01:21:34,188 --> 01:21:35,256
blunt with you guys to ensure

2354
01:21:35,256 --> 01:21:35,890
that was actually restore

2355
01:21:35,890 --> 01:21:38,126
pampered. One start lands

2356
01:21:38,126 --> 01:21:38,726
without flooding. There

2357
01:21:38,726 --> 01:21:41,290
already bursting habitat this

2358
01:21:41,290 --> 01:21:42,596
past week. We have dozens of

2359
01:21:42,596 --> 01:21:43,331
wood storks and our pond right

2360
01:21:43,331 --> 01:21:45,533
outside our house out there.

2361
01:21:45,533 --> 01:21:46,801
It's a beautiful sight to see

2362
01:21:46,801 --> 01:21:47,535
that. I'm going to continue to

2363
01:21:47,535 --> 01:21:48,336
fight for. Thank you very

2364
01:21:48,336 --> 01:21:48,636
much.

2365
01:21:48,636 --> 01:21:51,506
>> Thank you, Mr. Olsen, Mr.

2366
01:21:51,506 --> 01:21:52,730
Chairman, we have no

2367
01:21:52,730 --> 01:21:52,707
additional general public

2368
01:21:52,707 --> 01:21:55,107
comment. Thankfully, thank you

2369
01:21:56,744 --> 01:21:59,144
all for your comments.

2370
01:22:01,983 --> 01:22:04,983
>> Going out for comment. I

2371
01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:05,719
think it's only appropriate

2372
01:22:05,719 --> 01:22:07,655
the Swan Queen start she wants

2373
01:22:07,655 --> 01:22:11,255
to. Well, that's a first that

2374
01:22:11,625 --> 01:22:14,662
I get to go. The first

2375
01:22:14,662 --> 01:22:15,830
speaker. Thank you so much.

2376
01:22:15,830 --> 01:22:17,966
Mister Chair. Quite an honor.

2377
01:22:17,966 --> 01:22:20,366
You're probably wondering why

2378
01:22:21,903 --> 01:22:22,937
I brought this cake in today.

2379
01:22:22,937 --> 01:22:25,937
That's at least what Charlie

2380
01:22:26,341 --> 01:22:27,275
was asking.

2381
01:22:27,275 --> 01:22:28,609
>> Well, then was kind of

2382
01:22:28,609 --> 01:22:29,310
chuckle in over there because

2383
01:22:29,310 --> 01:22:30,110
he knew it wasn't going to be

2384
01:22:30,110 --> 01:22:33,515
a cake this time. So I wanted

2385
01:22:33,515 --> 01:22:35,550
to share this valuable crown

2386
01:22:35,550 --> 01:22:38,550
that I received. That was

2387
01:22:39,540 --> 01:22:41,454
created by. Michelle Arquette

2388
01:22:43,191 --> 01:22:43,891
Palermo from the conservancy

2389
01:22:43,891 --> 01:22:46,627
of Southwest Florida. And as

2390
01:22:46,627 --> 01:22:48,930
you can tell this, crown is

2391
01:22:48,930 --> 01:22:53,670
very and but the front of the

2392
01:22:53,670 --> 01:22:56,670
crown for the embellishment is

2393
01:22:56,938 --> 01:22:58,973
the vertebrae of a python that

2394
01:22:58,973 --> 01:23:00,674
was captured in southwest

2395
01:23:00,674 --> 01:23:03,740
Florida. So how appropriate?

2396
01:23:03,978 --> 01:23:04,678
So as you can imagine, I was

2397
01:23:04,678 --> 01:23:07,678
thrilled. To be surprised at

2398
01:23:09,450 --> 01:23:10,451
the of Co conference with this

2399
01:23:10,451 --> 01:23:13,451
WABC coins stuff and honored

2400
01:23:14,389 --> 01:23:16,958
to share the throne with the

2401
01:23:16,958 --> 01:23:19,360
swamp. Kidding. Dr. Paul Gray.

2402
01:23:19,360 --> 01:23:21,996
I who doesn't want a swamp

2403
01:23:21,996 --> 01:23:22,697
king like that? I mean, talk

2404
01:23:22,697 --> 01:23:25,366
about an awesome guy South.

2405
01:23:25,366 --> 01:23:28,102
I'm going to do on my crown.

2406
01:23:28,102 --> 01:23:31,372
So that you can see it in full

2407
01:23:31,372 --> 01:23:32,240
Splendor.

2408
01:23:32,240 --> 01:23:32,907
>> And thank court for the

2409
01:23:32,907 --> 01:23:36,507
honor. I didn't want. To go

2410
01:23:38,146 --> 01:23:41,146
without. Giving a nod to

2411
01:23:43,751 --> 01:23:44,718
alligator. Ron. So in my new

2412
01:23:44,718 --> 01:23:47,118
placard. I have little

2413
01:23:49,424 --> 01:23:51,159
Alligator. Ron, chilling in

2414
01:23:51,159 --> 01:23:53,728
this wall with the swab queen

2415
01:23:53,728 --> 01:23:56,128
for 2020. 25 thank you so

2416
01:23:58,733 --> 01:24:00,835
much, everyone for the

2417
01:24:00,835 --> 01:24:01,502
recognition. And it so much

2418
01:24:01,502 --> 01:24:02,136
fun and I'll just put my

2419
01:24:02,136 --> 01:24:04,838
little placard right there so

2420
01:24:04,838 --> 01:24:08,438
that, you know, that this my

2421
01:24:08,710 --> 01:24:09,944
new era, which is the swamp,

2422
01:24:09,944 --> 01:24:13,580
Kuwait. I don't know if it's a

2423
01:24:13,580 --> 01:24:14,281
lower wrong or a higher rod,

2424
01:24:14,281 --> 01:24:15,416
but thank you, drew for the

2425
01:24:15,416 --> 01:24:16,830
shout out and thank you all

2426
01:24:16,830 --> 01:24:18,118
for for that. All right. I

2427
01:24:18,118 --> 01:24:21,118
have several things here. I

2428
01:24:21,956 --> 01:24:24,259
think I've already started

2429
01:24:24,259 --> 01:24:25,727
with the EV Co comments. What

2430
01:24:25,727 --> 01:24:28,727
a great conference. I spent 3

2431
01:24:29,730 --> 01:24:32,132
days with the conference and

2432
01:24:32,132 --> 01:24:32,800
all the people that I had a

2433
01:24:32,800 --> 01:24:33,500
chance to have conversations

2434
01:24:33,500 --> 01:24:36,470
with. And I got to tell you

2435
01:24:36,470 --> 01:24:39,507
that that was some of the

2436
01:24:39,507 --> 01:24:41,876
greatest dialogue that I've

2437
01:24:41,876 --> 01:24:43,745
I've really experienced at the

2438
01:24:43,745 --> 01:24:45,846
conference and I've been going

2439
01:24:45,846 --> 01:24:47,215
since I've been on the board

2440
01:24:47,215 --> 01:24:49,250
for 6 years and having those

2441
01:24:49,250 --> 01:24:51,185
conversations. But the

2442
01:24:51,185 --> 01:24:51,919
indigenous knowledge panel was

2443
01:24:51,919 --> 01:24:54,919
very, very enlightening. And I

2444
01:24:55,289 --> 01:24:56,390
thought the other panel that

2445
01:24:56,390 --> 01:24:57,358
talked about the on serve in

2446
01:24:57,358 --> 01:25:00,358
the next 40 years was also

2447
01:25:03,164 --> 01:25:04,365
really valuable along with all

2448
01:25:04,365 --> 01:25:05,599
of the panel's. Everything was

2449
01:25:05,599 --> 01:25:07,602
great. So hats off to coach.

2450
01:25:07,602 --> 01:25:08,269
Here's Mark Perry and Kelli

2451
01:25:08,269 --> 01:25:09,403
Cox. I know it's a lot of

2452
01:25:09,403 --> 01:25:11,372
work, but it was really,

2453
01:25:11,372 --> 01:25:12,673
really a wonderful conference.

2454
01:25:12,673 --> 01:25:14,842
The first one on tribal land.

2455
01:25:14,842 --> 01:25:17,842
So I really appreciated that.

2456
01:25:19,881 --> 01:25:22,830
Also, I visited the C 43 water

2457
01:25:22,830 --> 01:25:22,783
quality treatment and testing

2458
01:25:22,783 --> 01:25:25,783
project that the site the

2459
01:25:27,287 --> 01:25:28,389
governing board members. If

2460
01:25:28,389 --> 01:25:29,257
you haven't had a chance to

2461
01:25:29,257 --> 01:25:31,593
see what we have done as a

2462
01:25:31,593 --> 01:25:32,493
district with the boneless I I

2463
01:25:32,493 --> 01:25:34,893
strongly recommend it. We've

2464
01:25:36,970 --> 01:25:36,864
done several things that I

2465
01:25:36,864 --> 01:25:39,264
thought were really positive.

2466
01:25:40,134 --> 01:25:41,436
First of all, the cells that

2467
01:25:41,436 --> 01:25:45,360
are there for the science it's

2468
01:25:47,700 --> 01:25:49,877
going to be a test cell study

2469
01:25:49,877 --> 01:25:50,711
to remove nitrogen to look at

2470
01:25:50,711 --> 01:25:53,711
ways to remove nitrogen from

2471
01:25:54,982 --> 01:25:57,218
the water. it's cutting edge

2472
01:25:57,218 --> 01:25:58,186
science. And I want to thank

2473
01:25:58,186 --> 01:26:00,586
Casandra Armstrong for for

2474
01:26:01,789 --> 01:26:02,524
talking me through through the

2475
01:26:02,524 --> 01:26:05,292
weeds as she likes to say it

2476
01:26:05,292 --> 01:26:05,960
was great staff. And on the

2477
01:26:05,960 --> 01:26:07,895
day that I visited, the

2478
01:26:07,895 --> 01:26:10,895
project was being turned over.

2479
01:26:11,650 --> 01:26:12,330
And so there were a lot of

2480
01:26:12,330 --> 01:26:15,330
people on site that we're

2481
01:26:15,703 --> 01:26:17,205
looking at the project. And I

2482
01:26:17,205 --> 01:26:17,872
just was so impressed with

2483
01:26:17,872 --> 01:26:20,872
what we have done there

2484
01:26:21,242 --> 01:26:22,477
because we partnered with

2485
01:26:22,477 --> 01:26:24,212
another project right on site,

2486
01:26:24,212 --> 01:26:25,847
which is the a flow,

2487
01:26:25,847 --> 01:26:27,982
Equalization basin. So we

2488
01:26:27,982 --> 01:26:28,716
looked for an opportunity as

2489
01:26:28,716 --> 01:26:29,416
the district to say, how can

2490
01:26:29,416 --> 01:26:32,190
we use this site? Well, we

2491
01:26:32,190 --> 01:26:34,622
could use the test cells and

2492
01:26:34,622 --> 01:26:35,456
do some experiments. Some

2493
01:26:35,456 --> 01:26:36,157
studies on removing nitrogen

2494
01:26:36,157 --> 01:26:39,727
from the water, we could also

2495
01:26:39,727 --> 01:26:43,927
berm it nfp be there. And in

2496
01:26:44,970 --> 01:26:44,698
partnership used that

2497
01:26:44,698 --> 01:26:45,633
property. So I thought that

2498
01:26:45,633 --> 01:26:47,234
was really great jury. Drew,

2499
01:26:47,234 --> 01:26:48,736
you and your team put that

2500
01:26:48,736 --> 01:26:50,338
together and I want to thank

2501
01:26:50,338 --> 01:26:53,338
Anthony Betts, Lori, when Kurt

2502
01:26:54,175 --> 01:26:56,100
the J Mishra Natasha Warrick,

2503
01:26:56,100 --> 01:26:56,644
Jennifer Reynolds, Megan

2504
01:26:56,644 --> 01:26:59,800
Jacoby and Jose Otero for Your

2505
01:26:59,800 --> 01:27:00,114
your time that day because it

2506
01:27:00,114 --> 01:27:01,682
was a whole full court press

2507
01:27:01,682 --> 01:27:02,282
out there. And I really

2508
01:27:02,282 --> 01:27:04,682
appreciate it. Also, speaking

2509
01:27:09,257 --> 01:27:10,580
of conservation that it's come

2510
01:27:10,580 --> 01:27:12,826
up earlier in the meeting, I

2511
01:27:12,826 --> 01:27:15,960
had the chance yesterday

2512
01:27:15,960 --> 01:27:17,565
evening to visit Eagle Haven

2513
01:27:17,565 --> 01:27:20,000
Ranch. This was my second

2514
01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:20,901
visit with a totally different

2515
01:27:20,901 --> 01:27:23,901
focus. This time when I

2516
01:27:25,139 --> 01:27:27,708
visited Eagle Haven Ranch, the

2517
01:27:27,708 --> 01:27:30,708
focus was on conservation and

2518
01:27:33,460 --> 01:27:33,781
the view the view of all of

2519
01:27:33,781 --> 01:27:36,181
the eagle nesting habitat.

2520
01:27:37,118 --> 01:27:38,152
>> That is out on Eagle Haven

2521
01:27:38,152 --> 01:27:38,886
Ranch in the various stages of

2522
01:27:38,886 --> 01:27:39,687
the chicks in the nest.

2523
01:27:39,687 --> 01:27:42,689
>> That were out there. It was

2524
01:27:42,689 --> 01:27:45,689
a great, great visit. That's

2525
01:27:46,461 --> 01:27:48,730
3300 acres in the northern

2526
01:27:48,730 --> 01:27:51,165
Everglades. That is put under

2527
01:27:51,165 --> 01:27:53,565
a conservation easement and

2528
01:27:53,968 --> 01:27:56,137
now the Cyprus chapter of the

2529
01:27:56,137 --> 01:27:59,137
Isaac Walton League of America

2530
01:27:59,706 --> 01:28:03,306
is going to do some projects

2531
01:28:03,578 --> 01:28:05,847
out there concert with the

2532
01:28:05,847 --> 01:28:06,714
landowner there. And it was

2533
01:28:06,714 --> 01:28:07,782
just a great visit. Plenty of

2534
01:28:07,782 --> 01:28:09,160
eagles were on display at the

2535
01:28:09,160 --> 01:28:12,160
site. And the last comment

2536
01:28:13,220 --> 01:28:16,230
that I have is about some of

2537
01:28:16,230 --> 01:28:18,625
the public comment today on

2538
01:28:18,625 --> 01:28:20,161
South I think that that this

2539
01:28:20,161 --> 01:28:23,597
board is set a high bar in the

2540
01:28:23,597 --> 01:28:25,997
past 6 years for transparency

2541
01:28:29,303 --> 01:28:30,671
and getting getting public

2542
01:28:30,671 --> 01:28:32,907
employee and I feel strongly

2543
01:28:32,907 --> 01:28:35,543
and I saw I know, Drew, does

2544
01:28:35,543 --> 01:28:37,545
that in this case with this

2545
01:28:37,545 --> 01:28:38,312
project? That's that's

2546
01:28:38,312 --> 01:28:38,980
something that I I want to

2547
01:28:38,980 --> 01:28:41,715
continue to do with with the

2548
01:28:41,715 --> 01:28:44,652
public that that always gives

2549
01:28:44,652 --> 01:28:45,619
us input to consider before

2550
01:28:45,619 --> 01:28:47,788
making a decision. That's all

2551
01:28:47,788 --> 01:28:49,824
I have. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

2552
01:28:49,824 --> 01:28:52,626
Thank you starting U.S.. Comes

2553
01:28:52,626 --> 01:28:54,626
to Mr. Butler.

2554
01:28:58,933 --> 01:28:59,700
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair

2555
01:28:59,700 --> 01:29:01,700
congratulations. Want Queen.

2556
01:29:03,471 --> 01:29:05,706
got that on Snapchat. By the

2557
01:29:05,706 --> 01:29:07,575
way.

2558
01:29:07,575 --> 01:29:09,575
>> was I

2559
01:29:13,347 --> 01:29:14,114
>> Want to say congratulations

2560
01:29:14,114 --> 01:29:17,180
once again to the district low

2561
01:29:17,180 --> 01:29:21,218
cars, law of the land. low car

2562
01:29:21,622 --> 01:29:25,222
and work but look are being

2563
01:29:27,461 --> 01:29:28,161
law of the land. That's heavy

2564
01:29:28,161 --> 01:29:29,897
lift. And that was 2 years. 2

2565
01:29:29,897 --> 01:29:32,897
years, right? One? Well, okay.

2566
01:29:34,435 --> 01:29:36,136
Yeah. One year from the

2567
01:29:36,136 --> 01:29:36,871
district and then another year

2568
01:29:36,871 --> 01:29:39,271
through the federal process.

2569
01:29:39,506 --> 01:29:40,730
while that that was

2570
01:29:40,730 --> 01:29:42,473
impressive. Look forward to 26

2571
01:29:44,979 --> 01:29:45,613
and drew look forward to

2572
01:29:45,613 --> 01:29:47,515
hearing the plans and what

2573
01:29:47,515 --> 01:29:48,683
we're going. Join us on the

2574
01:29:48,683 --> 01:29:50,510
core. What's going to be an

2575
01:29:50,510 --> 01:29:50,718
were 26. Hopefully it will

2576
01:29:50,718 --> 01:29:53,718
include. Some of these other

2577
01:29:54,188 --> 01:29:56,557
northern features and so also

2578
01:29:56,557 --> 01:29:58,759
look forward to to your update

2579
01:29:58,759 --> 01:30:02,359
there on that. Also since our

2580
01:30:02,463 --> 01:30:04,863
board meeting, I December

2581
01:30:06,667 --> 01:30:07,334
right afterwards we did the

2582
01:30:07,334 --> 01:30:09,734
ribbon cutting Maximo look

2583
01:30:12,390 --> 01:30:12,740
forward to when we get in the

2584
01:30:12,740 --> 01:30:13,440
race season to see in that

2585
01:30:13,440 --> 01:30:16,577
project in full full effect be

2586
01:30:16,577 --> 01:30:18,577
7,000 acres, water storage

2587
01:30:19,460 --> 01:30:22,460
there. Well, north of Lake

2588
01:30:23,184 --> 01:30:24,318
Okeechobee picking up like a

2589
01:30:24,318 --> 01:30:25,652
bay like a semi. So look

2590
01:30:25,652 --> 01:30:26,253
forward to seeing that

2591
01:30:26,253 --> 01:30:27,688
appreciate Garcia family and

2592
01:30:27,688 --> 01:30:28,423
Fpnl for being our partners in

2593
01:30:28,423 --> 01:30:31,423
that. Finally, let's say, a

2594
01:30:37,498 --> 01:30:38,366
divisive We've all got to the

2595
01:30:38,366 --> 01:30:41,966
lives. yeah, I had. I had

2596
01:30:42,470 --> 01:30:44,572
spent some time with my family

2597
01:30:44,572 --> 01:30:46,507
in lieu of bit of code this

2598
01:30:46,507 --> 01:30:48,943
year. So I hate to miss that

2599
01:30:48,943 --> 01:30:51,343
Tuesday. 2 days ago. The

2600
01:30:52,120 --> 01:30:54,810
Florida Agricultural Hall of

2601
01:30:54,810 --> 01:30:56,350
Fame. The Florida State Fair

2602
01:30:56,350 --> 01:30:57,170
might actually go building

2603
01:30:57,170 --> 01:30:57,651
dedicated to the Florida

2604
01:30:57,651 --> 01:30:59,487
Culture Hall of Fame, but

2605
01:30:59,487 --> 01:31:01,455
inducted 3 new members into

2606
01:31:01,455 --> 01:31:02,823
it. And I want to recognize

2607
01:31:02,823 --> 01:31:05,223
recognized 2 members. It all

2608
01:31:05,259 --> 01:31:06,994
come from the South Florida

2609
01:31:06,994 --> 01:31:07,694
area. One being Jim

2610
01:31:07,694 --> 01:31:10,940
Strickland. He's a cattle

2611
01:31:10,297 --> 01:31:10,931
rancher for over Manatee

2612
01:31:10,931 --> 01:31:13,931
County Black Beard Ranch. But

2613
01:31:14,735 --> 01:31:15,235
a long history of

2614
01:31:15,235 --> 01:31:18,235
conservation. And he has been

2615
01:31:19,139 --> 01:31:21,475
an advocate for advocate for

2616
01:31:21,475 --> 01:31:22,176
conservation easements for as

2617
01:31:22,176 --> 01:31:25,120
long as I can remember, he is

2618
01:31:25,120 --> 01:31:28,480
on the he was on the cusp of

2619
01:31:28,480 --> 01:31:29,316
getting that program going in

2620
01:31:29,316 --> 01:31:30,170
Florida and it's become such

2621
01:31:30,170 --> 01:31:32,787
an Aunt Horton program for

2622
01:31:32,787 --> 01:31:34,355
preservation of our open

2623
01:31:34,355 --> 01:31:37,591
spaces he was recognized as an

2624
01:31:37,591 --> 01:31:38,693
inductee in the Florida poll

2625
01:31:38,693 --> 01:31:41,693
of Fame. another one that

2626
01:31:44,398 --> 01:31:45,399
another couple. But you'll

2627
01:31:45,399 --> 01:31:46,000
recognize its Kerry and

2628
01:31:46,000 --> 01:31:49,000
Marshall White Sea. They were

2629
01:31:49,303 --> 01:31:49,970
inducted to the Agriculture

2630
01:31:49,970 --> 01:31:53,570
Hall of Fame. If you would

2631
01:31:53,707 --> 01:31:54,441
hear him, Chairman, I just it.

2632
01:31:54,441 --> 01:31:55,542
Just 3 paragraphs here. Real

2633
01:31:55,542 --> 01:31:56,777
quick bio Mr. Lightsey. And as

2634
01:31:56,777 --> 01:31:59,177
Marcia. Carry Lights a 6

2635
01:32:01,248 --> 01:32:02,149
generation. Florida cattle

2636
01:32:02,149 --> 01:32:04,185
rancher who married his high

2637
01:32:04,185 --> 01:32:05,853
school sweetheart. Marcia in

2638
01:32:05,853 --> 01:32:08,253
1973, together. They not only

2639
01:32:08,355 --> 01:32:09,990
save the family ranch during

2640
01:32:09,990 --> 01:32:11,392
hard economic times. They also

2641
01:32:11,392 --> 01:32:13,594
expanded and diversified the

2642
01:32:13,594 --> 01:32:14,595
operations and became leaders

2643
01:32:14,595 --> 01:32:17,595
in the conservation arena. The

2644
01:32:18,766 --> 01:32:19,733
Lightsey strongly believe that

2645
01:32:19,733 --> 01:32:20,567
landowners participating in

2646
01:32:20,567 --> 01:32:22,603
strategies that benefit all of

2647
01:32:22,603 --> 01:32:24,471
society. They strive to

2648
01:32:24,471 --> 01:32:25,473
highlight the stewardship.

2649
01:32:25,473 --> 01:32:27,575
Ranchers provide for wildlife

2650
01:32:27,575 --> 01:32:29,543
and water. They've committed

2651
01:32:29,543 --> 01:32:31,780
80% of their land to

2652
01:32:31,780 --> 01:32:33,780
conservation easements in

2653
01:32:33,481 --> 01:32:34,614
doing so. preserve thousands

2654
01:32:34,614 --> 01:32:36,517
of environmentally sensitive

2655
01:32:36,517 --> 01:32:38,351
acres, wetlands and areas

2656
01:32:38,351 --> 01:32:39,220
populated by endangered plant

2657
01:32:39,220 --> 01:32:41,255
and animal species creating a

2658
01:32:41,255 --> 01:32:44,158
vast holding of lands that

2659
01:32:44,158 --> 01:32:45,920
will allow generations of

2660
01:32:45,920 --> 01:32:47,294
Floridians to see landscapes

2661
01:32:47,294 --> 01:32:47,994
much like those of centuries

2662
01:32:47,994 --> 01:32:50,994
ago. This includes the notable

2663
01:32:52,199 --> 01:32:54,201
Brahma island home, the bald

2664
01:32:54,201 --> 01:32:56,637
Eagles. Kara Cares snail kites

2665
01:32:56,637 --> 01:32:57,338
and dozens of other rare and

2666
01:32:57,338 --> 01:32:59,738
endangered species. The light

2667
01:33:01,409 --> 01:33:02,760
Cesar also passionate about

2668
01:33:02,760 --> 01:33:02,743
sharing their conservation

2669
01:33:02,743 --> 01:33:05,743
story. They have been featured

2670
01:33:06,414 --> 01:33:07,615
in several documentaries,

2671
01:33:07,615 --> 01:33:08,315
media pieces and social media

2672
01:33:08,315 --> 01:33:10,151
posts throughout the years.

2673
01:33:10,151 --> 01:33:11,151
Their latest focus is working

2674
01:33:11,151 --> 01:33:13,254
in the Florida wildlife

2675
01:33:13,254 --> 01:33:14,880
Corridor Foundation and its

2676
01:33:14,880 --> 01:33:16,690
path to the Panther Project.

2677
01:33:16,690 --> 01:33:17,457
They have also hosted numerous

2678
01:33:17,457 --> 01:33:19,627
tours of the ranch's

2679
01:33:19,627 --> 01:33:21,795
ecological sites to allow

2680
01:33:21,795 --> 01:33:23,130
students and other groups to

2681
01:33:23,130 --> 01:33:25,900
see the operations first hand

2682
01:33:25,900 --> 01:33:26,600
and for a better appreciation

2683
01:33:26,600 --> 01:33:28,569
of their impacts.

2684
01:33:28,569 --> 01:33:30,604
Congratulations to Carrie and

2685
01:33:30,604 --> 01:33:32,406
Marshall Lightsey Jim Strick

2686
01:33:32,406 --> 01:33:33,107
shunned for their induction

2687
01:33:33,107 --> 01:33:33,807
into the Florida Culture Hall

2688
01:33:33,807 --> 01:33:34,475
of Thank you, Mr. Chairman,

2689
01:33:34,475 --> 01:33:36,409
thank you, Mr. Butler. Mr.

2690
01:33:36,409 --> 01:33:38,409
Tiley.

2691
01:33:42,449 --> 01:33:45,352
>> We did not have general

2692
01:33:45,352 --> 01:33:47,454
board meeting in January, but

2693
01:33:47,454 --> 01:33:50,858
we but we all I think most of

2694
01:33:50,858 --> 01:33:53,828
us and event by Governor

2695
01:33:53,828 --> 01:33:54,528
DeSantis worry requested the

2696
01:33:54,528 --> 01:33:57,640
state be allowed to leave more

2697
01:33:57,640 --> 01:33:59,464
of the Everglades restoration

2698
01:34:00,167 --> 01:34:02,736
projects in order to do things

2699
01:34:02,736 --> 01:34:05,172
more quickly at a lower cost

2700
01:34:05,172 --> 01:34:07,408
to taxpayers. As we all know,

2701
01:34:07,408 --> 01:34:09,808
structures of cost share

2702
01:34:09,910 --> 01:34:11,110
between the federal government

2703
01:34:11,110 --> 01:34:12,613
and state of Florida where the

2704
01:34:12,613 --> 01:34:14,715
Army Corps the federal side

2705
01:34:14,715 --> 01:34:15,382
and district, it leads the

2706
01:34:15,382 --> 01:34:18,982
state side. And just to be

2707
01:34:20,887 --> 01:34:22,555
clear as well, sensor was

2708
01:34:22,555 --> 01:34:24,955
adopted. We've had incredibly

2709
01:34:25,259 --> 01:34:25,926
strong partnership with the

2710
01:34:25,926 --> 01:34:29,526
court a and share a common

2711
01:34:30,300 --> 01:34:31,232
commitment to projects large

2712
01:34:31,232 --> 01:34:32,199
and small. That will help and

2713
01:34:32,199 --> 01:34:34,199
Everglades restoration.

2714
01:34:37,137 --> 01:34:38,500
However, as of as a federal

2715
01:34:38,500 --> 01:34:40,474
agency, the course subject to

2716
01:34:40,474 --> 01:34:42,874
greater bureaucracy, red tape,

2717
01:34:43,477 --> 01:34:45,412
lengthy legislative process

2718
01:34:45,412 --> 01:34:45,912
season political

2719
01:34:45,912 --> 01:34:46,446
considerations that

2720
01:34:46,446 --> 01:34:47,470
significantly slow the

2721
01:34:47,470 --> 01:34:50,470
progress. And drive up costs

2722
01:34:50,317 --> 01:34:51,385
in excess of what we do, what

2723
01:34:51,385 --> 01:34:52,786
we've been able to achieve at

2724
01:34:52,786 --> 01:34:53,453
the state level. So what I

2725
01:34:53,453 --> 01:34:56,657
wanted to do was share some of

2726
01:34:56,657 --> 01:34:57,324
this has been posted. But I

2727
01:34:57,324 --> 01:35:00,127
thought was important to share

2728
01:35:00,127 --> 01:35:02,527
3 examples of the difference

2729
01:35:03,464 --> 01:35:07,640
in speed and cost between the

2730
01:35:08,435 --> 01:35:09,736
agencies. The first is called

2731
01:35:09,736 --> 01:35:11,305
her as we all know, culverts

2732
01:35:11,305 --> 01:35:11,939
or water to pass on dirt

2733
01:35:11,939 --> 01:35:14,339
roads, an embankment. The

2734
01:35:15,809 --> 01:35:17,912
district recently broke ground

2735
01:35:17,912 --> 01:35:19,279
last year in 24 3 culverts in

2736
01:35:19,279 --> 01:35:21,481
the Big Cypress Preserve

2737
01:35:21,481 --> 01:35:23,481
Acosta. 47 Million. course,

2738
01:35:25,786 --> 01:35:28,786
started 3 called for a colder

2739
01:35:28,989 --> 01:35:30,524
project, different to move

2740
01:35:30,524 --> 01:35:32,393
water into Everglades National

2741
01:35:32,393 --> 01:35:33,600
Park in Twenty-twenty at a

2742
01:35:33,600 --> 01:35:36,600
cost of 65 Million. So the

2743
01:35:36,997 --> 01:35:38,832
district's costs for 3

2744
01:35:38,832 --> 01:35:41,832
culverts is 28% less or an

2745
01:35:42,360 --> 01:35:42,803
18 million dollar difference.

2746
01:35:42,803 --> 01:35:44,104
Both projects are expected to

2747
01:35:44,104 --> 01:35:44,771
be closed completed at the

2748
01:35:44,771 --> 01:35:45,439
same time, the beginning of

2749
01:35:45,439 --> 01:35:47,174
27. So that would mean that

2750
01:35:47,174 --> 01:35:49,643
the core we take 7 years to

2751
01:35:49,643 --> 01:35:50,343
complete projects. The

2752
01:35:50,343 --> 01:35:52,743
district 3 years. Pretty good

2753
01:35:56,850 --> 01:35:57,818
example of significant cost

2754
01:35:57,818 --> 01:35:58,552
savings and a double the speed

2755
01:35:58,552 --> 01:36:00,952
efficiency. A pump station

2756
01:36:03,390 --> 01:36:04,191
comparison. The court just a

2757
01:36:04,191 --> 01:36:06,961
word, a contract for 650 CFS

2758
01:36:06,961 --> 01:36:09,796
Pump Station for the C 23. 24

2759
01:36:09,796 --> 01:36:12,196
for 193 Million. The district

2760
01:36:13,734 --> 01:36:15,803
completed a similar size pump

2761
01:36:15,803 --> 01:36:18,803
690 CFS, a slightly larger for

2762
01:36:19,506 --> 01:36:21,410
the C one. 39 for 80 million

2763
01:36:21,410 --> 01:36:24,410
dollars. So that's 11 she was

2764
01:36:27,614 --> 01:36:29,614
11113 million or 60% cost

2765
01:36:29,850 --> 01:36:30,450
difference. Obviously a

2766
01:36:30,450 --> 01:36:32,850
meaningful number. And then

2767
01:36:33,654 --> 01:36:35,989
last example is canal

2768
01:36:35,989 --> 01:36:37,924
Construction district recently

2769
01:36:37,924 --> 01:36:39,827
completed construction of an

2770
01:36:39,827 --> 01:36:41,762
inflow outflow canal as part

2771
01:36:41,762 --> 01:36:45,362
of STA to cost of 5.7 Mile.

2772
01:36:45,599 --> 01:36:47,634
The Corps constructing inflow

2773
01:36:47,634 --> 01:36:48,802
outflow for the EA Reservoir

2774
01:36:48,802 --> 01:36:51,671
at a cost of 9.7 dollars a

2775
01:36:51,671 --> 01:36:54,710
mile 9.7 million dollars a

2776
01:36:55,242 --> 01:36:56,610
mile. The district's work

2777
01:36:56,610 --> 01:36:58,311
moved 30 feet to 40% faster

2778
01:36:58,311 --> 01:36:59,947
than the courts can now work

2779
01:36:59,947 --> 01:37:01,915
and cost 42% less than the

2780
01:37:01,915 --> 01:37:04,510
core show. I'm sure there's a

2781
01:37:04,510 --> 01:37:06,486
number of other examples. But

2782
01:37:06,486 --> 01:37:07,154
the I think, you know, the

2783
01:37:07,154 --> 01:37:07,788
experience is clear and I

2784
01:37:07,788 --> 01:37:10,991
think it makes sense for what

2785
01:37:10,991 --> 01:37:11,959
government Governor DeSantis

2786
01:37:11,959 --> 01:37:13,360
asked for. We can avoid much

2787
01:37:13,360 --> 01:37:14,928
of the bureaucracy and the

2788
01:37:14,928 --> 01:37:15,829
delays that the federal

2789
01:37:15,829 --> 01:37:18,229
government cannot. And make

2790
01:37:19,933 --> 01:37:20,633
progress quicker while using

2791
01:37:20,633 --> 01:37:23,633
fewer taxpayer dollars. Not to

2792
01:37:24,671 --> 01:37:27,671
say that there are clearly

2793
01:37:29,343 --> 01:37:32,943
areas where we where the Corps

2794
01:37:33,480 --> 01:37:34,581
has expertise, but seems like

2795
01:37:34,581 --> 01:37:38,181
a smart Pat Toomey to explore

2796
01:37:38,619 --> 01:37:39,353
inappropriate giving given the

2797
01:37:39,353 --> 01:37:42,353
focus at the federal level

2798
01:37:43,123 --> 01:37:43,823
spotlighting efficiencies and

2799
01:37:43,823 --> 01:37:47,161
spin and spending. So I just

2800
01:37:47,161 --> 01:37:49,129
thought that was important to

2801
01:37:49,129 --> 01:37:50,497
mention since we have not

2802
01:37:50,497 --> 01:37:51,899
talked about it, put I think

2803
01:37:51,899 --> 01:37:56,990
it I a legitimate ask of of

2804
01:38:01,750 --> 01:38:02,242
the governor for for reasons

2805
01:38:02,242 --> 01:38:05,110
that can help us achieve all

2806
01:38:05,110 --> 01:38:05,846
of our goals sooner at a lot

2807
01:38:05,846 --> 01:38:06,547
of lesser cost to taxpayers.

2808
01:38:06,547 --> 01:38:09,547
Thanks. Thank you, Mr. Silent,

2809
01:38:10,150 --> 01:38:12,920
Mr. Bergeron. Thank you, Mr.

2810
01:38:12,920 --> 01:38:15,920
Chairman. But first all, happy

2811
01:38:16,857 --> 01:38:19,857
New Year, too. My board

2812
01:38:20,727 --> 01:38:24,327
members, our staff. All of our

2813
01:38:25,320 --> 01:38:25,666
stakeholders. I'm excited

2814
01:38:25,666 --> 01:38:28,666
about to. 2025, a lot of

2815
01:38:29,803 --> 01:38:34,300
things going on let me talk a

2816
01:38:34,441 --> 01:38:36,841
little bit about Everglades.

2817
01:38:37,211 --> 01:38:37,745
Western Everglades

2818
01:38:37,745 --> 01:38:39,745
restoration. That's moving

2819
01:38:41,215 --> 01:38:44,215
forward. And I have written

2820
01:38:45,419 --> 01:38:47,488
when we're talking about

2821
01:38:47,488 --> 01:38:49,289
Western. We're a portion of

2822
01:38:49,289 --> 01:38:52,459
that from a property owner. I

2823
01:38:52,459 --> 01:38:54,728
will be abstaining from any

2824
01:38:54,728 --> 01:38:57,728
voting and that. Western we're

2825
01:38:58,699 --> 01:39:01,990
portion of Western Everglades.

2826
01:39:01,368 --> 01:39:03,437
But I reserve the right under

2827
01:39:03,437 --> 01:39:06,306
the statues. I'm allowed to

2828
01:39:06,306 --> 01:39:09,906
voice my opinion which I think

2829
01:39:10,543 --> 01:39:13,543
is important try. Lived in

2830
01:39:14,948 --> 01:39:15,548
that environment for 3

2831
01:39:15,548 --> 01:39:18,548
quarters of a century. We'll

2832
01:39:19,286 --> 01:39:19,953
be following that stretches

2833
01:39:19,953 --> 01:39:23,553
from I do want to compliment

2834
01:39:26,426 --> 01:39:28,826
the Everglades Coalition, all

2835
01:39:30,330 --> 01:39:32,332
the environmental groups, the

2836
01:39:32,332 --> 01:39:34,332
conservation groups coming

2837
01:39:34,501 --> 01:39:36,901
together and discussing. The

2838
01:39:38,972 --> 01:39:39,606
largest environmental

2839
01:39:39,606 --> 01:39:40,340
restoration ever attempted in

2840
01:39:40,340 --> 01:39:43,340
the history of the world.

2841
01:39:43,377 --> 01:39:46,377
Coming up with solutions with.

2842
01:39:48,382 --> 01:39:50,782
State and federal agencies.

2843
01:39:52,520 --> 01:39:52,653
The environmentalists,

2844
01:39:52,653 --> 01:39:54,653
conservationists. The hunters.

2845
01:39:55,889 --> 01:39:58,889
The fishermen. So important. I

2846
01:40:01,895 --> 01:40:03,263
thought it was extremely

2847
01:40:03,263 --> 01:40:06,263
productive and it's just a

2848
01:40:08,168 --> 01:40:08,835
great group of people as we

2849
01:40:08,835 --> 01:40:11,104
continue to go forward. The

2850
01:40:11,104 --> 01:40:14,240
one thing I you hear me all

2851
01:40:14,240 --> 01:40:14,975
the time and I know sound like

2852
01:40:14,975 --> 01:40:18,111
a broken record. But but I do

2853
01:40:18,111 --> 01:40:20,130
this because I keep hearing.

2854
01:40:20,130 --> 01:40:22,249
All the stakeholders. Move

2855
01:40:22,249 --> 01:40:25,249
water South. We have the

2856
01:40:26,786 --> 01:40:28,455
opportunity to do that. We're

2857
01:40:28,455 --> 01:40:30,855
on the threshold. Huge

2858
01:40:31,958 --> 01:40:34,958
benefits. And being able to

2859
01:40:37,230 --> 01:40:39,630
move water South. 10 years

2860
01:40:41,468 --> 01:40:42,680
ago, we built all these

2861
01:40:42,680 --> 01:40:44,468
bridges. Or where elevating

2862
01:40:46,600 --> 01:40:49,600
the road and with discussions

2863
01:40:52,212 --> 01:40:53,213
with DOT and the critical path

2864
01:40:53,213 --> 01:40:53,847
schedules that that I've

2865
01:40:53,847 --> 01:40:57,447
looked at. The road could be

2866
01:40:57,617 --> 01:40:58,351
completed as early as March of

2867
01:40:58,351 --> 01:41:01,351
next year. That could slip.

2868
01:41:05,125 --> 01:41:06,994
But what are the other option

2869
01:41:06,994 --> 01:41:07,628
to calls that we have to

2870
01:41:07,628 --> 01:41:10,280
address? We're shooting there

2871
01:41:11,264 --> 01:41:13,433
with 3 miles of Bridges, 6

2872
01:41:13,433 --> 01:41:15,833
additional bridge is going.

2873
01:41:17,604 --> 01:41:19,539
Lined up woodridge and sluice

2874
01:41:19,539 --> 01:41:20,140
the part of the highway

2875
01:41:20,140 --> 01:41:22,509
construction. So I think it's

2876
01:41:22,509 --> 01:41:24,909
important. That we're looking

2877
01:41:24,944 --> 01:41:27,881
at. Any obstacle or any

2878
01:41:27,881 --> 01:41:30,881
barrier. When we complete that

2879
01:41:32,520 --> 01:41:33,954
road that we can move water

2880
01:41:33,954 --> 01:41:37,554
south and what is that? We

2881
01:41:37,991 --> 01:41:38,658
have to address the Osceola

2882
01:41:38,658 --> 01:41:41,595
camp that has to be elevated

2883
01:41:41,595 --> 01:41:42,595
we have to address and make

2884
01:41:42,595 --> 01:41:46,195
sure that the park service all

2885
01:41:46,299 --> 01:41:48,435
of the airboat concessions.

2886
01:41:48,435 --> 01:41:49,135
They're on the south side of

2887
01:41:49,135 --> 01:41:52,735
the road. That were funded to

2888
01:41:54,707 --> 01:41:55,408
elevate docks, elevate to be

2889
01:41:55,408 --> 01:41:57,808
compatible. With raising Neil

2890
01:41:59,120 --> 01:42:02,120
29 and getting the benefit of

2891
01:42:03,884 --> 01:42:05,452
up to 2.5 million acre feet of

2892
01:42:05,452 --> 01:42:08,452
water under the plan. We

2893
01:42:09,122 --> 01:42:11,522
started with 25 years ago.

2894
01:42:14,610 --> 01:42:14,761
Extremely important where 60%

2895
01:42:14,761 --> 01:42:17,597
of that water flows too. The

2896
01:42:17,597 --> 01:42:19,660
eastern side of Shark River

2897
01:42:19,660 --> 01:42:22,660
slew and 40% on the western

2898
01:42:22,102 --> 01:42:22,836
side into last month's Lou and

2899
01:42:22,836 --> 01:42:24,836
onto the 10,000 islands.

2900
01:42:27,708 --> 01:42:30,108
Between our federal partners

2901
01:42:30,477 --> 01:42:31,578
and our our staff South

2902
01:42:31,578 --> 01:42:32,278
Florida, water management. We

2903
01:42:32,278 --> 01:42:35,278
have done a lot. Removing

2904
01:42:35,482 --> 01:42:37,882
these barriers. Like the

2905
01:42:38,850 --> 01:42:40,485
seepage wall. Like removing

2906
01:42:41,210 --> 01:42:43,421
the old Tamiami trail.

2907
01:42:45,625 --> 01:42:46,292
Installing the 3 new called

2908
01:42:46,292 --> 01:42:49,292
Virgin Deal. 28. And our staff

2909
01:42:49,329 --> 01:42:51,729
as they proceed forward.

2910
01:42:53,166 --> 01:42:55,435
Modeling the Tamiami trail

2911
01:42:55,435 --> 01:42:57,204
west of the L 28, our Red

2912
01:42:57,204 --> 01:43:00,204
Cross. Modeling Lube Road. In

2913
01:43:02,709 --> 01:43:06,309
order to have water flowing by

2914
01:43:06,413 --> 01:43:07,470
gravity based upon the

2915
01:43:07,470 --> 01:43:07,714
science. We started with 25

2916
01:43:07,714 --> 01:43:10,714
years ago. I'm looking drew

2917
01:43:13,653 --> 01:43:16,653
working with. Our staff and

2918
01:43:17,957 --> 01:43:19,259
you and our federal partners,

2919
01:43:19,259 --> 01:43:20,259
the core Department of

2920
01:43:20,259 --> 01:43:22,659
Interior, the Park service

2921
01:43:23,563 --> 01:43:24,230
that we're all on the same

2922
01:43:24,230 --> 01:43:26,630
page. And that we're

2923
01:43:27,501 --> 01:43:29,901
addressing any barriers. I

2924
01:43:30,937 --> 01:43:31,638
don't want to be sitting here

2925
01:43:31,638 --> 01:43:34,574
a year from now. March of next

2926
01:43:34,574 --> 01:43:35,241
year. The roads done and we

2927
01:43:35,241 --> 01:43:38,841
still can't move water. If we

2928
01:43:39,212 --> 01:43:42,812
have to have a. Workshops with

2929
01:43:46,753 --> 01:43:49,355
our federal partners. Once a

2930
01:43:49,355 --> 01:43:52,559
month for the next year to

2931
01:43:52,559 --> 01:43:53,426
make sure that everybody's on

2932
01:43:53,426 --> 01:43:57,297
the same page. I I want to do

2933
01:43:57,297 --> 01:44:00,600
that. It would be a shame to

2934
01:44:00,600 --> 01:44:03,600
be sitting here. And the

2935
01:44:06,720 --> 01:44:07,841
bridges are there. The roads

2936
01:44:07,841 --> 01:44:08,575
elevated the seepage walls and

2937
01:44:08,575 --> 01:44:11,575
the Tamiami trail old trailer

2938
01:44:11,678 --> 01:44:14,678
removed all of these barriers.

2939
01:44:15,482 --> 01:44:16,149
And we're not being able to

2940
01:44:16,149 --> 01:44:19,149
move water. I'm excited. I

2941
01:44:21,387 --> 01:44:24,387
apologize for talking so much.

2942
01:44:24,491 --> 01:44:27,461
This is critical. We have.

2943
01:44:27,461 --> 01:44:29,195
Billions of dollars. We've

2944
01:44:29,195 --> 01:44:32,795
already spent. The day we can

2945
01:44:35,669 --> 01:44:36,269
let that water flowing

2946
01:44:36,269 --> 01:44:38,872
naturally by gravity. Will be

2947
01:44:38,872 --> 01:44:41,842
the biggest benefit. So if we

2948
01:44:41,842 --> 01:44:44,842
started 25 years and it will

2949
01:44:46,813 --> 01:44:47,847
benefit Central Everglades,

2950
01:44:47,847 --> 01:44:48,748
big Cypress Fakahatchee

2951
01:44:48,748 --> 01:44:51,148
Picayune Panther Refuge. It

2952
01:44:53,119 --> 01:44:54,488
will benefit the

2953
01:44:54,488 --> 01:44:55,188
Caloosahatchee, the Port St.

2954
01:44:55,188 --> 01:44:55,789
Lucie, the Indian River

2955
01:44:55,789 --> 01:44:58,789
Lagoon. The lake. Because just

2956
01:45:01,227 --> 01:45:03,627
cumulative backup. Affects the

2957
01:45:04,531 --> 01:45:05,265
whole system all the way up to

2958
01:45:05,265 --> 01:45:08,865
Orlando. On the bottom end of.

2959
01:45:12,238 --> 01:45:15,238
What very close to completing

2960
01:45:16,760 --> 01:45:18,450
it will hugely globally

2961
01:45:18,450 --> 01:45:18,645
benefit the global ever

2962
01:45:18,645 --> 01:45:21,147
pledge. I always look at the

2963
01:45:21,147 --> 01:45:23,547
global. From the Kissimmee

2964
01:45:27,487 --> 01:45:29,523
River floodplain just to all

2965
01:45:29,523 --> 01:45:30,157
our rivers to the lake to

2966
01:45:30,157 --> 01:45:33,930
heart to the central all the

2967
01:45:33,930 --> 01:45:35,128
way across and Everglades

2968
01:45:35,128 --> 01:45:35,795
National Park, Florida Bay,

2969
01:45:35,795 --> 01:45:38,795
10,000 Islands. We have to get

2970
01:45:39,366 --> 01:45:41,234
this water moving south. And

2971
01:45:41,234 --> 01:45:43,234
fortunately. 95% the

2972
01:45:44,704 --> 01:45:46,704
infrastructure is there.

2973
01:45:49,643 --> 01:45:51,770
Whatever it takes to make

2974
01:45:51,770 --> 01:45:54,770
sure. All of these little

2975
01:45:55,782 --> 01:45:58,385
barriers. That that we haven't

2976
01:45:58,385 --> 01:46:00,785
resolved. Sea water moving

2977
01:46:04,490 --> 01:46:06,890
south. Wait. Under. The

2978
01:46:08,761 --> 01:46:11,161
modified water delivery, the 2

2979
01:46:11,431 --> 01:46:12,465
and a half million acre feet

2980
01:46:12,465 --> 01:46:15,465
of water. So important to

2981
01:46:17,571 --> 01:46:19,720
Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay

2982
01:46:19,720 --> 01:46:21,472
and the 10,000 Islands stop

2983
01:46:22,742 --> 01:46:25,742
seagrass from Diane. Like in

2984
01:46:26,112 --> 01:46:27,514
2015, 50,000 Acres, 5,000

2985
01:46:27,514 --> 01:46:29,115
animals drowned on the north

2986
01:46:29,115 --> 01:46:32,552
side on the miccosukee and are

2987
01:46:32,552 --> 01:46:34,952
our public Central Everglades.

2988
01:46:35,555 --> 01:46:38,691
This will be a great day. And

2989
01:46:38,691 --> 01:46:40,927
I I just think it can be.

2990
01:46:40,927 --> 01:46:43,327
Connected. In 2025. And we

2991
01:46:46,320 --> 01:46:48,432
will be getting beneficial.

2992
01:46:49,135 --> 01:46:49,802
Projects we built. 25 years

2993
01:46:49,802 --> 01:46:52,802
ago. I apologize for talking

2994
01:46:54,440 --> 01:46:55,275
so much. But but I just think

2995
01:46:55,275 --> 01:46:57,675
this is extremely important.

2996
01:47:00,347 --> 01:47:04,547
As we move forward. The new at

2997
01:47:05,251 --> 01:47:06,919
this new rock pit thing. I

2998
01:47:06,919 --> 01:47:07,754
think we need to do an awful

2999
01:47:07,754 --> 01:47:11,354
lot of studying him. One thing

3000
01:47:13,560 --> 01:47:16,429
that we have to be concerned

3001
01:47:16,429 --> 01:47:17,630
about when you're talking

3002
01:47:17,630 --> 01:47:20,630
about storing water. Once you

3003
01:47:20,367 --> 01:47:23,367
drill and blast excavator. Can

3004
01:47:24,537 --> 01:47:26,937
we retain storage? Without

3005
01:47:27,340 --> 01:47:30,340
having led rule. She pitched

3006
01:47:32,178 --> 01:47:34,578
200 pressure. There's got to

3007
01:47:36,783 --> 01:47:38,184
be a lot of determination is

3008
01:47:38,184 --> 01:47:41,200
on the geology of soil at the

3009
01:47:41,200 --> 01:47:42,688
bottom and the lateral

3010
01:47:42,688 --> 01:47:45,225
movements to see if there.

3011
01:47:45,225 --> 01:47:48,825
That you can store water. I

3012
01:47:50,797 --> 01:47:51,998
would suggest would be very

3013
01:47:51,998 --> 01:47:54,998
careful that project. I think

3014
01:47:58,872 --> 01:48:00,373
it's very sensitive in

3015
01:48:00,373 --> 01:48:01,107
geographical area that it's an

3016
01:48:01,107 --> 01:48:04,978
to start And there has to be

3017
01:48:04,978 --> 01:48:06,978
tremendous benefits. To

3018
01:48:08,781 --> 01:48:10,781
Everglades restoration and

3019
01:48:14,521 --> 01:48:15,255
storage for anything like that

3020
01:48:15,255 --> 01:48:18,255
ever occur. So thank you,

3021
01:48:19,525 --> 01:48:20,226
Paula Judge, for talking too

3022
01:48:20,226 --> 01:48:22,626
much. But redneck cowboy

3023
01:48:23,797 --> 01:48:26,197
alligator wrestlers like talk.

3024
01:48:27,167 --> 01:48:28,334
You never have to apologize.

3025
01:48:28,334 --> 01:48:29,502
someone once said, you paid

3026
01:48:29,502 --> 01:48:31,104
for that microphone. it's

3027
01:48:31,104 --> 01:48:31,738
yours. As long as you're

3028
01:48:31,738 --> 01:48:34,274
sitting to a point. Thank you,

3029
01:48:34,274 --> 01:48:36,674
Mister Chairman Ms Meads.

3030
01:48:40,480 --> 01:48:41,714
>> Charlotte, I want you to

3031
01:48:41,714 --> 01:48:43,716
know that you are so well

3032
01:48:43,716 --> 01:48:47,316
deserving of being the swamp I

3033
01:48:49,550 --> 01:48:49,722
know you're with that group

3034
01:48:49,722 --> 01:48:52,722
people who know how lovely

3035
01:48:55,328 --> 01:48:56,295
swaps what what a great thing

3036
01:48:56,295 --> 01:48:58,130
it is. I will say that your

3037
01:48:58,130 --> 01:49:01,730
crown looks a little bit tiny

3038
01:49:02,836 --> 01:49:04,804
bit And it reminded me 70's,

3039
01:49:04,804 --> 01:49:07,804
which which wasn't a bad

3040
01:49:08,808 --> 01:49:11,208
thing. Chairman Goss, happy

3041
01:49:11,978 --> 01:49:13,146
birthday to you. Next Tuesday.

3042
01:49:13,146 --> 01:49:14,914
I think bright the 18th. We

3043
01:49:14,914 --> 01:49:17,500
don't do anymore. Yeah. Happy

3044
01:49:17,500 --> 01:49:20,650
birthday to you. And I you

3045
01:49:20,920 --> 01:49:21,754
know, my only comment is I

3046
01:49:21,754 --> 01:49:25,458
want to address Lisa or I want

3047
01:49:25,458 --> 01:49:27,858
to chairman conversation is

3048
01:49:27,860 --> 01:49:29,396
with you that I haven't Lisa

3049
01:49:29,396 --> 01:49:32,396
in a land. These question

3050
01:49:32,432 --> 01:49:36,503
seems to me to be a fair one.

3051
01:49:36,503 --> 01:49:37,570
If there is a process such

3052
01:49:37,570 --> 01:49:38,504
that Palm Beach County cannot

3053
01:49:38,504 --> 01:49:40,904
move forward without our

3054
01:49:42,208 --> 01:49:45,808
approval. In a letter. Is it

3055
01:49:47,513 --> 01:49:49,913
appropriate to have some

3056
01:49:51,251 --> 01:49:53,419
discussion about that process

3057
01:49:53,419 --> 01:49:55,655
and the intent of the letter

3058
01:49:55,655 --> 01:49:56,323
and not of that letter was

3059
01:49:56,323 --> 01:49:59,323
that tent of that letter

3060
01:49:59,492 --> 01:50:01,561
before the governing board had

3061
01:50:01,561 --> 01:50:02,595
an opportunity to discuss

3062
01:50:02,595 --> 01:50:03,329
that. And I'll just leave that

3063
01:50:03,329 --> 01:50:06,329
question with you whether to

3064
01:50:07,660 --> 01:50:08,568
take that forward or not. But

3065
01:50:08,568 --> 01:50:09,268
it seems it's a fair thing to

3066
01:50:09,268 --> 01:50:12,268
answer. My comments. I want

3067
01:50:17,877 --> 01:50:18,477
first of all, start by

3068
01:50:18,477 --> 01:50:19,779
thanking the governor for the

3069
01:50:19,779 --> 01:50:20,479
budget. It's it's amazing to

3070
01:50:20,479 --> 01:50:22,215
be able to have a governor

3071
01:50:22,215 --> 01:50:23,283
who's?

3072
01:50:23,283 --> 01:50:24,450
>> This is focused on this

3073
01:50:24,450 --> 01:50:26,185
issue and has remained that

3074
01:50:26,185 --> 01:50:26,886
way for Not one term, but the

3075
01:50:26,886 --> 01:50:30,230
term and a half. And I

3076
01:50:30,230 --> 01:50:31,560
encourage the legislature to

3077
01:50:31,560 --> 01:50:33,930
follow his lead as they have

3078
01:50:33,930 --> 01:50:33,827
done in the past and keep it

3079
01:50:33,827 --> 01:50:34,961
working because those funds

3080
01:50:34,961 --> 01:50:37,263
are giving us incredible

3081
01:50:37,263 --> 01:50:38,164
success. And so want thank you

3082
01:50:38,164 --> 01:50:40,166
for all of that. I also like

3083
01:50:40,166 --> 01:50:41,867
to think of Co for putting

3084
01:50:41,867 --> 01:50:44,267
together another great, great

3085
01:50:45,304 --> 01:50:45,972
conference. It's, you know,

3086
01:50:45,972 --> 01:50:46,539
some people wonder of

3087
01:50:46,539 --> 01:50:47,907
conferences are worth it or

3088
01:50:47,907 --> 01:50:48,641
not. I I might be one of those

3089
01:50:48,641 --> 01:50:51,911
people every now and then. But

3090
01:50:51,911 --> 01:50:54,180
they are, it is is wonderful

3091
01:50:54,180 --> 01:50:55,115
to be able to get together

3092
01:50:55,115 --> 01:50:56,615
with so many people don't

3093
01:50:56,615 --> 01:50:57,216
always and some of its

3094
01:50:57,216 --> 01:50:59,285
unsolicited and some of its

3095
01:50:59,285 --> 01:51:00,687
just impromptu. And it's just

3096
01:51:00,687 --> 01:51:01,354
nice. Bill will have those

3097
01:51:01,354 --> 01:51:02,550
conversations because we have

3098
01:51:02,550 --> 01:51:04,323
so many partners and so many

3099
01:51:04,323 --> 01:51:05,240
stakeholders in the business

3100
01:51:05,240 --> 01:51:05,691
we're doing it. It's a good

3101
01:51:05,691 --> 01:51:08,928
way to do that. So I

3102
01:51:08,928 --> 01:51:11,928
appreciate that as 6 years we

3103
01:51:12,665 --> 01:51:13,333
I guess, 6 years ago about

3104
01:51:13,333 --> 01:51:14,934
this time we were all asked to

3105
01:51:14,934 --> 01:51:17,200
to do this job and the first

3106
01:51:17,200 --> 01:51:18,871
thing we had to do was to find

3107
01:51:18,871 --> 01:51:21,871
an executive director. And so

3108
01:51:22,842 --> 01:51:24,760
we searched around high and

3109
01:51:24,760 --> 01:51:24,777
low and found someone who was

3110
01:51:24,777 --> 01:51:27,177
a consensus builder because

3111
01:51:27,680 --> 01:51:28,348
that's something we really

3112
01:51:28,348 --> 01:51:28,981
needed at the time was to

3113
01:51:28,981 --> 01:51:31,381
rebuild trust and that

3114
01:51:32,385 --> 01:51:33,218
person's Drew Bartlett and

3115
01:51:33,218 --> 01:51:35,287
I've watched over the last 6

3116
01:51:35,287 --> 01:51:36,723
years as Drew has gone out and

3117
01:51:36,723 --> 01:51:37,656
build consensus and he's been

3118
01:51:37,656 --> 01:51:39,656
phenomenal with stakeholders

3119
01:51:39,758 --> 01:51:41,728
and phenomenal with the

3120
01:51:41,728 --> 01:51:43,229
scientific community. He's

3121
01:51:43,229 --> 01:51:44,196
been phenomenal with dealing

3122
01:51:44,196 --> 01:51:44,964
with the bureaucratic process

3123
01:51:44,964 --> 01:51:47,433
like nobody I've ever met. I

3124
01:51:47,433 --> 01:51:48,400
thought I was patient. He's

3125
01:51:48,400 --> 01:51:49,680
he's incredibly patient and

3126
01:51:49,680 --> 01:51:51,804
work through it. So just want

3127
01:51:51,804 --> 01:51:52,571
to say my lead up to say I

3128
01:51:52,571 --> 01:51:54,971
trust Drew Bartlett. When

3129
01:51:56,576 --> 01:51:57,943
people are calling and saying

3130
01:51:57,943 --> 01:51:58,745
why on Earth that you guys

3131
01:51:58,745 --> 01:51:59,412
signed this letter, is this

3132
01:51:59,412 --> 01:52:01,281
all about that? My first

3133
01:52:01,281 --> 01:52:03,449
instinct is I trust regard

3134
01:52:03,449 --> 01:52:06,449
right because Drew didn't do

3135
01:52:07,486 --> 01:52:08,354
anything that he wouldn't have

3136
01:52:08,354 --> 01:52:10,356
done if he didn't think it was

3137
01:52:10,356 --> 01:52:12,356
appropriate for this

3138
01:52:13,393 --> 01:52:14,600
organization or appropriate

3139
01:52:14,600 --> 01:52:14,761
for the 9 million people who

3140
01:52:14,761 --> 01:52:16,629
live in South Florida. And I

3141
01:52:16,629 --> 01:52:19,629
believe strongly. I look at

3142
01:52:20,733 --> 01:52:21,668
The 2 pieces of paper AF

3143
01:52:21,668 --> 01:52:22,268
sitting here. One is an

3144
01:52:22,268 --> 01:52:24,268
unsolicited proposal process

3145
01:52:24,737 --> 01:52:25,638
and the other is the Palm

3146
01:52:25,638 --> 01:52:27,390
Beach code and it's a chicken

3147
01:52:27,390 --> 01:52:28,107
and egg problem because one

3148
01:52:28,107 --> 01:52:28,974
can't be done without the

3149
01:52:28,974 --> 01:52:29,608
other. But they are both

3150
01:52:29,608 --> 01:52:30,242
waiting for someone to go

3151
01:52:30,242 --> 01:52:33,146
first. But it's hasn't been

3152
01:52:33,146 --> 01:52:34,681
thought through very well. I

3153
01:52:34,681 --> 01:52:37,160
don't think procedurally. So I

3154
01:52:37,160 --> 01:52:37,983
think Drew's letter, I don't

3155
01:52:37,983 --> 01:52:39,786
know what the answer to Lisa's

3156
01:52:39,786 --> 01:52:41,788
question is. But in my mind,

3157
01:52:41,788 --> 01:52:43,550
it troost answer was yes, this

3158
01:52:43,550 --> 01:52:46,655
could be a project. We haven't

3159
01:52:46,926 --> 01:52:47,760
looked at it yet. We don't

3160
01:52:47,760 --> 01:52:49,280
know if it's a project. We've

3161
01:52:49,280 --> 01:52:50,229
got a long way to go. This is

3162
01:52:50,229 --> 01:52:51,330
a marathon. The gun is maybe

3163
01:52:51,330 --> 01:52:52,310
not even been shot yet. We're

3164
01:52:52,310 --> 01:52:53,967
all sliding up on the starting

3165
01:52:53,967 --> 01:52:55,602
line. And so that's the way I

3166
01:52:55,602 --> 01:52:56,302
look at this. And we've got a

3167
01:52:56,302 --> 01:52:59,806
long way to go. So I'm not I'm

3168
01:52:59,806 --> 01:53:00,707
not terribly worried because I

3169
01:53:00,707 --> 01:53:02,642
know that we as a governing

3170
01:53:02,642 --> 01:53:03,309
board are going to hear all

3171
01:53:03,309 --> 01:53:04,510
the arguments. And I know that

3172
01:53:04,510 --> 01:53:05,177
we as a governing board not

3173
01:53:05,177 --> 01:53:05,878
gonna make a decision that's

3174
01:53:05,878 --> 01:53:08,481
going to harm all that

3175
01:53:08,481 --> 01:53:10,149
process, progress that we've

3176
01:53:10,149 --> 01:53:11,617
to date. So I drew, I don't

3177
01:53:11,617 --> 01:53:12,318
know if you have anything you

3178
01:53:12,318 --> 01:53:13,190
want to address specifically

3179
01:53:13,190 --> 01:53:14,620
there. You don't have to. But

3180
01:53:14,620 --> 01:53:18,820
it Not good. fine. So we will

3181
01:53:22,228 --> 01:53:22,929
move on and in and the agenda

3182
01:53:22,929 --> 01:53:27,129
and I'm going to go to. Mr.

3183
01:53:27,266 --> 01:53:27,933
Chairman can say one of the

3184
01:53:27,933 --> 01:53:30,933
things I want to congratulate

3185
01:53:31,838 --> 01:53:35,438
to the Queen. Africa that and

3186
01:53:38,411 --> 01:53:41,413
I did Did you see the little

3187
01:53:41,413 --> 01:53:42,114
alligator I have on think it.

3188
01:53:42,114 --> 01:53:45,180
That's the not alligator. Ron.

3189
01:53:45,180 --> 01:53:45,752
>> he's totally Everglades. So

3190
01:53:45,752 --> 01:53:48,152
I'm the king. alligator

3191
01:53:51,657 --> 01:53:55,280
>> and I want I want to

3192
01:53:55,280 --> 01:53:55,695
Colonel Rentals and all our

3193
01:53:55,695 --> 01:53:58,398
staff for all the hard work

3194
01:53:58,398 --> 01:54:00,798
they're doing in Western

3195
01:54:00,900 --> 01:54:02,768
Everglades. Especially in the

3196
01:54:02,768 --> 01:54:05,738
Western wear section to make

3197
01:54:05,738 --> 01:54:07,473
sure at the end of the day,

3198
01:54:07,473 --> 01:54:08,107
we're truly restoring and

3199
01:54:08,107 --> 01:54:11,107
we're respecting the the the

3200
01:54:13,946 --> 01:54:14,614
tribes and we're respecting

3201
01:54:14,614 --> 01:54:15,848
the private property owners in

3202
01:54:15,848 --> 01:54:17,517
where we're coming up with

3203
01:54:17,517 --> 01:54:19,852
solutions that we're truly

3204
01:54:19,852 --> 01:54:22,852
restoring. And I want everyone

3205
01:54:24,123 --> 01:54:24,857
Realize. But at the end of the

3206
01:54:24,857 --> 01:54:27,857
day. It's so important that

3207
01:54:28,394 --> 01:54:30,794
we're truly restoring. we've

3208
01:54:34,500 --> 01:54:36,102
been so blast for the kind of

3209
01:54:36,102 --> 01:54:39,102
money that's been funded for

3210
01:54:39,305 --> 01:54:40,390
continue to move forward. So I

3211
01:54:40,390 --> 01:54:42,675
want I want to thank all our

3212
01:54:42,675 --> 01:54:45,675
staff for working with. The

3213
01:54:47,679 --> 01:54:48,380
someone else to make a keys.

3214
01:54:48,380 --> 01:54:49,916
The private property owners

3215
01:54:49,916 --> 01:54:51,884
and the number one stakeholder

3216
01:54:51,884 --> 01:54:53,552
is the environment as we

3217
01:54:53,552 --> 01:54:57,152
continue to. To go for the

3218
01:54:57,423 --> 01:54:59,792
other thing, I would. want to

3219
01:54:59,792 --> 01:55:03,392
say is that I think. Projects

3220
01:55:03,863 --> 01:55:05,863
that are. Extremely.

3221
01:55:08,000 --> 01:55:10,400
Important. Moving water south.

3222
01:55:12,572 --> 01:55:15,572
And to benefit. The global

3223
01:55:17,676 --> 01:55:20,676
system like the Blues Channing

3224
01:55:21,280 --> 01:55:21,980
that's the last piece of the

3225
01:55:21,980 --> 01:55:24,980
puzzle. That will let water

3226
01:55:25,585 --> 01:55:27,985
moves south. Projects like

3227
01:55:31,623 --> 01:55:34,230
that. And Western Everglades

3228
01:55:35,161 --> 01:55:37,296
I'm recommending that these

3229
01:55:37,296 --> 01:55:39,696
projects are. Move forward

3230
01:55:40,232 --> 01:55:42,632
with. South Florida water

3231
01:55:43,902 --> 01:55:46,902
management. And the reason why

3232
01:55:47,390 --> 01:55:50,639
I'm saying that the core. The

3233
01:55:53,278 --> 01:55:54,413
greatest, builders across the

3234
01:55:54,413 --> 01:55:58,130
world. And there. We've got to

3235
01:55:58,151 --> 01:56:00,185
do this together. But the

3236
01:56:00,185 --> 01:56:02,521
projects that are critical to

3237
01:56:02,521 --> 01:56:04,157
get the benefit or what

3238
01:56:04,157 --> 01:56:06,157
started building. 25 years

3239
01:56:06,693 --> 01:56:07,360
ago, the state's process, I

3240
01:56:07,360 --> 01:56:10,360
think A little bit quicker.

3241
01:56:12,598 --> 01:56:13,265
And those projects. I would

3242
01:56:13,265 --> 01:56:14,801
hope we can work. With the

3243
01:56:14,801 --> 01:56:18,401
core. Which is just as capable

3244
01:56:19,938 --> 01:56:20,539
as South Florida water

3245
01:56:20,539 --> 01:56:22,939
management. But our processes

3246
01:56:23,410 --> 01:56:26,410
so much quicker. These high

3247
01:56:28,547 --> 01:56:30,483
priority projects like the

3248
01:56:30,483 --> 01:56:31,500
Bush and the Western

3249
01:56:31,500 --> 01:56:34,500
Everglades I hope we can.

3250
01:56:35,955 --> 01:56:38,558
Workout too, for. Since our

3251
01:56:38,558 --> 01:56:40,958
processes faster. And they

3252
01:56:44,163 --> 01:56:44,897
allow us to get the benefit of

3253
01:56:44,897 --> 01:56:47,297
what we've developed. Some

3254
01:56:47,900 --> 01:56:50,900
projects 25 years ago that we

3255
01:56:51,603 --> 01:56:54,300
shift those projects, too.

3256
01:56:54,941 --> 01:56:56,941
Continues a 50, 50. Ship,

3257
01:56:59,110 --> 01:57:01,247
those high priority projects

3258
01:57:01,247 --> 01:57:04,183
just South Florida. Thank you,

3259
01:57:04,183 --> 01:57:07,183
Mr. Chairman. Thank you. As

3260
01:57:08,287 --> 01:57:09,210
Versed on, we're going to move

3261
01:57:09,210 --> 01:57:10,556
now to consent agenda. Is any

3262
01:57:10,556 --> 01:57:11,257
board member want to move any

3263
01:57:11,257 --> 01:57:13,257
item to accent?

3264
01:57:13,359 --> 01:57:13,959
>> Are there any public

3265
01:57:13,959 --> 01:57:16,359
comments on consent? Yes,

3266
01:57:18,764 --> 01:57:19,264
Mister chairman.

3267
01:57:19,264 --> 01:57:19,998
>> We'll begin with Mark Perry

3268
01:57:19,998 --> 01:57:22,398
followed by Caitlin Newcamp.

3269
01:57:26,205 --> 01:57:28,205
>> Morning governing board

3270
01:57:28,341 --> 01:57:29,342
Mark Perry, Florida,

3271
01:57:29,342 --> 01:57:30,420
oceanographic just 2 items on

3272
01:57:30,420 --> 01:57:30,710
the consent. Real quick up

3273
01:57:30,710 --> 01:57:33,110
item. 16 obviously is dealing

3274
01:57:34,120 --> 01:57:36,749
with Sepp South and the

3275
01:57:36,749 --> 01:57:37,416
Tamiami trail. A very small

3276
01:57:37,416 --> 01:57:40,253
acreage in can Vance, but

3277
01:57:40,253 --> 01:57:41,587
relates to Mr. Bergeron is

3278
01:57:41,587 --> 01:57:42,221
comments definitely about

3279
01:57:42,221 --> 01:57:45,221
Tamiami Trail and lifting at

3280
01:57:45,825 --> 01:57:46,792
trail up working with DOT FDOT

3281
01:57:46,792 --> 01:57:49,192
has a partner. appreciate

3282
01:57:50,229 --> 01:57:51,897
going forward with that.

3283
01:57:51,897 --> 01:57:53,310
Obviously, too, everything we

3284
01:57:53,310 --> 01:57:55,670
can to get that Trey lifted

3285
01:57:55,670 --> 01:57:57,200
and the bridge is opened up so

3286
01:57:57,200 --> 01:58:00,200
we can move that 2.5 million

3287
01:58:00,390 --> 01:58:01,140
acre feet the number 19 to 10

3288
01:58:01,140 --> 01:58:03,540
Mile Creek Water Preserve

3289
01:58:04,610 --> 01:58:06,610
areas 7725 Acre empowerment

3290
01:58:10,716 --> 01:58:13,116
143 STA. The designation is

3291
01:58:14,200 --> 01:58:14,687
basically to get the water

3292
01:58:14,687 --> 01:58:18,287
preserve very STA and and the

3293
01:58:18,658 --> 01:58:20,920
empowerment area so that it

3294
01:58:20,920 --> 01:58:20,792
can be managed for public use

3295
01:58:20,792 --> 01:58:23,228
and recreation and it's a

3296
01:58:23,228 --> 01:58:24,864
beautiful area up in the upper

3297
01:58:24,864 --> 01:58:25,531
North Fork of the Port St.

3298
01:58:25,531 --> 01:58:28,531
Lucie. Preserve. It helps too

3299
01:58:28,567 --> 01:58:29,267
Storen treat that water that

3300
01:58:29,267 --> 01:58:30,690
normally would run directly

3301
01:58:30,690 --> 01:58:30,736
off through the cordon road

3302
01:58:30,736 --> 01:58:33,736
structure into the. Into North

3303
01:58:35,441 --> 01:58:36,175
Fork. So appreciate appreciate

3304
01:58:36,175 --> 01:58:38,175
approving both Thank

3305
01:58:39,945 --> 01:58:40,645
>> Thank you, Mr. rry will

3306
01:58:40,645 --> 01:58:41,480
hear next from Caitlin Newcamp

3307
01:58:41,480 --> 01:58:43,880
followed by Alex Larson.

3308
01:58:47,186 --> 01:58:48,320
>> Warning governing board

3309
01:58:48,320 --> 01:58:49,154
members. Thank you for the

3310
01:58:49,154 --> 01:58:50,956
opportunity to comment.

3311
01:58:50,956 --> 01:58:51,623
Caitlin, with and you can't

3312
01:58:51,623 --> 01:58:54,623
with Audubon Florida. This is

3313
01:58:54,794 --> 01:58:55,528
in regards to number 16 on the

3314
01:58:55,528 --> 01:58:57,528
consent agenda. Audubon

3315
01:58:59,650 --> 01:59:00,980
appreciates the ongoing

3316
01:59:00,980 --> 01:59:01,867
efforts of the district and

3317
01:59:01,867 --> 01:59:02,534
its partners, including the

3318
01:59:02,534 --> 01:59:05,534
court in advancing the Central

3319
01:59:05,571 --> 01:59:07,273
Everglades Planning project

3320
01:59:07,273 --> 01:59:09,175
south fees, the construction

3321
01:59:09,175 --> 01:59:12,111
of the S 3.56 pump station is

3322
01:59:12,111 --> 01:59:12,778
a significant component for

3323
01:59:12,778 --> 01:59:13,345
restoring the natural

3324
01:59:13,345 --> 01:59:15,745
hydrology of the Everglades,

3325
01:59:16,248 --> 01:59:16,848
which benefits but the

3326
01:59:16,848 --> 01:59:17,549
ecosystem in the communities

3327
01:59:17,549 --> 01:59:20,549
that depend on clean water

3328
01:59:20,953 --> 01:59:21,854
last fall, Audubon and others

3329
01:59:21,854 --> 01:59:23,722
noticed delays on the IDs for

3330
01:59:23,722 --> 01:59:24,389
several sub south features,

3331
01:59:24,389 --> 01:59:25,791
including this one. And upon

3332
01:59:25,791 --> 01:59:28,191
further research to stop

3333
01:59:28,527 --> 01:59:29,194
discovered some real estate

3334
01:59:29,194 --> 01:59:31,594
issues are unresolved. We

3335
01:59:32,731 --> 01:59:33,566
recognize the necessity of

3336
01:59:33,566 --> 01:59:34,433
acquiring the required

3337
01:59:34,433 --> 01:59:35,670
easements inland rates to

3338
01:59:35,670 --> 01:59:37,236
facilitate the construction of

3339
01:59:37,236 --> 01:59:38,337
this project and the

3340
01:59:38,337 --> 01:59:39,400
importance of the proposed

3341
01:59:39,400 --> 01:59:39,705
exchange between the district

3342
01:59:39,705 --> 01:59:42,705
and DOT. we support the

3343
01:59:43,376 --> 01:59:44,430
proposed actions and we're

3344
01:59:44,430 --> 01:59:46,245
very happy to see this is back

3345
01:59:46,245 --> 01:59:47,146
on track. So thank you for

3346
01:59:47,146 --> 01:59:47,880
getting this pump station back

3347
01:59:47,880 --> 01:59:50,880
on track as south features

3348
01:59:51,830 --> 01:59:53,830
contain critical components,

3349
01:59:53,953 --> 01:59:54,653
critical conveyance necessary

3350
01:59:54,653 --> 01:59:55,855
for moving water south and

3351
01:59:55,855 --> 01:59:56,722
ensuring the right balance of

3352
01:59:56,722 --> 01:59:57,423
water is in proper location.

3353
01:59:57,423 --> 02:00:00,423
Thank you. Thank you. Miss

3354
02:00:01,327 --> 02:00:01,694
Newcamp.

3355
02:00:01,694 --> 02:00:02,395
>> We'll hear next from Alex

3356
02:00:02,395 --> 02:00:03,290
Larson followed by Newton

3357
02:00:03,290 --> 02:00:05,290
Cook.

3358
02:00:14,707 --> 02:00:15,441
>> I am always said when I see

3359
02:00:15,441 --> 02:00:18,441
the wave and slip. Everybody

3360
02:00:19,211 --> 02:00:20,980
leaves us with one hand and

3361
02:00:20,980 --> 02:00:21,847
then slaps the c*** out of the

3362
02:00:21,847 --> 02:00:22,515
taxpayers and ratepayers in

3363
02:00:22,515 --> 02:00:25,751
the world. I don't want that

3364
02:00:25,751 --> 02:00:26,485
to happen. I hope that we will

3365
02:00:26,485 --> 02:00:30,850
deal with. The rock by the

3366
02:00:30,489 --> 02:00:31,189
situation inhat letter that

3367
02:00:31,189 --> 02:00:32,491
went out Christmastime. I

3368
02:00:32,491 --> 02:00:34,160
think it should be pulled or

3369
02:00:34,160 --> 02:00:34,827
rescinded if the county is

3370
02:00:34,827 --> 02:00:37,196
going to OK, which they will.

3371
02:00:37,196 --> 02:00:37,863
I am concerned about that.

3372
02:00:37,863 --> 02:00:40,532
Lease is right. Anyway. I'm

3373
02:00:40,532 --> 02:00:41,233
gonna go to my issue number.

3374
02:00:41,233 --> 02:00:43,633
24. The North County Airport

3375
02:00:45,104 --> 02:00:47,873
is a really better place for a

3376
02:00:47,873 --> 02:00:48,607
heliport for the South Florida

3377
02:00:48,607 --> 02:00:50,442
Water Management district. You

3378
02:00:50,442 --> 02:00:54,420
want to put a heliport for

3379
02:00:54,460 --> 02:00:55,781
your guys at flying Howard and

3380
02:00:55,781 --> 02:00:58,160
State Road 7, you know, 80

3381
02:00:58,160 --> 02:00:58,751
Southern Boulevard. It doesn't

3382
02:00:58,751 --> 02:01:01,751
belong there. Because to the

3383
02:01:02,321 --> 02:01:04,824
South is the author. Marshall

3384
02:01:04,824 --> 02:01:05,524
147,000 Acres to the North JW

3385
02:01:05,524 --> 02:01:07,524
Corbett. 60,000, 388 Acres. We

3386
02:01:09,795 --> 02:01:11,664
don't need any more poison out

3387
02:01:11,664 --> 02:01:12,331
there. The Marshall doesn't

3388
02:01:12,331 --> 02:01:14,233
need that. everything goes

3389
02:01:14,233 --> 02:01:17,833
downhill. All I want, I don't

3390
02:01:18,704 --> 02:01:20,380
say the word that what flows

3391
02:01:20,380 --> 02:01:20,772
downhill, but we all know what

3392
02:01:20,772 --> 02:01:23,609
that word is. And I do. This

3393
02:01:23,609 --> 02:01:25,110
is something that doesn't

3394
02:01:25,110 --> 02:01:27,980
belong there because even it,

3395
02:01:27,980 --> 02:01:28,881
you know, it's going to be

3396
02:01:28,881 --> 02:01:31,350
taken off 7, 8 times a day,

3397
02:01:31,350 --> 02:01:32,418
even hit and a little bit the

3398
02:01:32,418 --> 02:01:34,860
way because they say they will

3399
02:01:34,860 --> 02:01:37,860
fly 1800 hours. Okay. So you

3400
02:01:38,357 --> 02:01:40,759
can up. However, you days off

3401
02:01:40,759 --> 02:01:41,994
weekends, whatever, but we

3402
02:01:41,994 --> 02:01:43,262
don't need that. We already

3403
02:01:43,262 --> 02:01:43,963
have people violating the air

3404
02:01:43,963 --> 02:01:45,263
space out there flying lower

3405
02:01:45,263 --> 02:01:47,263
than 500 feet. That's

3406
02:01:48,734 --> 02:01:50,269
happening all over. But I

3407
02:01:50,269 --> 02:01:50,936
think the water management

3408
02:01:50,936 --> 02:01:52,270
district to find a better

3409
02:01:52,270 --> 02:01:53,905
place. The North County

3410
02:01:53,905 --> 02:01:54,606
airport would be a nice place

3411
02:01:54,606 --> 02:01:57,342
because it's airport. I know

3412
02:01:57,342 --> 02:01:58,100
you got a problem with Palm

3413
02:01:58,100 --> 02:01:59,945
Beach International. God help

3414
02:01:59,945 --> 02:02:01,514
us. We got a lot of problems

3415
02:02:01,514 --> 02:02:02,214
with Palm Beach International

3416
02:02:02,214 --> 02:02:05,840
for the next 4 years. But we

3417
02:02:05,840 --> 02:02:05,784
do not need any more problems

3418
02:02:05,784 --> 02:02:08,620
out where we live. I don't

3419
02:02:08,620 --> 02:02:09,588
want any more poison out where

3420
02:02:09,588 --> 02:02:11,223
I live. We've got a power

3421
02:02:11,223 --> 02:02:13,425
plant. It was supposed to use

3422
02:02:13,425 --> 02:02:14,326
reclaimed water. Now it has 5

3423
02:02:14,326 --> 02:02:17,263
permits to just take water

3424
02:02:17,263 --> 02:02:17,963
because those reclaimed water

3425
02:02:17,963 --> 02:02:19,564
splurges up their c***. So

3426
02:02:19,564 --> 02:02:21,834
21 million gallons a day is be

3427
02:02:21,834 --> 02:02:25,437
s***** out of my area for that

3428
02:02:25,437 --> 02:02:27,639
power plant and then they

3429
02:02:27,639 --> 02:02:29,740
shoot it down into the ground.

3430
02:02:29,740 --> 02:02:29,942
proprietary says we don't need

3431
02:02:29,942 --> 02:02:30,642
to know what's going into the

3432
02:02:30,642 --> 02:02:33,420
ground. Elevate it will

3433
02:02:35,581 --> 02:02:36,348
elevate it will come Vertical

3434
02:02:36,348 --> 02:02:39,348
migration does happen. It was

3435
02:02:40,586 --> 02:02:41,286
I forget actor's name, Buddy.

3436
02:02:41,286 --> 02:02:42,888
3 of them did a study on it

3437
02:02:42,888 --> 02:02:45,900
and we've got too much poison.

3438
02:02:45,900 --> 02:02:47,490
And Florida's to susceptible.

3439
02:02:49,261 --> 02:02:50,162
We fight phosphorus and

3440
02:02:50,162 --> 02:02:50,829
nitrogen. And then we got

3441
02:02:50,829 --> 02:02:51,496
mosaic on the other side of

3442
02:02:51,496 --> 02:02:54,496
the state. Its an oxymoron

3443
02:02:54,733 --> 02:02:55,967
every day of my life. I'm so

3444
02:02:55,967 --> 02:02:58,604
tired. I'm sick of it. After

3445
02:02:58,604 --> 02:03:01,640
25 years, I'm sick of all of

3446
02:03:01,640 --> 02:03:02,874
the smoke and mirrors and

3447
02:03:02,874 --> 02:03:03,609
we're doing this over here

3448
02:03:03,609 --> 02:03:06,645
would It's not our fault. They

3449
02:03:06,645 --> 02:03:08,614
did well, they the days are

3450
02:03:08,614 --> 02:03:11,140
are really destroying Florida.

3451
02:03:12,318 --> 02:03:13,520
And I I wish and I hope Mother

3452
02:03:13,520 --> 02:03:16,520
Nature gets bays because we

3453
02:03:18,230 --> 02:03:18,757
are going to get another flood

3454
02:03:18,757 --> 02:03:19,357
situations because your

3455
02:03:19,357 --> 02:03:22,861
comments, I want to do a quick

3456
02:03:22,861 --> 02:03:24,430
3 floods. 95 2012 and go

3457
02:03:24,430 --> 02:03:25,130
outside and look at where the

3458
02:03:25,130 --> 02:03:27,433
answer planning themselves up.

3459
02:03:27,433 --> 02:03:29,201
We're going to get flooded

3460
02:03:29,201 --> 02:03:32,801
again. Just talk to the dance.

3461
02:03:34,106 --> 02:03:35,541
that think you missed one

3462
02:03:35,541 --> 02:03:36,241
missed. Larson will hear next

3463
02:03:36,241 --> 02:03:39,241
from Newton Cook. New Coke.

3464
02:03:45,384 --> 02:03:48,384
And I want follow Florida.

3465
02:03:49,755 --> 02:03:50,422
>> I just want to support a

3466
02:03:50,422 --> 02:03:51,230
couple items on consent

3467
02:03:51,230 --> 02:03:54,230
agenda. involved a lot of

3468
02:03:54,259 --> 02:03:56,259
incredible recreation. wide

3469
02:03:56,762 --> 02:03:59,762
variety of people. And item

3470
02:04:02,668 --> 02:04:04,369
number 19. And this is best 10

3471
02:04:04,369 --> 02:04:07,969
Mile Creek. Project as an STA

3472
02:04:08,240 --> 02:04:11,240
which opens the door. district

3473
02:04:12,378 --> 02:04:15,378
aligned public access. a lot

3474
02:04:15,514 --> 02:04:17,914
of appropriate. Recreation out

3475
02:04:18,850 --> 02:04:20,485
there. I'm not so sure, sir.

3476
02:04:20,485 --> 02:04:24,890
Big kind of area, but we get a

3477
02:04:24,890 --> 02:04:26,558
lot of folks out. I think

3478
02:04:26,558 --> 02:04:27,226
you've heard me say a dozen

3479
02:04:27,226 --> 02:04:30,226
times. All right. This moment

3480
02:04:30,762 --> 02:04:31,530
where we're standing here,

3481
02:04:31,530 --> 02:04:32,230
those thousands and thousands

3482
02:04:32,230 --> 02:04:32,898
of people on district land

3483
02:04:32,898 --> 02:04:35,330
recreated right now. And it's

3484
02:04:35,330 --> 02:04:37,433
very much appreciated. The

3485
02:04:39,805 --> 02:04:42,205
item is item. 23 that

3486
02:04:42,808 --> 02:04:44,808
corkscrew regional ecosystem.

3487
02:04:47,513 --> 02:04:48,580
Watershed Bird Rookery

3488
02:04:48,580 --> 02:04:49,280
boardwalk. Now this boardwalk

3489
02:04:49,280 --> 02:04:52,280
at 1400 feet. understand a big

3490
02:04:52,751 --> 02:04:53,418
project to replace for 200

3491
02:04:53,418 --> 02:04:56,588
feet aboard. Well. Here is the

3492
02:04:56,588 --> 02:05:00,188
part. The boardwalk leads to a

3493
02:05:02,427 --> 02:05:04,730
12 mile Road Trail. And I do

3494
02:05:04,730 --> 02:05:06,698
is for the people who are

3495
02:05:06,698 --> 02:05:08,400
watching frequently used by

3496
02:05:08,400 --> 02:05:09,868
the public for outdoor

3497
02:05:09,868 --> 02:05:10,702
recreation activities, such as

3498
02:05:10,702 --> 02:05:12,702
hiking. Running, biking,

3499
02:05:14,973 --> 02:05:16,542
nature photography, Geale

3500
02:05:16,542 --> 02:05:18,942
catching All these activities.

3501
02:05:22,140 --> 02:05:25,140
All these people. And it's

3502
02:05:25,851 --> 02:05:28,251
very much appreciate it.

3503
02:05:29,388 --> 02:05:32,388
>> Thank you, Mr. Cook, we

3504
02:05:32,724 --> 02:05:34,660
have no hands raised on Zoom,

3505
02:05:34,660 --> 02:05:35,694
Mr. Chairman that public

3506
02:05:35,694 --> 02:05:38,940
comment on this item.

3507
02:05:39,565 --> 02:05:40,265
>> members on what you know,

3508
02:05:40,265 --> 02:05:41,800
the consent item. 6 teen

3509
02:05:41,800 --> 02:05:44,200
requires a two-thirds majority

3510
02:05:44,903 --> 02:05:45,537
vote. Kind of a motion, a

3511
02:05:45,537 --> 02:05:46,672
second to approve consent

3512
02:05:46,672 --> 02:05:48,973
approve consent motion motion

3513
02:05:48,973 --> 02:05:49,607
a second, Mr. Butler, Mr.

3514
02:05:49,607 --> 02:05:51,607
Martinez. Any further

3515
02:05:53,511 --> 02:05:54,245
discussion hearing none. We'll

3516
02:05:54,245 --> 02:05:55,480
call that question, Mr.

3517
02:05:55,480 --> 02:05:58,480
Bergeron. Yes, I'm gonna vote.

3518
02:05:59,618 --> 02:06:02,618
Yes, Caron. yes, Mr. Butler,

3519
02:06:02,955 --> 02:06:04,156
states. Yes. Thank you. That

3520
02:06:04,156 --> 02:06:06,556
passes unanimously go now

3521
02:06:08,793 --> 02:06:09,461
discussion agenda, which is

3522
02:06:09,461 --> 02:06:10,610
the Central Everglades

3523
02:06:10,610 --> 02:06:10,762
Planning Project update with

3524
02:06:10,762 --> 02:06:12,762
U.S..

3525
02:06:27,813 --> 02:06:28,547
>> Good morning, Mr. Chair and

3526
02:06:28,547 --> 02:06:30,947
fellow board members. I'm

3527
02:06:31,683 --> 02:06:33,418
gonna provide an update on the

3528
02:06:33,418 --> 02:06:34,850
Central Everglades Planning

3529
02:06:34,850 --> 02:06:37,222
Project known as as you know,

3530
02:06:37,222 --> 02:06:38,230
we like or acronyms. So I'll

3531
02:06:38,230 --> 02:06:41,623
be saying sap often. I will

3532
02:06:41,760 --> 02:06:44,950
have 3 resolutions for you to

3533
02:06:44,950 --> 02:06:46,265
consider. One is for the

3534
02:06:46,265 --> 02:06:47,232
construction of us. 27 bridges

3535
02:06:47,232 --> 02:06:49,632
associated with the CEP

3536
02:06:49,668 --> 02:06:50,368
Everglades, Agricultural area

3537
02:06:50,368 --> 02:06:53,710
phase. And to our for the

3538
02:06:53,710 --> 02:06:54,139
construction or features on

3539
02:06:54,139 --> 02:06:57,739
the set north face. As a

3540
02:06:59,478 --> 02:07:00,212
reminder, this slide shows an

3541
02:07:00,212 --> 02:07:03,515
overview of sept. And how it's

3542
02:07:03,515 --> 02:07:06,515
broken down into 4 phases. So

3543
02:07:06,985 --> 02:07:07,686
the overarching goal of step

3544
02:07:07,686 --> 02:07:10,555
is to provide improve the

3545
02:07:10,555 --> 02:07:12,590
quantity quality timing and

3546
02:07:12,590 --> 02:07:14,526
distribution to help restore

3547
02:07:14,526 --> 02:07:16,926
flow from Lake Okeechobee

3548
02:07:17,462 --> 02:07:18,960
south to the central and

3549
02:07:18,960 --> 02:07:20,960
southern Everglades. From

3550
02:07:20,832 --> 02:07:24,432
north to south said Pa. And

3551
02:07:25,871 --> 02:07:26,872
improves the can band storage

3552
02:07:26,872 --> 02:07:29,272
and treatment capacities by

3553
02:07:29,807 --> 02:07:31,576
improving north New River

3554
02:07:31,576 --> 02:07:33,976
Canal. The Miami Canal.

3555
02:07:34,947 --> 02:07:37,810
Delivering that storage to to

3556
02:07:37,810 --> 02:07:39,317
reservoir and then treating it

3557
02:07:39,317 --> 02:07:40,485
in to STA, which is already

3558
02:07:40,485 --> 02:07:42,885
constructed complete. The next

3559
02:07:45,824 --> 02:07:47,759
phase, the sept north, which

3560
02:07:47,759 --> 02:07:49,759
distributes additional flow

3561
02:07:49,828 --> 02:07:50,629
from the east to the west

3562
02:07:50,629 --> 02:07:51,629
along the northern boundary of

3563
02:07:51,629 --> 02:07:54,399
3, a and this is done by

3564
02:07:54,399 --> 02:07:56,399
improvements to. Canal

3565
02:07:58,403 --> 02:08:00,403
improvements. New structures.

3566
02:08:02,274 --> 02:08:02,974
And then the backfill of the

3567
02:08:02,974 --> 02:08:05,974
Miami can now. This allows

3568
02:08:06,378 --> 02:08:07,145
sheet flow again to flow

3569
02:08:07,145 --> 02:08:07,779
through here instead of

3570
02:08:07,779 --> 02:08:08,446
discharging straight down a

3571
02:08:08,446 --> 02:08:11,917
canal. So as we move that flow

3572
02:08:11,917 --> 02:08:14,118
in sheet flow South. We sub

3573
02:08:14,118 --> 02:08:17,118
south. Opens up the southern

3574
02:08:17,889 --> 02:08:20,692
system, moving water from 3 a

3575
02:08:20,692 --> 02:08:23,920
into Everglades National Park

3576
02:08:23,228 --> 02:08:23,895
and then the estuaries, the

3577
02:08:23,895 --> 02:08:25,431
southern estuaries. And then

3578
02:08:25,431 --> 02:08:29,310
the last component is SEP new

3579
02:08:29,567 --> 02:08:31,350
water phase of which is

3580
02:08:31,350 --> 02:08:33,435
complete. So it includes 5

3581
02:08:33,504 --> 02:08:37,104
miles seepage wall as well as

3582
02:08:37,843 --> 02:08:38,610
2.3 miles of a state and a

3583
02:08:38,610 --> 02:08:41,610
half square mile seepage wall.

3584
02:08:42,681 --> 02:08:43,482
This work is complete and it's

3585
02:08:43,482 --> 02:08:44,149
already working and keeping

3586
02:08:44,149 --> 02:08:46,500
water in the park, which we

3587
02:08:46,500 --> 02:08:49,650
think is amazing. Before I get

3588
02:08:50,388 --> 02:08:52,357
to the first project for your

3589
02:08:52,357 --> 02:08:53,240
consideration, I'm going to

3590
02:08:53,240 --> 02:08:55,494
walk through some updates on

3591
02:08:55,494 --> 02:08:56,294
Sept PA starting with the

3592
02:08:56,294 --> 02:08:58,294
stormwater treatment area.

3593
02:08:58,764 --> 02:09:01,764
This work is complete. This

3594
02:09:02,801 --> 02:09:05,201
picture shows the plantings

3595
02:09:05,871 --> 02:09:06,571
and growing phase of this STA

3596
02:09:06,571 --> 02:09:09,410
and how it's working. And and

3597
02:09:09,410 --> 02:09:10,576
it's it's it's working. we're

3598
02:09:10,576 --> 02:09:13,576
very excited about that. To

3599
02:09:16,480 --> 02:09:19,480
describe as a reminder This

3600
02:09:20,419 --> 02:09:21,453
portion of the project

3601
02:09:21,453 --> 02:09:23,853
includes an additional 200 CFS

3602
02:09:24,323 --> 02:09:25,590
flow being added to the north

3603
02:09:25,590 --> 02:09:26,291
river to be able to pull that

3604
02:09:26,291 --> 02:09:29,291
water in. Contract. The north

3605
02:09:30,662 --> 02:09:31,363
new River dredging project is

3606
02:09:31,363 --> 02:09:33,640
under construction. Then on

3607
02:09:33,640 --> 02:09:36,640
the West side. Improvements on

3608
02:09:37,602 --> 02:09:40,602
the order of an additional

3609
02:09:40,973 --> 02:09:42,741
1001 1000 CFS will constructed

3610
02:09:42,741 --> 02:09:46,341
to bring water from the west.

3611
02:09:46,712 --> 02:09:47,879
So that work is being done in

3612
02:09:47,879 --> 02:09:50,879
2 north and South package, the

3613
02:09:51,160 --> 02:09:53,785
North package is currently out

3614
02:09:53,785 --> 02:09:55,190
to bid and we intend to bring

3615
02:09:55,190 --> 02:09:55,921
that back to the April

3616
02:09:55,921 --> 02:09:56,555
governing board for your

3617
02:09:56,555 --> 02:09:58,955
consideration. So the South

3618
02:10:01,426 --> 02:10:02,260
package degn will be

3619
02:10:02,260 --> 02:10:04,229
complete this year and its

3620
02:10:04,229 --> 02:10:04,930
construction timeline will be

3621
02:10:04,930 --> 02:10:07,733
based on future your budgets.

3622
02:10:07,733 --> 02:10:10,133
So these 2 canal improvements

3623
02:10:10,702 --> 02:10:11,569
support moving the additional

3624
02:10:11,569 --> 02:10:12,137
flows south from Lake

3625
02:10:12,137 --> 02:10:15,137
Okeechobee to store in tree.

3626
02:10:15,974 --> 02:10:16,641
And to bring this flow into

3627
02:10:16,641 --> 02:10:18,343
the reservoir requires this

3628
02:10:18,343 --> 02:10:18,943
inflow outflow canals,

3629
02:10:18,943 --> 02:10:20,943
approximately. 12 miles long.

3630
02:10:24,182 --> 02:10:25,150
So the portion adjacent to the

3631
02:10:25,150 --> 02:10:25,750
STA, as you know, stays

3632
02:10:25,750 --> 02:10:27,785
complete, that's complete. It

3633
02:10:27,785 --> 02:10:28,386
includes an inflow pump

3634
02:10:28,386 --> 02:10:31,189
station. That's allows us to

3635
02:10:31,189 --> 02:10:31,890
pull water in from the Miami

3636
02:10:31,890 --> 02:10:33,725
Canal. And then the Corps

3637
02:10:33,725 --> 02:10:36,725
completed. A good portion of

3638
02:10:37,963 --> 02:10:40,363
its 7.3 miles. Minus the

3639
02:10:42,900 --> 02:10:44,900
additional segment through

3640
02:10:45,690 --> 02:10:48,669
here. And plus or minus. There

3641
02:10:49,274 --> 02:10:51,760
is a construction village that

3642
02:10:51,760 --> 02:10:54,112
blocks the the balance of this

3643
02:10:54,112 --> 02:10:54,980
construction and traffic for

3644
02:10:54,980 --> 02:10:55,680
construction of the different

3645
02:10:55,680 --> 02:10:58,800
reservoir packages. So and

3646
02:10:59,840 --> 02:11:00,151
then the balance of inflow

3647
02:11:00,151 --> 02:11:02,354
outflow canal will be with the

3648
02:11:02,354 --> 02:11:05,224
U.S. 27 package. That's an

3649
02:11:05,224 --> 02:11:08,824
item on this agenda for the

3650
02:11:09,260 --> 02:11:09,961
bridge crossings that brings

3651
02:11:09,961 --> 02:11:10,662
that North New River flow in

3652
02:11:10,662 --> 02:11:13,662
2. Into the project. A big

3653
02:11:19,370 --> 02:11:22,306
step forward for the yea. At

3654
02:11:22,306 --> 02:11:25,306
the at the reservoir component

3655
02:11:26,278 --> 02:11:27,779
was awarded by the Corps

3656
02:11:27,779 --> 02:11:28,446
Jacksonville District. It's

3657
02:11:28,446 --> 02:11:29,113
their largest construction

3658
02:11:29,113 --> 02:11:31,513
contract ever. We participated

3659
02:11:32,750 --> 02:11:33,485
in their pre construction

3660
02:11:33,485 --> 02:11:35,860
partner, partnering meeting

3661
02:11:35,860 --> 02:11:37,880
here with the Corps and their

3662
02:11:37,880 --> 02:11:38,356
contractor in this auditorium

3663
02:11:38,356 --> 02:11:39,157
in January. That's pretty

3664
02:11:39,157 --> 02:11:42,157
exciting for us. So the

3665
02:11:42,660 --> 02:11:43,361
existing construction village

3666
02:11:43,361 --> 02:11:47,398
here. Like I is in the way of

3667
02:11:47,398 --> 02:11:50,398
the inflow outflow canal. And

3668
02:11:51,350 --> 02:11:52,604
required to be moved to this

3669
02:11:52,604 --> 02:11:55,604
new location, which will house

3670
02:11:56,608 --> 02:11:57,275
the reservoir contractor as

3671
02:11:57,275 --> 02:12:00,780
well as the other contractors.

3672
02:12:00,780 --> 02:12:04,490
So we took this work on. It's

3673
02:12:04,490 --> 02:12:04,750
complete. It sits on about 70

3674
02:12:04,750 --> 02:12:07,150
acres of district property.

3675
02:12:08,753 --> 02:12:09,754
ready to mobilize for the

3676
02:12:09,754 --> 02:12:11,754
reservoir contractor. Right

3677
02:12:14,626 --> 02:12:15,827
here. You can see this is the

3678
02:12:15,827 --> 02:12:16,495
fpnl Roadrunner substation

3679
02:12:16,495 --> 02:12:19,130
that we. Contracted to bring

3680
02:12:19,130 --> 02:12:22,730
power to the site. So moving

3681
02:12:24,803 --> 02:12:27,272
to the agenda. Item U.S. 27

3682
02:12:27,272 --> 02:12:29,607
runs along North New River

3683
02:12:29,607 --> 02:12:31,409
here it is a major highway. So

3684
02:12:31,409 --> 02:12:33,612
these bridges are necessary

3685
02:12:33,612 --> 02:12:34,346
because the inflow outflow can

3686
02:12:34,346 --> 02:12:37,346
now design. Brings it under

3687
02:12:37,582 --> 02:12:40,485
under the roadway and didn't,

3688
02:12:40,485 --> 02:12:41,219
you know, connecting to canal.

3689
02:12:41,219 --> 02:12:43,455
So the green as the limits of

3690
02:12:43,455 --> 02:12:45,724
the court construction and the

3691
02:12:45,724 --> 02:12:49,127
blue is. DOT portion of the

3692
02:12:49,127 --> 02:12:52,127
project. So we've been. We

3693
02:12:53,664 --> 02:12:56,568
this project is going to move

3694
02:12:56,568 --> 02:12:58,236
the reservoir and STwill

3695
02:12:58,236 --> 02:13:00,236
move additional 370,000 acre

3696
02:13:00,238 --> 02:13:00,972
feet. That's an average annual

3697
02:13:00,972 --> 02:13:03,372
number. And through this

3698
02:13:05,643 --> 02:13:07,412
connection. So you can see how

3699
02:13:07,412 --> 02:13:09,130
important this small little

3700
02:13:09,130 --> 02:13:09,681
project is in the scheme of

3701
02:13:09,681 --> 02:13:12,681
the whole big project. We've

3702
02:13:13,351 --> 02:13:14,485
been working closely with dot

3703
02:13:14,485 --> 02:13:15,954
on the design of this feature

3704
02:13:15,954 --> 02:13:16,621
to sequence work. So that's

3705
02:13:16,621 --> 02:13:18,621
compatible. Various other

3706
02:13:20,558 --> 02:13:21,292
construction contracts as well

3707
02:13:21,292 --> 02:13:22,794
as traffic control for

3708
02:13:22,794 --> 02:13:24,362
producers and other other

3709
02:13:24,362 --> 02:13:26,762
industries. Use highway 27So

3710
02:13:28,333 --> 02:13:28,967
under our existing local

3711
02:13:28,967 --> 02:13:31,367
funding agreement with DOT.

3712
02:13:32,270 --> 02:13:32,937
The board approved in 2021

3713
02:13:32,937 --> 02:13:35,337
completing the design. This

3714
02:13:37,842 --> 02:13:39,842
agreement. The second

3715
02:13:40,845 --> 02:13:41,513
agreement will support the

3716
02:13:41,513 --> 02:13:42,247
construction component of that

3717
02:13:42,247 --> 02:13:45,247
work. To this agreement. Funds

3718
02:13:53,324 --> 02:13:54,559
that allows th to if

3719
02:13:54,559 --> 02:13:56,959
approved move forward contract

3720
02:13:58,397 --> 02:13:59,130
out the work, go out to bid

3721
02:13:59,130 --> 02:13:59,764
and contract out the work

3722
02:13:59,764 --> 02:14:02,764
which builds. To mention 2 new

3723
02:14:03,835 --> 02:14:04,602
bridge crossings and the canal

3724
02:14:04,602 --> 02:14:06,602
connection. For 3,000 CFS

3725
02:14:08,907 --> 02:14:12,507
flow. So that's not small. And

3726
02:14:13,511 --> 02:14:15,413
it also supports the related

3727
02:14:15,413 --> 02:14:17,813
services such as engineering

3728
02:14:18,183 --> 02:14:19,451
during construction

3729
02:14:19,451 --> 02:14:20,384
constructioninspection and

3730
02:14:20,384 --> 02:14:21,986
management services as well as

3731
02:14:21,986 --> 02:14:22,854
contingency. This money will

3732
02:14:22,854 --> 02:14:25,854
be placed in escrow. That

3733
02:14:28,426 --> 02:14:29,126
whatever balances left comes

3734
02:14:29,126 --> 02:14:29,860
back to us that the end of the

3735
02:14:29,860 --> 02:14:33,831
project. So now I move on to

3736
02:14:33,831 --> 02:14:36,831
set north, which I have 2

3737
02:14:37,350 --> 02:14:40,350
resolutions, one for the. For

3738
02:14:40,204 --> 02:14:41,773
the repurposing of the U.S. a

3739
02:14:41,773 --> 02:14:42,440
pump station and the second

3740
02:14:42,440 --> 02:14:44,840
contract. To make canal

3741
02:14:46,611 --> 02:14:47,245
improvements. Conveyance

3742
02:14:47,245 --> 02:14:47,945
improvements to 5 remnant can

3743
02:14:47,945 --> 02:14:50,945
now. Starting from the east.

3744
02:14:52,116 --> 02:14:53,918
You see this picture here.

3745
02:14:53,918 --> 02:14:54,652
This is our first contract out

3746
02:14:54,652 --> 02:14:58,252
the door for Sept north, the

3747
02:14:58,556 --> 02:15:00,910
Essex 20 to 500 CFS gated

3748
02:15:00,910 --> 02:15:00,792
culvert that moves water from

3749
02:15:00,792 --> 02:15:03,661
the L 6 canal to the west.

3750
02:15:03,661 --> 02:15:04,395
Replacing a previous. But that

3751
02:15:04,395 --> 02:15:06,498
was in the system. This

3752
02:15:06,498 --> 02:15:07,232
project will be completed this

3753
02:15:07,232 --> 02:15:10,832
year. So to describe why SEP

3754
02:15:11,602 --> 02:15:14,105
north is important. In this

3755
02:15:14,105 --> 02:15:17,475
graphic you can see over time.

3756
02:15:17,475 --> 02:15:19,875
How projects we've completed

3757
02:15:20,578 --> 02:15:22,578
starting to provide

3758
02:15:23,347 --> 02:15:24,810
improvements and Shark River

3759
02:15:24,810 --> 02:15:26,985
slew as well as Taylor Slew.

3760
02:15:26,985 --> 02:15:28,286
So the blue areas mean more

3761
02:15:28,286 --> 02:15:30,221
water, depth and hydration.

3762
02:15:30,221 --> 02:15:31,890
And benefit to the system. But

3763
02:15:31,890 --> 02:15:35,490
we still need to work on

3764
02:15:35,527 --> 02:15:36,861
moving water to the north end

3765
02:15:36,861 --> 02:15:39,261
of water. Conservation area.

3766
02:15:39,364 --> 02:15:40,640
3, a and help with hydration

3767
02:15:40,640 --> 02:15:42,267
and she flow. This will help

3768
02:15:42,267 --> 02:15:45,437
us get closer to attempting to

3769
02:15:45,437 --> 02:15:48,437
recreate the river. A dress.

3770
02:15:50,800 --> 02:15:50,841
So set north phase helps us do

3771
02:15:50,841 --> 02:15:53,241
that by distributing water.

3772
02:15:54,790 --> 02:15:54,945
Moving water and distributing

3773
02:15:54,945 --> 02:15:58,545
to it that this north end.

3774
02:15:58,783 --> 02:16:00,151
This by moving this water east

3775
02:16:00,151 --> 02:16:01,686
through the canal

3776
02:16:01,686 --> 02:16:02,387
modifications, new structures

3777
02:16:02,387 --> 02:16:03,721
and backfilling the Miami can

3778
02:16:03,721 --> 02:16:06,524
now it promotes. She flow

3779
02:16:06,524 --> 02:16:07,158
across the in the higher

3780
02:16:07,158 --> 02:16:08,493
topography in the north to the

3781
02:16:08,493 --> 02:16:11,729
lower areas in the South. The

3782
02:16:11,729 --> 02:16:13,640
components of Sepp north on

3783
02:16:13,640 --> 02:16:15,700
the slide or an order.

3784
02:16:15,700 --> 02:16:16,367
Construction packages. And

3785
02:16:16,367 --> 02:16:17,702
we're almost complete with a

3786
02:16:17,702 --> 02:16:19,970
6.20, located right here. The

3787
02:16:19,970 --> 02:16:22,970
Elf 5 Remnant Canal. Runs from

3788
02:16:23,241 --> 02:16:25,900
the junction of North New

3789
02:16:25,900 --> 02:16:27,478
River to a new structure that

3790
02:16:27,478 --> 02:16:29,513
will will be built at 6.22, it

3791
02:16:29,513 --> 02:16:31,513
has conveyance improvements

3792
02:16:31,916 --> 02:16:34,385
included in that package. The

3793
02:16:34,385 --> 02:16:36,385
has 8. Station modification.

3794
02:16:37,889 --> 02:16:40,889
Also an agenda item is

3795
02:16:40,892 --> 02:16:42,960
repurposing that structure to

3796
02:16:42,960 --> 02:16:46,560
move 3,000 CFS. Into the L for

3797
02:16:46,631 --> 02:16:47,365
Canal System and then south to

3798
02:16:47,365 --> 02:16:49,765
sheet flow. The Essex, 22

3799
02:16:52,690 --> 02:16:55,669
gated culvert is out for bid

3800
02:16:55,974 --> 02:16:56,674
now for a bit. And we will be

3801
02:16:56,674 --> 02:16:58,430
bringing that back to you in

3802
02:16:58,430 --> 02:17:00,211
the March governing board for

3803
02:17:00,211 --> 02:17:00,945
your consideration. So we have

3804
02:17:00,945 --> 02:17:04,215
a lot moving. That's moving to

3805
02:17:04,215 --> 02:17:06,215
construction in construction

3806
02:17:06,484 --> 02:17:10,840
and then in designed. So the

3807
02:17:11,122 --> 02:17:12,357
in order of how we reconstruct

3808
02:17:12,357 --> 02:17:15,357
for would go next. Connecting

3809
02:17:17,294 --> 02:17:17,962
the pump station to deliver

3810
02:17:17,962 --> 02:17:20,962
that 3,000 CFS. And then the

3811
02:17:21,165 --> 02:17:23,100
balance of the work the '05,

3812
02:17:23,100 --> 02:17:26,370
its design is complete, but we

3813
02:17:26,370 --> 02:17:27,338
but we would be tied into the

3814
02:17:27,338 --> 02:17:30,740
Miami Canal backfill to be

3815
02:17:30,740 --> 02:17:32,760
able to make sure we have the

3816
02:17:32,760 --> 02:17:32,777
capacity on the West. And

3817
02:17:32,777 --> 02:17:34,780
before we backfield the mind

3818
02:17:34,780 --> 02:17:37,780
can now. Reasons why we're

3819
02:17:42,354 --> 02:17:43,954
doing step north and why it's

3820
02:17:43,954 --> 02:17:45,790
important. 7 north step

3821
02:17:45,790 --> 02:17:47,790
overall, the elevation

3822
02:17:48,226 --> 02:17:50,562
difference to the north across

3823
02:17:50,562 --> 02:17:51,296
3, a has a higher is higher in

3824
02:17:51,296 --> 02:17:53,131
the north end and tends to dry

3825
02:17:53,131 --> 02:17:55,531
down under our current

3826
02:17:55,834 --> 02:17:56,468
hydrologic conditions and

3827
02:17:56,468 --> 02:17:57,135
ponding occurs in the south

3828
02:17:57,135 --> 02:17:59,535
end. And the greatest

3829
02:18:02,730 --> 02:18:02,707
ecological threaten north

3830
02:18:02,707 --> 02:18:04,800
under these dry conditions is

3831
02:18:04,800 --> 02:18:05,843
soil. Last 3 wildfires and

3832
02:18:05,843 --> 02:18:06,544
oxidation leading to habitat

3833
02:18:06,544 --> 02:18:10,144
loss. So this model shows that

3834
02:18:11,416 --> 02:18:12,483
SEP north features, combined

3835
02:18:12,483 --> 02:18:15,483
with increased flow from that

3836
02:18:15,787 --> 02:18:17,488
EA Reservoir. Most significant

3837
02:18:17,488 --> 02:18:18,756
significantly increase hydra

3838
02:18:18,756 --> 02:18:21,756
periods for reducing fire risk

3839
02:18:22,193 --> 02:18:22,860
and allowing the return of

3840
02:18:22,860 --> 02:18:24,662
historic Everglades vegetation

3841
02:18:24,662 --> 02:18:27,865
across the region. As you can

3842
02:18:27,865 --> 02:18:29,567
see, the blues in the Cy and

3843
02:18:29,567 --> 02:18:30,534
mean more days that are hard,

3844
02:18:30,534 --> 02:18:33,534
hydrated. So when to keep

3845
02:18:36,841 --> 02:18:38,842
moving SEP north forward, the

3846
02:18:38,842 --> 02:18:40,578
Elf 5 Remnant Canal Project

3847
02:18:40,578 --> 02:18:41,212
will enlarge and improve

3848
02:18:41,212 --> 02:18:43,612
approximately 5.8 miles of the

3849
02:18:43,748 --> 02:18:45,816
canal to convey 500 CFS of

3850
02:18:45,816 --> 02:18:47,485
Sept lows from the past 6.20.

3851
02:18:47,485 --> 02:18:50,485
That's almost complete to the

3852
02:18:51,188 --> 02:18:51,923
Essex. 22, that will be coming

3853
02:18:51,923 --> 02:18:54,923
to you shortly. This work

3854
02:18:55,259 --> 02:18:57,259
provide that operational

3855
02:18:58,229 --> 02:18:58,963
flexibility and 500 additional

3856
02:18:58,963 --> 02:18:59,697
CFS of new water moving to the

3857
02:18:59,697 --> 02:19:02,199
West. The essay Pump station

3858
02:19:02,199 --> 02:19:04,599
modification. Built back in

3859
02:19:06,971 --> 02:19:08,706
1962 by the Corps 3 purposes

3860
02:19:08,706 --> 02:19:11,476
for 1160 CFS capacity to flow

3861
02:19:11,476 --> 02:19:14,245
3,000 CFS to the West with the

3862
02:19:14,245 --> 02:19:14,879
balance flowing south for

3863
02:19:14,879 --> 02:19:17,515
flood control. This work is

3864
02:19:17,515 --> 02:19:19,316
broken out into 2 phases. The

3865
02:19:19,316 --> 02:19:21,316
first construction package

3866
02:19:21,853 --> 02:19:22,453
west for the Crane for

3867
02:19:22,453 --> 02:19:23,387
Richmond project that you're

3868
02:19:23,387 --> 02:19:26,900
approved and it's it will be

3869
02:19:26,900 --> 02:19:28,900
substantially complete in

3870
02:19:29,159 --> 02:19:30,594
March. The secondhase is for

3871
02:19:30,594 --> 02:19:31,328
the balance of the work needed

3872
02:19:31,328 --> 02:19:32,964
to repurpose and bring that

3873
02:19:32,964 --> 02:19:34,964
station into current.

3874
02:19:35,300 --> 02:19:38,300
Standards and current code. As

3875
02:19:38,503 --> 02:19:39,170
you can see, there's a lot

3876
02:19:39,170 --> 02:19:39,871
here that needs to be done. I

3877
02:19:39,871 --> 02:19:42,871
won't read through it. So

3878
02:19:44,108 --> 02:19:46,100
moving to the west portion of

3879
02:19:46,100 --> 02:19:48,120
Seth North, for Canal, as I

3880
02:19:48,120 --> 02:19:50,120
described, needs Includes

3881
02:19:51,816 --> 02:19:53,517
features from the essay all

3882
02:19:53,517 --> 02:19:54,185
the way up to this junction

3883
02:19:54,185 --> 02:19:56,585
here. And the project

3884
02:19:57,621 --> 02:19:58,355
implementation report, meaning

3885
02:19:58,355 --> 02:19:59,230
the planning phase of this

3886
02:19:59,230 --> 02:20:01,423
work. It included degrading

3887
02:20:01,926 --> 02:20:04,326
this Southern Levy. Between

3888
02:20:05,263 --> 02:20:05,796
the canal and water

3889
02:20:05,796 --> 02:20:07,998
conservation area. 3, a so

3890
02:20:07,998 --> 02:20:08,699
when we moved into design, we

3891
02:20:08,699 --> 02:20:10,699
determined. he detailed

3892
02:20:11,669 --> 02:20:12,303
modeling determined that

3893
02:20:12,303 --> 02:20:15,303
degrading this levee found it

3894
02:20:15,640 --> 02:20:16,207
to be an effective in

3895
02:20:16,207 --> 02:20:16,874
delivering the uniform flow

3896
02:20:16,874 --> 02:20:18,242
needed to meet restoration

3897
02:20:18,242 --> 02:20:21,242
goals. So instead of him.

3898
02:20:22,547 --> 02:20:23,414
Instead we're improving the

3899
02:20:23,414 --> 02:20:25,216
ELF or Canal by increasing its

3900
02:20:25,216 --> 02:20:28,216
capacity to 3,000 CFS. We will

3901
02:20:29,554 --> 02:20:30,154
be constructing. We're

3902
02:20:30,154 --> 02:20:31,522
designing new structures. And

3903
02:20:31,522 --> 02:20:35,260
I spreader can now. And what

3904
02:20:35,260 --> 02:20:35,726
this design allows is staging

3905
02:20:35,726 --> 02:20:39,926
up for can now instead of a

3906
02:20:39,964 --> 02:20:41,933
pump station, we will now be

3907
02:20:41,933 --> 02:20:43,901
designing a covert to gravity

3908
02:20:43,901 --> 02:20:44,601
flow for the tribes. Water

3909
02:20:44,601 --> 02:20:47,601
supply needs. In addition, the

3910
02:20:49,774 --> 02:20:52,774
which has that 4,160 C Fs

3911
02:20:53,911 --> 02:20:54,778
capacity, we will design.

3912
02:20:54,778 --> 02:20:55,713
We're designing a connecting

3913
02:20:55,713 --> 02:20:56,748
can now to deliver that

3914
02:20:56,748 --> 02:20:58,748
Theresa 1000 CFS. The

3915
02:21:00,251 --> 02:21:02,553
structure in the Mighty Canal

3916
02:21:02,553 --> 02:21:03,187
to flow the balance going

3917
02:21:03,187 --> 02:21:06,787
South. So moving back to the

3918
02:21:10,260 --> 02:21:13,131
east between asked 8 and has

3919
02:21:13,131 --> 02:21:13,998
6.22. is the L 5 canal

3920
02:21:13,998 --> 02:21:15,998
expansion. Section commands

3921
02:21:20,538 --> 02:21:21,238
section would be improved to

3922
02:21:21,238 --> 02:21:23,541
fly 3,000 CFS. Allowing us to

3923
02:21:23,541 --> 02:21:27,141
move that water. To the West.

3924
02:21:28,680 --> 02:21:29,914
And like, like I mentioned

3925
02:21:29,914 --> 02:21:30,782
before, we will be combining

3926
02:21:30,782 --> 02:21:31,416
these 2 packages to move

3927
02:21:31,416 --> 02:21:34,551
together. We want to be able

3928
02:21:34,551 --> 02:21:36,951
to excavate. Process the

3929
02:21:36,987 --> 02:21:38,756
material and truck the

3930
02:21:38,756 --> 02:21:41,125
material South to it to

3931
02:21:41,125 --> 02:21:42,460
backfill from the south to the

3932
02:21:42,460 --> 02:21:45,460
North. So to minimize or

3933
02:21:46,864 --> 02:21:47,664
handling of materials. That is

3934
02:21:47,664 --> 02:21:48,232
why combining those 2

3935
02:21:48,232 --> 02:21:50,632
packages. In addition, the

3936
02:21:51,100 --> 02:21:51,635
reason why we went to for

3937
02:21:51,635 --> 02:21:55,139
first. Is because we want to

3938
02:21:55,139 --> 02:21:56,274
make sure we have that

3939
02:21:56,274 --> 02:21:58,409
capacity to move the water for

3940
02:21:58,409 --> 02:21:59,900
flood control before we

3941
02:21:59,900 --> 02:22:02,900
backfill the Miami can now.

3942
02:22:02,130 --> 02:22:03,247
And this will be the last

3943
02:22:03,247 --> 02:22:05,647
component of Sept North.

3944
02:22:09,153 --> 02:22:12,153
Seppi. A has a partnership.

3945
02:22:13,991 --> 02:22:15,426
key partnership crediting

3946
02:22:15,426 --> 02:22:19,260
agreement but set has the PPA.

3947
02:22:19,931 --> 02:22:22,900
Sept north has that PRE

3948
02:22:22,900 --> 02:22:24,900
Partnership crediting

3949
02:22:25,200 --> 02:22:26,237
agreement. So some of the

3950
02:22:26,237 --> 02:22:30,437
changes I now for. Are not in

3951
02:22:30,641 --> 02:22:31,576
that the I R and what that

3952
02:22:31,576 --> 02:22:33,544
required was a validation

3953
02:22:33,544 --> 02:22:34,178
report. And so with that

3954
02:22:34,178 --> 02:22:36,578
validation report. We'll be

3955
02:22:36,914 --> 02:22:40,514
able to. Move on for Canal

3956
02:22:42,530 --> 02:22:42,987
improvements. And that will be

3957
02:22:42,987 --> 02:22:45,387
complete in 2025. But moving

3958
02:22:46,891 --> 02:22:47,558
back to our 2 items on the

3959
02:22:47,558 --> 02:22:50,558
agenda were hoping for our

3960
02:22:51,129 --> 02:22:52,196
permits 4, 0, 8, 4, for

3961
02:22:52,196 --> 02:22:55,196
permits. This march. Moving on

3962
02:22:56,200 --> 02:22:58,770
to the 6.22, we're hoping for

3963
02:22:58,770 --> 02:23:01,390
the amendment to the agreement

3964
02:23:01,390 --> 02:23:01,739
in April with our permits in

3965
02:23:01,739 --> 02:23:05,760
March. Be able to move out on

3966
02:23:05,760 --> 02:23:05,643
those 3 construction

3967
02:23:05,643 --> 02:23:08,643
contracts. All of the futures

3968
02:23:09,346 --> 02:23:12,683
are part of the are covered

3969
02:23:12,683 --> 02:23:15,830
under existing agreements. And

3970
02:23:17,421 --> 02:23:18,255
I will asked for questions

3971
02:23:18,255 --> 02:23:20,757
first. Before moving on to

3972
02:23:20,757 --> 02:23:22,860
resolution. We have public

3973
02:23:22,860 --> 02:23:25,860
comment. Yes, Mr. Chairman, we

3974
02:23:29,300 --> 02:23:30,568
will hear first from Mark

3975
02:23:30,568 --> 02:23:31,235
Perry followed by Caitlin

3976
02:23:31,235 --> 02:23:33,235
Newcamp.

3977
02:23:37,441 --> 02:23:38,141
>> Governing board and just a

3978
02:23:38,141 --> 02:23:40,440
comment that the serve. You

3979
02:23:40,440 --> 02:23:40,745
know, critical components of

3980
02:23:40,745 --> 02:23:44,345
that. Sept in all the set

3981
02:23:45,716 --> 02:23:48,116
features inside. So anxiously

3982
02:23:49,587 --> 02:23:51,550
wanting to go ahead.

3983
02:23:51,550 --> 02:23:51,755
Obviously, was completion of

3984
02:23:51,755 --> 02:23:54,425
all these kind of components.

3985
02:23:54,425 --> 02:23:55,920
And we remember the times

3986
02:23:55,920 --> 02:23:57,492
everything was combined into

3987
02:23:59,230 --> 02:24:00,298
sept north-south and it's

3988
02:24:00,298 --> 02:24:02,299
critical that we get going and

3989
02:24:02,299 --> 02:24:03,133
move these components forward

3990
02:24:03,133 --> 02:24:03,867
so we can get that water

3991
02:24:03,867 --> 02:24:04,568
moving in the right place at

3992
02:24:04,568 --> 02:24:06,370
the right time, right?

3993
02:24:06,370 --> 02:24:07,104
Quantity quality distribution.

3994
02:24:07,104 --> 02:24:08,606
Thank you.

3995
02:24:08,606 --> 02:24:10,908
>> Thank you, Mr. Perry next

3996
02:24:10,908 --> 02:24:12,908
is Caitlin Newcamp.

3997
02:24:18,683 --> 02:24:19,383
>> Good afternoon. Governing

3998
02:24:19,383 --> 02:24:20,117
board members, Caitlin Newcamp

3999
02:24:20,117 --> 02:24:23,117
with Audubon Florida. It was

4000
02:24:23,887 --> 02:24:26,887
just like to commend the

4001
02:24:26,924 --> 02:24:27,658
district's efforts continue to

4002
02:24:27,658 --> 02:24:28,358
work on PA project. We

4003
02:24:28,358 --> 02:24:29,260
recognize the importance of

4004
02:24:29,260 --> 02:24:31,963
the U.S. 27 bridges as a vital

4005
02:24:31,963 --> 02:24:32,563
component of Everglades

4006
02:24:32,563 --> 02:24:34,310
restoration and water

4007
02:24:34,310 --> 02:24:36,310
management, particularly for

4008
02:24:36,300 --> 02:24:36,967
reducing harmful discharges

4009
02:24:36,967 --> 02:24:39,360
from Lake Okeechobee to the

4010
02:24:39,360 --> 02:24:40,571
northern estuaries and

4011
02:24:40,571 --> 02:24:41,271
providing much-needed storage

4012
02:24:41,271 --> 02:24:43,740
treatment and conveys to the

4013
02:24:43,740 --> 02:24:44,275
southern Everglades. It is

4014
02:24:44,275 --> 02:24:45,409
essential that the designing

4015
02:24:45,409 --> 02:24:47,178
conveyance of these bridges as

4016
02:24:47,178 --> 02:24:49,113
well as the canal segment,

4017
02:24:49,113 --> 02:24:50,347
maximize hydrologic

4018
02:24:50,347 --> 02:24:51,449
connectivity and contribute to

4019
02:24:51,449 --> 02:24:52,149
the natural flow of water in

4020
02:24:52,149 --> 02:24:54,549
the southern Everglades. In

4021
02:24:54,551 --> 02:24:55,553
addition, we support the

4022
02:24:55,553 --> 02:24:56,921
continued advancement of the 7

4023
02:24:56,921 --> 02:24:59,321
north features, including the

4024
02:25:00,570 --> 02:25:00,892
L 5 from the canal

4025
02:25:00,892 --> 02:25:02,627
improvements and the S a pump

4026
02:25:02,627 --> 02:25:03,728
station modification, which

4027
02:25:03,728 --> 02:25:04,929
are vital to restoring the

4028
02:25:04,929 --> 02:25:06,697
hydrology of the northern

4029
02:25:06,697 --> 02:25:08,165
Everglades and enhancing water

4030
02:25:08,165 --> 02:25:08,732
management and water

4031
02:25:08,732 --> 02:25:10,732
conservation area. 3, a 7

4032
02:25:12,336 --> 02:25:13,700
north is critical to improving

4033
02:25:13,700 --> 02:25:13,904
water flow, quality and

4034
02:25:13,904 --> 02:25:15,840
habitat in the northern

4035
02:25:15,840 --> 02:25:17,410
Everglades while supporting

4036
02:25:17,410 --> 02:25:19,410
flood protection, wildlife

4037
02:25:19,277 --> 02:25:20,770
conservation and long-term

4038
02:25:20,770 --> 02:25:21,779
ecological health in South

4039
02:25:21,779 --> 02:25:23,780
Florida. It is a key part of

4040
02:25:23,780 --> 02:25:25,783
ongoing efforts to restore the

4041
02:25:25,783 --> 02:25:26,917
Everglades and ensure a

4042
02:25:26,917 --> 02:25:27,685
balanced and viable water

4043
02:25:27,685 --> 02:25:28,386
management system for future

4044
02:25:28,386 --> 02:25:30,786
generations. So overall, out

4045
02:25:31,555 --> 02:25:32,223
of on Florida supports the

4046
02:25:32,223 --> 02:25:35,359
approval of all of these SEP

4047
02:25:35,359 --> 02:25:36,294
projects. And we urge the

4048
02:25:36,294 --> 02:25:38,950
district to continue

4049
02:25:38,950 --> 02:25:39,530
prioritizing environmental

4050
02:25:39,530 --> 02:25:40,130
protection, adaptive

4051
02:25:40,130 --> 02:25:42,990
management and long-term

4052
02:25:42,990 --> 02:25:42,766
restoration goals. As these

4053
02:25:42,766 --> 02:25:44,135
projects move forward. Thank

4054
02:25:44,135 --> 02:25:47,135
you. Thank you. Miss Newcamp.

4055
02:25:47,271 --> 02:25:47,905
We'll hear next from Eric

4056
02:25:47,905 --> 02:25:49,905
Eichenberg on Zoom.

4057
02:25:51,575 --> 02:25:52,209
>> Mr. Eichenberg please

4058
02:25:52,209 --> 02:25:54,209
Unmute your mic.

4059
02:25:56,681 --> 02:25:58,516
>> morning, Mr. Chairman, I

4060
02:25:58,516 --> 02:26:00,884
logged in see the beginning of

4061
02:26:00,884 --> 02:26:02,720
this presentation. was

4062
02:26:02,720 --> 02:26:03,354
excellent. I love hearing

4063
02:26:03,354 --> 02:26:05,754
these wonderful SEP updates

4064
02:26:05,990 --> 02:26:08,125
soon to be on a monthly basis.

4065
02:26:08,125 --> 02:26:09,960
This project, as you all know,

4066
02:26:09,960 --> 02:26:11,929
is so critical to the

4067
02:26:11,929 --> 02:26:12,897
reconnection of Lake

4068
02:26:12,897 --> 02:26:14,980
Okeechobee down the floor

4069
02:26:14,980 --> 02:26:15,199
debates. All of these features

4070
02:26:15,199 --> 02:26:15,933
from Sepp north-central south.

4071
02:26:15,933 --> 02:26:18,933
So critical I want compliment

4072
02:26:19,203 --> 02:26:19,870
ruin his team for the great

4073
02:26:19,870 --> 02:26:22,870
work. They're doing We've got

4074
02:26:23,641 --> 02:26:24,909
to get that blue shanty figure

4075
02:26:24,909 --> 02:26:26,677
it out. We've got to raise the

4076
02:26:26,677 --> 02:26:27,377
Osceola camp. We want to make

4077
02:26:27,377 --> 02:26:29,680
sure all that water is flowing

4078
02:26:29,680 --> 02:26:32,616
and the bridges that desiring

4079
02:26:32,616 --> 02:26:33,483
to see into the park and floor

4080
02:26:33,483 --> 02:26:34,217
debates. thank you all for the

4081
02:26:34,217 --> 02:26:34,885
great work you're doing on

4082
02:26:34,885 --> 02:26:35,585
Sept and good to be with the

4083
02:26:35,585 --> 02:26:36,687
office.

4084
02:26:36,687 --> 02:26:39,870
>> Thank you, Mr. Eichenberg.

4085
02:26:39,790 --> 02:26:40,424
Mr. Chairman, we have no

4086
02:26:40,424 --> 02:26:41,124
additional public comments on

4087
02:26:41,124 --> 02:26:42,393
this item. Thank you. Thank

4088
02:26:42,393 --> 02:26:44,996
you all for your comments.

4089
02:26:44,996 --> 02:26:45,596
Attorney board members

4090
02:26:45,596 --> 02:26:46,297
questions or comments for the

4091
02:26:46,297 --> 02:26:49,297
snake. Mr. Trump, I. think

4092
02:26:50,968 --> 02:26:53,968
this is great. od movement.

4093
02:26:56,874 --> 02:26:59,900
Times right in 2. What I

4094
02:26:59,900 --> 02:27:01,409
talked about for 15 minutes.

4095
02:27:03,180 --> 02:27:05,580
Tamiami trail. All these

4096
02:27:08,552 --> 02:27:09,253
projects we're building that

4097
02:27:09,253 --> 02:27:11,689
are so important north of the

4098
02:27:11,689 --> 02:27:14,689
Tamiami trail and it just

4099
02:27:15,392 --> 02:27:17,127
shows how important the blue

4100
02:27:17,127 --> 02:27:19,127
shunning. Getting that

4101
02:27:20,931 --> 02:27:23,931
completed and all of these

4102
02:27:23,967 --> 02:27:27,304
projects. That we need to do

4103
02:27:27,304 --> 02:27:30,274
it. The trail to where the

4104
02:27:30,274 --> 02:27:31,776
water doesn't cool to flee.

4105
02:27:31,776 --> 02:27:32,677
Back up in the Central

4106
02:27:32,677 --> 02:27:35,677
Everglades. So these are great

4107
02:27:35,980 --> 02:27:39,580
projects. But it just shows us

4108
02:27:40,251 --> 02:27:40,885
how important the Tamiami

4109
02:27:40,885 --> 02:27:43,885
trail. We need continue to

4110
02:27:44,989 --> 02:27:47,989
make sure. That the water's

4111
02:27:48,892 --> 02:27:51,892
moving beyond the trail. And

4112
02:27:52,963 --> 02:27:55,963
very important. Thank you. Mr.

4113
02:27:59,904 --> 02:28:01,238
To Mr. Chair like to make a

4114
02:28:01,238 --> 02:28:01,906
motion to approve the first

4115
02:28:01,906 --> 02:28:04,306
resolution. All second. And

4116
02:28:05,509 --> 02:28:07,244
just resolution. Number 2025,

4117
02:28:07,244 --> 02:28:09,644
Dash, 0, 2, 1, 3, A motion and

4118
02:28:10,681 --> 02:28:11,282
a second. there further

4119
02:28:11,282 --> 02:28:12,917
discussion on that? It's

4120
02:28:12,917 --> 02:28:15,317
called question spectrum. Mr.

4121
02:28:17,488 --> 02:28:19,156
Stanley, Yes, I'm gonna vote.

4122
02:28:19,156 --> 02:28:23,270
yes. MR. T S? Yes, Mr. Butler.

4123
02:28:23,270 --> 02:28:26,270
MS meads. Yes. Thank you.

4124
02:28:27,300 --> 02:28:29,300
Resolution 2025, 0, 2, 1, 3,

4125
02:28:30,301 --> 02:28:30,968
passes unanimously kind. A

4126
02:28:30,968 --> 02:28:32,968
motion on 2025, 0, 2, 1, 4,

4127
02:28:35,172 --> 02:28:36,730
>> So moved second, a motion

4128
02:28:36,730 --> 02:28:36,640
and a second further

4129
02:28:36,640 --> 02:28:38,640
discussion. Hearing none.

4130
02:28:38,842 --> 02:28:40,578
We'll call that question, Mr.

4131
02:28:40,578 --> 02:28:42,313
Bergeron. Yes, Mr. Stanley.

4132
02:28:42,313 --> 02:28:44,582
Yes, I'm gonna vote. Yes,

4133
02:28:44,582 --> 02:28:45,415
Carol. Yes, Martinez, Mr.

4134
02:28:45,415 --> 02:28:48,415
Butler. Yes, this Yes. Thank

4135
02:28:48,452 --> 02:28:50,587
you. That passes unanimously

4136
02:28:50,587 --> 02:28:52,890
resolution 2025, 0, 2, 1, 5,

4137
02:28:52,890 --> 02:28:55,250
Is there a motion? Make a

4138
02:28:55,250 --> 02:28:55,725
motion have a motion and a

4139
02:28:55,725 --> 02:28:56,359
second. Is there further

4140
02:28:56,359 --> 02:28:58,759
discussion? Hearing on call

4141
02:29:00,264 --> 02:29:01,310
that question? Mr. Bergeron.

4142
02:29:01,310 --> 02:29:04,310
Yes, Mr. Stanley. Yes, I'm

4143
02:29:04,935 --> 02:29:05,569
gonna vote. Yes. Colonel

4144
02:29:05,569 --> 02:29:06,303
Roman. Yes, Martinez. Yes, Mr.

4145
02:29:06,303 --> 02:29:09,303
Butler. Yes, this means. Yes.

4146
02:29:10,541 --> 02:29:12,941
Thank That passes unanimously.

4147
02:29:20,284 --> 02:29:21,180
Okay. We're going to break now

4148
02:29:21,180 --> 02:29:23,253
for lunch will be around 12,

4149
02:29:23,253 --> 02:29:25,253
15 ish.

4150
03:18:41,900 --> 03:18:42,676
Good afternoon. We'll

4151
03:18:42,676 --> 03:18:43,243
go ahead and call the

4152
03:18:43,243 --> 03:18:43,944
governing board meeting back

4153
03:18:43,944 --> 03:18:45,480
to order and will move into

4154
03:18:45,480 --> 03:18:47,115
item number. 28, which is a

4155
03:18:47,115 --> 03:18:47,815
technical reports with Mister

4156
03:18:47,815 --> 03:18:49,951
Mitnick and Mister Glenn.

4157
03:18:49,951 --> 03:18:51,552
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair

4158
03:18:51,552 --> 03:18:54,521
starting off where we always

4159
03:18:54,521 --> 03:18:55,356
do.

4160
03:18:55,356 --> 03:18:56,457
>> looking at the rainfall.

4161
03:18:56,457 --> 03:18:57,358
You can see the month of

4162
03:18:57,358 --> 03:18:58,250
February, there hasn't been

4163
03:18:58,250 --> 03:19:00,425
any ring. At least

4164
03:19:02,630 --> 03:19:04,632
district-wide. So the way this

4165
03:19:04,632 --> 03:19:05,733
graphic is put together, a

4166
03:19:05,733 --> 03:19:06,734
meeting counts for entire

4167
03:19:06,734 --> 03:19:07,635
district. So pretty much over

4168
03:19:07,635 --> 03:19:09,437
the 16 counties so far this

4169
03:19:09,437 --> 03:19:11,805
month, 12 days into it or 13

4170
03:19:11,805 --> 03:19:14,805
days into it. Excuse me.

4171
03:19:15,760 --> 03:19:16,110
really hasn't been a whole lot

4172
03:19:16,110 --> 03:19:17,911
of rain over those 16

4173
03:19:17,911 --> 03:19:18,579
counties, but I will say it

4174
03:19:18,579 --> 03:19:20,800
the green at my house 2 days

4175
03:19:20,800 --> 03:19:21,114
ago. So that was good for the

4176
03:19:21,114 --> 03:19:24,385
dress. That's why you see a

4177
03:19:24,385 --> 03:19:27,688
bunch of red all over this

4178
03:19:27,688 --> 03:19:30,157
graphic. So looking there over

4179
03:19:30,157 --> 03:19:32,527
on the right hand side, pretty

4180
03:19:32,527 --> 03:19:33,327
much for the dry season to

4181
03:19:33,327 --> 03:19:35,162
date with started back in

4182
03:19:35,162 --> 03:19:36,764
October, we've only gotten

4183
03:19:36,764 --> 03:19:39,267
about 40% of the rain that we

4184
03:19:39,267 --> 03:19:40,802
typically get during the dry

4185
03:19:40,802 --> 03:19:42,737
season to date. So it's well

4186
03:19:42,737 --> 03:19:45,137
below average rainfall. What

4187
03:19:46,473 --> 03:19:47,508
we've experienced so far and

4188
03:19:47,508 --> 03:19:48,209
anybody who has a nice crispy

4189
03:19:48,209 --> 03:19:51,809
long can the verify that. So

4190
03:19:52,879 --> 03:19:53,915
as we walk through the rest of

4191
03:19:53,915 --> 03:19:55,883
the system between Lawrence

4192
03:19:55,883 --> 03:19:56,951
and I, you'll start to see the

4193
03:19:56,951 --> 03:19:59,853
effects of that deficit and

4194
03:19:59,853 --> 03:20:00,821
rainfall starting up there in

4195
03:20:00,821 --> 03:20:01,488
the upper right hand corner

4196
03:20:01,488 --> 03:20:04,488
with East Lake Toho. Those

4197
03:20:05,426 --> 03:20:06,394
levels are falling. We're

4198
03:20:06,394 --> 03:20:07,361
bringing beginning to draw

4199
03:20:07,361 --> 03:20:09,196
down and continuing to draw

4200
03:20:09,196 --> 03:20:11,799
down that lake in accordance

4201
03:20:11,799 --> 03:20:13,768
with the fish and Wildlife

4202
03:20:13,768 --> 03:20:14,535
Recession lines trying to get

4203
03:20:14,535 --> 03:20:18,135
back down to the summer pool,

4204
03:20:18,306 --> 03:20:20,706
getting ready for those

4205
03:20:20,741 --> 03:20:21,341
anticipated rains that

4206
03:20:21,341 --> 03:20:21,942
typically happen at the

4207
03:20:21,942 --> 03:20:23,945
beginning of the wet season,

4208
03:20:23,945 --> 03:20:25,947
but doing it in a manner that

4209
03:20:25,947 --> 03:20:27,748
is conducive to fish and

4210
03:20:27,748 --> 03:20:28,416
wildlife not have to steep

4211
03:20:28,416 --> 03:20:31,416
recession. Would occur if we

4212
03:20:32,620 --> 03:20:33,287
had followed the regulation

4213
03:20:33,287 --> 03:20:35,122
schedule all the way there to

4214
03:20:35,122 --> 03:20:35,923
the right to where sharp

4215
03:20:35,923 --> 03:20:37,923
inflection starts heading

4216
03:20:38,359 --> 03:20:39,600
down. Similar stories. You go

4217
03:20:39,600 --> 03:20:42,600
over to West Lake. Continuing

4218
03:20:42,496 --> 03:20:43,196
to draw down Westlake a move

4219
03:20:43,196 --> 03:20:44,980
that water through the system

4220
03:20:44,980 --> 03:20:46,498
down into Kissimmee, Cypress

4221
03:20:47,501 --> 03:20:48,201
and Hatchineha again accords

4222
03:20:48,201 --> 03:20:48,869
with the fish and Wildlife

4223
03:20:48,869 --> 03:20:51,869
Recession. Up in the upper

4224
03:20:53,207 --> 03:20:56,207
left-hand I will say that

4225
03:20:56,210 --> 03:20:56,810
graphic looks a little

4226
03:20:56,810 --> 03:20:58,178
different this time is because

4227
03:20:58,178 --> 03:20:58,879
there's an error in it that I

4228
03:20:58,879 --> 03:21:00,981
did not catch before this

4229
03:21:00,981 --> 03:21:01,716
morning. I just noticed it

4230
03:21:01,716 --> 03:21:02,383
earlier during some of the

4231
03:21:02,383 --> 03:21:04,180
other presentations as I was

4232
03:21:04,180 --> 03:21:07,180
looking ahead. So I apologize

4233
03:21:07,540 --> 03:21:09,556
for that. The air itself is

4234
03:21:09,556 --> 03:21:11,959
the this red line here, which

4235
03:21:11,959 --> 03:21:13,627
is the old regulation

4236
03:21:13,627 --> 03:21:15,463
schedule. He's still plotted

4237
03:21:15,463 --> 03:21:16,197
there on that graphic over top

4238
03:21:16,197 --> 03:21:19,197
of the current increment, one

4239
03:21:19,367 --> 03:21:20,601
regulation schedule. So we'll

4240
03:21:20,601 --> 03:21:23,700
get that fixed for next month

4241
03:21:23,700 --> 03:21:24,739
have it's even get it fixed

4242
03:21:24,739 --> 03:21:25,773
prior to the final publication

4243
03:21:25,773 --> 03:21:27,341
on the website of the meeting

4244
03:21:27,341 --> 03:21:29,341
materials. Similar story

4245
03:21:31,212 --> 03:21:34,212
continuing to draw down Lake

4246
03:21:35,820 --> 03:21:37,118
Kissimmee as we step down

4247
03:21:37,118 --> 03:21:38,319
through the new regulation

4248
03:21:38,319 --> 03:21:39,487
schedule. Increment one.

4249
03:21:39,487 --> 03:21:40,221
There's been the reductions

4250
03:21:40,221 --> 03:21:40,921
inflows. I think we talked a

4251
03:21:40,921 --> 03:21:42,556
little bit about that back in

4252
03:21:42,556 --> 03:21:45,556
December when we last Mr.

4253
03:21:45,993 --> 03:21:46,694
Butler and ask the questions

4254
03:21:46,694 --> 03:21:47,561
when those flows would start

4255
03:21:47,561 --> 03:21:48,762
being reduced. And as we've

4256
03:21:48,762 --> 03:21:51,162
stepped down through the

4257
03:21:51,365 --> 03:21:52,599
different zones in the

4258
03:21:52,599 --> 03:21:53,300
regulation schedule, we sort

4259
03:21:53,300 --> 03:21:54,568
of backed off of the flows

4260
03:21:54,568 --> 03:21:55,202
coming out of Kissimmee,

4261
03:21:55,202 --> 03:21:57,602
accordance with the schedule.

4262
03:21:58,172 --> 03:21:58,872
The was that slight bit of

4263
03:21:58,872 --> 03:21:59,573
rain up there. As you can see

4264
03:21:59,573 --> 03:22:00,240
from the blue bars there at

4265
03:22:00,240 --> 03:22:03,840
the top. Where lake stage came

4266
03:22:05,112 --> 03:22:06,213
up some. once again resume

4267
03:22:06,213 --> 03:22:09,213
that recession. For the most

4268
03:22:09,884 --> 03:22:11,819
part, continuing to manage

4269
03:22:11,819 --> 03:22:13,530
those flows coming out of the

4270
03:22:13,530 --> 03:22:15,156
lake in accordance with the

4271
03:22:15,156 --> 03:22:15,890
new regulation. Increment, one

4272
03:22:15,890 --> 03:22:18,290
scheduled. Similar story there

4273
03:22:19,660 --> 03:22:20,361
and Eastlake is to pump sorry

4274
03:22:20,361 --> 03:22:23,196
in Lake Istokpoga just and

4275
03:22:23,196 --> 03:22:23,964
flat with the regulation

4276
03:22:23,964 --> 03:22:25,933
schedule eventually will start

4277
03:22:25,933 --> 03:22:27,301
coming down as we get deeper

4278
03:22:27,301 --> 03:22:29,700
into the dry season. And with

4279
03:22:29,700 --> 03:22:31,700
that large.

4280
03:22:36,644 --> 03:22:36,977
>> Back

4281
03:22:36,977 --> 03:22:37,645
>> quickly, John's talking

4282
03:22:37,645 --> 03:22:40,450
about this recession line,

4283
03:22:40,810 --> 03:22:42,490
which is right over here. It's

4284
03:22:42,490 --> 03:22:42,783
especially important for snail

4285
03:22:42,783 --> 03:22:44,919
kites. And we got our first

4286
03:22:44,919 --> 03:22:46,987
snow kite nest in Lake Toho.

4287
03:22:46,987 --> 03:22:47,721
So that's the first nest for

4288
03:22:47,721 --> 03:22:50,721
the season across the state.

4289
03:22:52,226 --> 03:22:54,228
Coming down the Kissimmee PC a

4290
03:22:54,228 --> 03:22:56,230
year ago a month ago. And the

4291
03:22:56,230 --> 03:22:57,310
current conditions. So

4292
03:22:57,310 --> 03:22:58,366
currently there's 880 CFS

4293
03:22:58,366 --> 03:23:00,535
coming down the Kissimmee

4294
03:23:00,535 --> 03:23:02,503
River. It's not enough to push

4295
03:23:02,503 --> 03:23:04,504
water up and down into the

4296
03:23:04,504 --> 03:23:05,720
flood plain. So that

4297
03:23:05,720 --> 03:23:05,739
floodplain is starting dry

4298
03:23:05,739 --> 03:23:08,739
down. And then in this

4299
03:23:10,770 --> 03:23:12,790
graphic, this is a new graphic

4300
03:23:12,790 --> 03:23:12,947
in the top. And I wanted to

4301
03:23:12,947 --> 03:23:16,547
really be able to convey the

4302
03:23:16,984 --> 03:23:18,119
range of of discharge

4303
03:23:18,119 --> 03:23:18,819
necessary to begin inundation

4304
03:23:18,819 --> 03:23:19,553
of the floodplain and then to,

4305
03:23:19,553 --> 03:23:20,521
you know, fully inundate the

4306
03:23:20,521 --> 03:23:22,521
floodplain without rainfall.

4307
03:23:23,958 --> 03:23:24,692
So in this graphic at the top,

4308
03:23:24,692 --> 03:23:27,920
I've talked about 1400 CFS

4309
03:23:28,328 --> 03:23:30,631
quite often. And that is the

4310
03:23:30,631 --> 03:23:31,966
discharge that is required for

4311
03:23:31,966 --> 03:23:34,902
this stage. Discharge As you

4312
03:23:34,902 --> 03:23:36,137
start approaching 1400, the

4313
03:23:36,137 --> 03:23:37,838
River Channel is filling up.

4314
03:23:37,838 --> 03:23:39,707
And then when you get to

4315
03:23:39,707 --> 03:23:40,374
starts going over bank the

4316
03:23:40,374 --> 03:23:43,374
dating the floodplain. But it

4317
03:23:43,778 --> 03:23:44,645
doesn't in the entire

4318
03:23:44,645 --> 03:23:45,879
floodplain at 1400. So it's a

4319
03:23:45,879 --> 03:23:47,879
range between 1403,000 without

4320
03:23:49,517 --> 03:23:51,419
rainfall. That is required for

4321
03:23:51,419 --> 03:23:52,119
that. That relationship to

4322
03:23:52,119 --> 03:23:52,820
happen and to get floodplain

4323
03:23:52,820 --> 03:23:55,820
inundation. The graphic on the

4324
03:23:56,256 --> 03:23:59,126
bottom is showing you what the

4325
03:23:59,126 --> 03:23:59,760
seven-day mean. Dissolved

4326
03:23:59,760 --> 03:24:00,360
oxygen level is at 7.3

4327
03:24:00,360 --> 03:24:03,360
milligrams per liter. This is

4328
03:24:04,465 --> 03:24:06,300
well above those limits down

4329
03:24:06,300 --> 03:24:08,335
at the bottom that we start

4330
03:24:08,335 --> 03:24:08,969
being concerned about for

4331
03:24:08,969 --> 03:24:09,569
organisms are acquiring

4332
03:24:09,569 --> 03:24:13,169
option. It's a looking at how

4333
03:24:16,276 --> 03:24:17,311
waters moved around the

4334
03:24:17,311 --> 03:24:18,450
northern parcel portion of the

4335
03:24:18,450 --> 03:24:20,445
system. You can see.

4336
03:24:21,382 --> 03:24:22,490
>> Read about there's been

4337
03:24:22,490 --> 03:24:24,180
about 1.4 million acre feet

4338
03:24:24,180 --> 03:24:24,585
has flowed into Lake

4339
03:24:24,585 --> 03:24:25,886
Okeechobee from the northern

4340
03:24:25,886 --> 03:24:27,287
watershed, but hardly any of

4341
03:24:27,287 --> 03:24:30,287
that. I'm sorry. The majority

4342
03:24:30,591 --> 03:24:32,926
of that was prior to this last

4343
03:24:32,926 --> 03:24:34,595
month because of the month of

4344
03:24:34,595 --> 03:24:35,295
January early hasn't been a

4345
03:24:35,295 --> 03:24:35,996
whole lot of rain. There has

4346
03:24:35,996 --> 03:24:37,698
been a lot of flow.

4347
03:24:37,698 --> 03:24:40,980
>> As indicated by those

4348
03:24:40,835 --> 03:24:41,535
previous graphics over on the

4349
03:24:41,535 --> 03:24:42,236
West Coast, you can see about

4350
03:24:42,236 --> 03:24:45,236
1.6 million acre feet has been

4351
03:24:46,106 --> 03:24:47,207
moved towards the

4352
03:24:47,207 --> 03:24:49,760
Caloosahatchee estuary with

4353
03:24:49,760 --> 03:24:50,811
about 440,000 acre feet.

4354
03:24:50,811 --> 03:24:51,545
Having originated back in Lake

4355
03:24:51,545 --> 03:24:54,545
Okeechobee. Over on the East

4356
03:24:55,649 --> 03:24:56,349
Coast. Now with the recovery

4357
03:24:56,349 --> 03:24:59,349
operations under way, you can

4358
03:24:59,620 --> 03:25:01,688
see there's been about 253,000

4359
03:25:01,688 --> 03:25:02,589
acre feet of water come out of

4360
03:25:02,589 --> 03:25:05,589
the C 44 basin. Inclusive of

4361
03:25:07,561 --> 03:25:09,960
Lake Okeechobee, adding for

4362
03:25:09,960 --> 03:25:09,763
contributing about 116,000

4363
03:25:09,763 --> 03:25:13,363
acre feet of water from Lake

4364
03:25:13,634 --> 03:25:14,834
Okeechobee through the C 44

4365
03:25:14,834 --> 03:25:17,710
canal, to the Port St. Lucie

4366
03:25:17,710 --> 03:25:19,471
Estuary, looking at other 2

4367
03:25:20,841 --> 03:25:22,750
inputs c, 23. 24, you've got

4368
03:25:22,750 --> 03:25:23,511
about 200 and just shy of

4369
03:25:23,511 --> 03:25:25,880
250,000 acre feet of runoff

4370
03:25:25,880 --> 03:25:29,480
for the water year to date

4371
03:25:30,217 --> 03:25:31,418
going to the Port St. Lucie

4372
03:25:31,418 --> 03:25:34,418
Estuary and then about 111 or

4373
03:25:35,989 --> 03:25:36,690
so I'm going out. See 25 into

4374
03:25:36,690 --> 03:25:37,391
the Indian River Lagoon up in

4375
03:25:37,391 --> 03:25:40,991
the Fort Pierce area. kind of

4376
03:25:41,295 --> 03:25:44,295
takes us to Lake Okeechobee

4377
03:25:45,132 --> 03:25:46,367
and what there's been a fair

4378
03:25:46,367 --> 03:25:47,401
amount of discussion as you're

4379
03:25:47,401 --> 03:25:50,300
well aware over the forecast

4380
03:25:50,300 --> 03:25:50,737
in the projections of recovery

4381
03:25:50,737 --> 03:25:53,573
operations and where the and

4382
03:25:53,573 --> 03:25:56,573
up. So analysis is that

4383
03:25:57,311 --> 03:25:58,450
conditional position, analysis

4384
03:25:58,450 --> 03:26:00,948
that we switch to a number of

4385
03:26:00,948 --> 03:26:03,150
months ago. It is inclusive of

4386
03:26:03,150 --> 03:26:05,150
recovery operations as

4387
03:26:05,920 --> 03:26:06,620
described in Lowsome and also

4388
03:26:06,620 --> 03:26:07,354
takes into account the climate

4389
03:26:07,354 --> 03:26:09,423
projections for the next

4390
03:26:09,423 --> 03:26:10,123
couple months through rest of

4391
03:26:10,123 --> 03:26:13,561
the dry season that big gray

4392
03:26:13,561 --> 03:26:14,527
box. There's just a meant to

4393
03:26:14,527 --> 03:26:15,161
cover up the wet season

4394
03:26:15,161 --> 03:26:18,761
because the tool that we are

4395
03:26:19,934 --> 03:26:21,702
using does not predict

4396
03:26:21,702 --> 03:26:23,671
reliable results out into the

4397
03:26:23,671 --> 03:26:25,639
wet season. So it's good for

4398
03:26:25,639 --> 03:26:26,306
the application of the dry

4399
03:26:26,306 --> 03:26:26,973
season over from now until

4400
03:26:26,973 --> 03:26:29,409
about June. 1st. But once you

4401
03:26:29,409 --> 03:26:32,179
get past that and sort of

4402
03:26:32,179 --> 03:26:32,913
there's other things that need

4403
03:26:32,913 --> 03:26:33,413
to be taken into

4404
03:26:33,413 --> 03:26:35,813
consideration. So right now

4405
03:26:37,885 --> 03:26:38,519
you can see based on the

4406
03:26:38,519 --> 03:26:40,519
different percentiles. This

4407
03:26:40,654 --> 03:26:44,254
red line here is the 50th

4408
03:26:44,892 --> 03:26:47,292
percentile. So coming down.

4409
03:26:47,861 --> 03:26:48,963
But that should tell you by

4410
03:26:48,963 --> 03:26:51,640
June first, you've got roughly

4411
03:26:51,640 --> 03:26:53,640
50% chance or probability

4412
03:26:54,670 --> 03:26:55,302
actually that the lake will

4413
03:26:55,302 --> 03:26:56,770
just below 12 feet by June

4414
03:26:56,770 --> 03:26:59,170
first and then 25 percent

4415
03:27:01,641 --> 03:27:03,644
probability the lake has a

4416
03:27:03,644 --> 03:27:04,712
chance of getting down to just

4417
03:27:04,712 --> 03:27:07,247
below 11 and a half feet. So

4418
03:27:07,247 --> 03:27:08,715
that's the tool that the water

4419
03:27:08,715 --> 03:27:10,550
management district has been

4420
03:27:10,550 --> 03:27:11,518
doing using in combination

4421
03:27:11,518 --> 03:27:13,353
with the traditional dynamic

4422
03:27:13,353 --> 03:27:14,588
position. Analysis. Again, all

4423
03:27:14,588 --> 03:27:17,490
of that is posted out the

4424
03:27:17,490 --> 03:27:18,525
district's web page for

4425
03:27:18,525 --> 03:27:19,426
everybody to go view and

4426
03:27:19,426 --> 03:27:23,260
peruse at your leisure. I will

4427
03:27:23,363 --> 03:27:25,432
also share with you. This is

4428
03:27:25,432 --> 03:27:28,335
the forecast that the Corps of

4429
03:27:28,335 --> 03:27:29,169
Engineers presented at the

4430
03:27:29,169 --> 03:27:29,837
public meeting just earlier

4431
03:27:29,837 --> 03:27:33,437
this week. This tool is a

4432
03:27:34,808 --> 03:27:36,509
little bit different than the

4433
03:27:36,509 --> 03:27:38,440
one that we use. It has some

4434
03:27:38,440 --> 03:27:39,120
assumptions built into it. You

4435
03:27:39,120 --> 03:27:41,140
can see up there up in the

4436
03:27:41,140 --> 03:27:41,715
upper right-hand corner. What

4437
03:27:41,715 --> 03:27:44,551
those assumptions are on the

4438
03:27:44,551 --> 03:27:45,152
different scenarios. So

4439
03:27:45,152 --> 03:27:46,253
there's 3 scenarios and the 3

4440
03:27:46,253 --> 03:27:48,522
dotted lines that you can see.

4441
03:27:48,522 --> 03:27:50,824
And then down at the bottom of

4442
03:27:50,824 --> 03:27:54,424
the graphic in the table is

4443
03:27:54,762 --> 03:27:56,797
what the forecasted low and

4444
03:27:56,797 --> 03:27:57,831
the very given day based on

4445
03:27:57,831 --> 03:27:59,366
each one of those scenarios,

4446
03:27:59,366 --> 03:28:02,366
scenarios run. If you continue

4447
03:28:02,503 --> 03:28:03,570
recovery operations through

4448
03:28:03,570 --> 03:28:07,170
May 1st or you stop and

4449
03:28:07,675 --> 03:28:08,742
curtail those recovery

4450
03:28:08,742 --> 03:28:10,377
operations, March 15th or

4451
03:28:10,377 --> 03:28:11,110
versus if you're done it

4452
03:28:11,110 --> 03:28:11,945
earlier in the beginning of

4453
03:28:11,945 --> 03:28:14,345
February and the likely

4454
03:28:14,682 --> 03:28:17,682
outcome given and 80%. I would

4455
03:28:20,353 --> 03:28:21,621
say 80% probability for

4456
03:28:21,621 --> 03:28:23,621
precipitation. So the

4457
03:28:26,293 --> 03:28:26,993
district's tool we take into

4458
03:28:26,993 --> 03:28:27,694
the climate forecast based on

4459
03:28:27,694 --> 03:28:29,663
the Climate Prediction Center,

4460
03:28:29,663 --> 03:28:30,497
this tool just assumes if you

4461
03:28:30,497 --> 03:28:32,897
get 80% average rainfall from

4462
03:28:34,334 --> 03:28:36,703
now through June first. And

4463
03:28:36,703 --> 03:28:38,605
that's inputs into the lake.

4464
03:28:38,605 --> 03:28:39,306
And then you would have these

4465
03:28:39,306 --> 03:28:41,706
protected lake stages. Right

4466
03:28:42,910 --> 03:28:43,544
now we have been tracking

4467
03:28:43,544 --> 03:28:45,544
about 40%. Average rainfall.

4468
03:28:46,980 --> 03:28:47,547
So that's sort of the

4469
03:28:47,547 --> 03:28:48,515
difference between the 2 tools

4470
03:28:48,515 --> 03:28:52,652
as you go. One is in better

4471
03:28:52,652 --> 03:28:53,386
than the other. They're just

4472
03:28:53,386 --> 03:28:55,289
different approaches and more

4473
03:28:55,289 --> 03:28:57,289
information 4 decision makers

4474
03:28:57,290 --> 03:29:00,930
to evaluating as they reach

4475
03:29:00,930 --> 03:29:01,829
their conclusions in the

4476
03:29:01,829 --> 03:29:02,629
operations. are asking a

4477
03:29:02,629 --> 03:29:04,865
question certainly Zeke. So I

4478
03:29:04,865 --> 03:29:08,465
think you said in in November

4479
03:29:09,503 --> 03:29:10,203
average about you think about

4480
03:29:10,203 --> 03:29:10,904
a foot a month that you lose

4481
03:29:10,904 --> 03:29:12,904
off the lake.

4482
03:29:14,975 --> 03:29:15,675
>> Charlies. Yeah. Generally

4483
03:29:15,675 --> 03:29:16,610
speaking over the course of a

4484
03:29:16,610 --> 03:29:17,577
dry normal dry season, you

4485
03:29:17,577 --> 03:29:19,577
lose about 3 feet.

4486
03:29:21,849 --> 03:29:22,516
>> You can generally break

4487
03:29:22,516 --> 03:29:25,385
that up into one foot for

4488
03:29:25,385 --> 03:29:26,787
Operation Transporation one

4489
03:29:26,787 --> 03:29:27,487
foot for water supply and one

4490
03:29:27,487 --> 03:29:29,550
foot for other uses flowing

4491
03:29:29,550 --> 03:29:31,550
water south.

4492
03:29:33,227 --> 03:29:33,961
>> Its February 15th and work

4493
03:29:33,961 --> 03:29:36,961
14 feet right. And June, first

4494
03:29:37,297 --> 03:29:40,801
3 and a half months away. So

4495
03:29:40,801 --> 03:29:41,501
my simple math is taking his

4496
03:29:41,501 --> 03:29:43,501
way below 12 feet.

4497
03:29:44,638 --> 03:29:45,706
>> Yeah, that's that's what

4498
03:29:45,706 --> 03:29:46,907
everybody's been evaluating

4499
03:29:46,907 --> 03:29:48,842
right now. There's still a

4500
03:29:48,842 --> 03:29:49,542
likelihood, a high likelihood

4501
03:29:49,542 --> 03:29:52,542
of achieving success in with

4502
03:29:53,346 --> 03:29:54,348
the recovery operations. And

4503
03:29:54,348 --> 03:29:55,820
Lawrence can talk a little bit

4504
03:29:55,820 --> 03:29:57,351
more about what that means to

4505
03:29:57,351 --> 03:29:58,919
the lake and every day below

4506
03:29:58,919 --> 03:30:02,519
12 feet is a good thing. So

4507
03:30:04,390 --> 03:30:05,259
there's still a likelihood of

4508
03:30:05,259 --> 03:30:06,259
success. Now, having just said

4509
03:30:06,259 --> 03:30:08,428
that there are other

4510
03:30:08,428 --> 03:30:10,330
considerations. And Lawrence,

4511
03:30:10,330 --> 03:30:11,431
we'll talk some about this

4512
03:30:11,431 --> 03:30:12,232
when he talks about the

4513
03:30:12,232 --> 03:30:13,200
estuaries. There's other

4514
03:30:13,200 --> 03:30:14,701
considerations that go into

4515
03:30:14,701 --> 03:30:15,368
recovery operations such as

4516
03:30:15,368 --> 03:30:17,270
the estuary, extreme

4517
03:30:17,270 --> 03:30:19,506
conditions and what impact

4518
03:30:19,506 --> 03:30:20,240
those operations are having on

4519
03:30:20,240 --> 03:30:23,177
the estuaries. If any, as well

4520
03:30:23,177 --> 03:30:24,845
as the impending spawning

4521
03:30:24,845 --> 03:30:27,147
season and the estuaries and

4522
03:30:27,147 --> 03:30:29,547
that reproductive time frame

4523
03:30:29,616 --> 03:30:30,350
that the estuaries go through.

4524
03:30:30,350 --> 03:30:31,170
We don't want to limit that

4525
03:30:31,170 --> 03:30:33,253
any way, shape or form either.

4526
03:30:33,253 --> 03:30:35,422
So right now what we're

4527
03:30:35,422 --> 03:30:37,822
signaling in our weekly

4528
03:30:40,260 --> 03:30:40,927
recommendations that Drews

4529
03:30:40,927 --> 03:30:41,528
talked about with the

4530
03:30:41,528 --> 03:30:43,928
commander is that? For

4531
03:30:45,399 --> 03:30:47,399
recommending that recovery

4532
03:30:48,602 --> 03:30:50,602
operations continue monitoring

4533
03:30:51,738 --> 03:30:52,538
the extreme conditions, but

4534
03:30:52,538 --> 03:30:53,172
with the mindset to start

4535
03:30:53,172 --> 03:30:53,906
implementing reductions in the

4536
03:30:53,906 --> 03:30:56,377
beginning of March. So that's

4537
03:30:56,377 --> 03:30:59,377
sort of the district is

4538
03:31:00,460 --> 03:31:00,747
recommending at this time and

4539
03:31:00,747 --> 03:31:01,314
that we reassess tt

4540
03:31:01,314 --> 03:31:03,183
recommendation every week.

4541
03:31:03,183 --> 03:31:05,183
Chairman forth.

4542
03:31:09,289 --> 03:31:12,289
>> The core forecast. At the

4543
03:31:12,325 --> 03:31:15,325
beginning of the dry season.

4544
03:31:17,331 --> 03:31:18,565
Wouldn't it higher for a

4545
03:31:18,565 --> 03:31:20,167
higher like than what the

4546
03:31:20,167 --> 03:31:20,901
district forecast. And here we

4547
03:31:20,901 --> 03:31:23,470
are now the corps forecasting

4548
03:31:23,470 --> 03:31:25,439
lower. Yes, it was. it is that

4549
03:31:25,439 --> 03:31:26,306
because the recovery mode

4550
03:31:26,306 --> 03:31:28,308
wouldn't put into their

4551
03:31:28,308 --> 03:31:30,310
forecast for what's So they

4552
03:31:30,310 --> 03:31:31,645
did also present that slide

4553
03:31:31,645 --> 03:31:32,346
that you're talking about.

4554
03:31:32,346 --> 03:31:34,348
They had a December forecast

4555
03:31:34,348 --> 03:31:36,830
in the public meeting. I did

4556
03:31:36,830 --> 03:31:36,850
not included in my slide deck,

4557
03:31:36,850 --> 03:31:38,785
but you are correct. The

4558
03:31:38,785 --> 03:31:39,887
December forecast.

4559
03:31:39,887 --> 03:31:40,988
>> Based on the same tool that

4560
03:31:40,988 --> 03:31:43,190
the Corps had predicted a

4561
03:31:43,190 --> 03:31:44,758
higher stage at that point in

4562
03:31:44,758 --> 03:31:45,458
time. The difference between

4563
03:31:45,458 --> 03:31:46,426
then and now is the lack of

4564
03:31:46,426 --> 03:31:48,128
rainfall. We've been tracking

4565
03:31:48,128 --> 03:31:49,763
40% of precipitation instead

4566
03:31:49,763 --> 03:31:52,763
of an assumed 80%. So that's

4567
03:31:52,866 --> 03:31:56,466
why this forecast has come out

4568
03:31:56,670 --> 03:31:57,604
lower and increase the

4569
03:31:57,604 --> 03:31:58,304
likelihood or the chance of

4570
03:31:58,304 --> 03:31:59,105
achieving success. Because

4571
03:31:59,105 --> 03:31:59,806
Mother Nature simply dried up

4572
03:31:59,806 --> 03:32:02,543
the skies. One more quick

4573
03:32:02,543 --> 03:32:04,943
question on down here.

4574
03:32:06,513 --> 03:32:07,213
>> The gold under recovery as

4575
03:32:07,213 --> 03:32:10,213
part of Lowsome. Was under 11

4576
03:32:10,984 --> 03:32:13,921
for 60 days, 11 and a half

4577
03:32:13,921 --> 03:32:14,754
under 11, a half or 60 days or

4578
03:32:14,754 --> 03:32:17,154
under 12 for 90 days, correct.

4579
03:32:17,658 --> 03:32:20,600
And I see I was to hear doubt

4580
03:32:20,600 --> 03:32:21,494
having to do math in my head.

4581
03:32:21,494 --> 03:32:22,896
Look at the Blue Line

4582
03:32:22,896 --> 03:32:23,597
countdown and get in the days

4583
03:32:23,597 --> 03:32:25,997
of the camera want.

4584
03:32:27,701 --> 03:32:28,568
>> It's already calculated

4585
03:32:28,568 --> 03:32:30,968
down here. bottom, Jenna?

4586
03:32:31,704 --> 03:32:33,473
Dewan, go ahead. Careful.

4587
03:32:33,473 --> 03:32:34,207
That's what saw was 97 days on

4588
03:32:34,207 --> 03:32:34,874
scenario one and 69 days on

4589
03:32:34,874 --> 03:32:36,874
scenario, 2, again, lowsome

4590
03:32:38,712 --> 03:32:40,313
and vision for recovery. 90

4591
03:32:40,313 --> 03:32:42,313
days.

4592
03:32:43,917 --> 03:32:46,917
>> 12 and a or 12 at 12 for

4593
03:32:46,920 --> 03:32:49,320
success. Correct. I will

4594
03:32:51,524 --> 03:32:52,492
follow up after all. I want to

4595
03:32:52,492 --> 03:32:54,661
hear after the estuary

4596
03:32:54,661 --> 03:32:55,395
conditions and the follow-up

4597
03:32:55,395 --> 03:32:56,620
of discussion, maybe at the

4598
03:32:56,620 --> 03:32:57,640
end of this whole

4599
03:32:57,640 --> 03:32:57,498
presentation.

4600
03:32:57,498 --> 03:33:00,100
>> Sounds like you're up arms

4601
03:33:00,100 --> 03:33:00,901
to short.

4602
03:33:00,901 --> 03:33:03,300
>> So what we're seeing here

4603
03:33:03,300 --> 03:33:04,337
is mean the big take home

4604
03:33:04,337 --> 03:33:05,380
message is the graphic on the

4605
03:33:05,380 --> 03:33:06,974
right-hand side where oranges

4606
03:33:06,974 --> 03:33:08,208
combined inflows and the green

4607
03:33:08,208 --> 03:33:09,910
and the blue is combined

4608
03:33:09,910 --> 03:33:11,177
outflows. So they're out

4609
03:33:11,177 --> 03:33:11,845
flowing a lot more than is

4610
03:33:11,845 --> 03:33:13,113
coming into the lake

4611
03:33:13,113 --> 03:33:14,814
currently, you go over to the

4612
03:33:14,814 --> 03:33:15,482
left hand side and you see

4613
03:33:15,482 --> 03:33:17,882
what's coming in at 900.

4614
03:33:18,952 --> 03:33:20,952
Basically 1900 going 77 and

4615
03:33:21,822 --> 03:33:24,290
740 going out as Now, this is

4616
03:33:24,290 --> 03:33:26,690
a pretty interesting little

4617
03:33:28,128 --> 03:33:28,862
data figure going. You've got

4618
03:33:28,862 --> 03:33:31,862
to 38 CFS going South. You

4619
03:33:32,899 --> 03:33:34,534
have to 35 going out east and

4620
03:33:34,534 --> 03:33:37,534
west and you have 2.39 or 239

4621
03:33:41,241 --> 03:33:43,409
going out 2,390 going up

4622
03:33:43,409 --> 03:33:44,344
through of Apple Transporation

4623
03:33:44,344 --> 03:33:45,780
say have 3 different processes

4624
03:33:45,780 --> 03:33:45,746
there that are taking water

4625
03:33:45,746 --> 03:33:47,681
off of the lake and basically

4626
03:33:47,681 --> 03:33:51,281
the same rate and from this

4627
03:33:51,651 --> 03:33:53,651
point forward Transporation

4628
03:33:53,753 --> 03:33:55,880
starts really picking up.

4629
03:33:55,880 --> 03:33:55,789
We'll get into the next month

4630
03:33:55,789 --> 03:33:57,890
where that will be. I mean, we

4631
03:33:57,890 --> 03:33:59,890
see 3400 so Transporation.

4632
03:34:01,695 --> 03:34:04,695
John has talked about it

4633
03:34:05,264 --> 03:34:07,367
before in the beginning of the

4634
03:34:07,367 --> 03:34:08,301
the dry season is kind of

4635
03:34:08,301 --> 03:34:09,100
operations and then it moves

4636
03:34:09,100 --> 03:34:12,405
how water is moving out. And

4637
03:34:12,405 --> 03:34:13,390
the 2nd half is of Apple

4638
03:34:13,390 --> 03:34:13,740
Transporation water supplies.

4639
03:34:13,740 --> 03:34:16,576
So we're kind of teetering on

4640
03:34:16,576 --> 03:34:17,277
that to that point right now

4641
03:34:17,277 --> 03:34:17,978
we're going to see of Apple

4642
03:34:17,978 --> 03:34:20,378
Transporation really pick up

4643
03:34:21,982 --> 03:34:23,450
do the more than what we're

4644
03:34:23,450 --> 03:34:24,151
doing on either of the other

4645
03:34:24,151 --> 03:34:27,751
outlets. So where are we in

4646
03:34:28,989 --> 03:34:30,690
terms of the different

4647
03:34:30,690 --> 03:34:32,292
ecological out Lopes? If this

4648
03:34:32,292 --> 03:34:32,992
was a regular year, we would

4649
03:34:32,992 --> 03:34:34,928
be at the bottom and of the

4650
03:34:34,928 --> 03:34:36,863
standard ecological envelope.

4651
03:34:36,863 --> 03:34:40,463
But we are in recovery. So

4652
03:34:40,500 --> 03:34:41,401
we're just probably today

4653
03:34:41,401 --> 03:34:42,335
because we're a little lower

4654
03:34:42,335 --> 03:34:43,569
than the number of their 14

4655
03:34:43,569 --> 03:34:46,569
point. 1, 8, ngv where we are

4656
03:34:49,276 --> 03:34:50,510
in the recovery envelope. And

4657
03:34:50,510 --> 03:34:51,178
we're definitely following

4658
03:34:51,178 --> 03:34:54,178
that trajectory. Dow. I had

4659
03:34:55,448 --> 03:34:56,716
those numbers for you here.

4660
03:34:56,716 --> 03:34:57,416
We've already discussed them,

4661
03:34:57,416 --> 03:35:00,320
but it's 90 days that are

4662
03:35:00,320 --> 03:35:03,256
below 12 feet and 60 days at

4663
03:35:03,256 --> 03:35:04,891
or below 11 fee and what that

4664
03:35:04,891 --> 03:35:05,625
looks like. Here's your

4665
03:35:05,625 --> 03:35:07,660
targets stages down in the

4666
03:35:07,660 --> 03:35:10,630
bottom and how long the period

4667
03:35:10,630 --> 03:35:11,300
of time that you lot

4668
03:35:11,300 --> 03:35:12,799
ecological envelope allows for

4669
03:35:12,799 --> 03:35:16,770
those if we were to hit in May

4670
03:35:16,770 --> 03:35:18,771
and that be 135 days, the 12

4671
03:35:18,771 --> 03:35:20,473
foot target. If you hit it

4672
03:35:20,473 --> 03:35:22,275
then or it would be if you had

4673
03:35:22,275 --> 03:35:24,675
11 point 5 that allows for 105

4674
03:35:25,780 --> 03:35:26,346
days. So you look at the blue

4675
03:35:26,346 --> 03:35:29,946
trace of 2019. You see that it

4676
03:35:30,817 --> 03:35:32,418
hits below are hits levels

4677
03:35:32,418 --> 03:35:34,620
below 11.5 in May. And then it

4678
03:35:34,620 --> 03:35:37,620
starts coming back up in

4679
03:35:38,900 --> 03:35:39,158
August and the same thing for

4680
03:35:39,158 --> 03:35:40,593
12 feet. It meets both of

4681
03:35:40,593 --> 03:35:43,593
those criteria of the 60 in

4682
03:35:44,331 --> 03:35:46,332
the 90 days. So if we were to

4683
03:35:46,332 --> 03:35:47,500
follow something like that

4684
03:35:47,500 --> 03:35:48,568
because rainfall still, you

4685
03:35:48,568 --> 03:35:49,302
know, usually starts happening

4686
03:35:49,302 --> 03:35:52,572
in July and August. It lets

4687
03:35:52,572 --> 03:35:54,140
you know, likely would have a

4688
03:35:54,140 --> 03:35:55,775
pretty good chance of meeting

4689
03:35:55,775 --> 03:35:58,175
these recovery criteria. And

4690
03:35:58,611 --> 03:36:02,381
one thing I want to kind not

4691
03:36:02,381 --> 03:36:03,820
dismiss, but talk about these

4692
03:36:03,820 --> 03:36:05,482
criteria. Is. 90 days at 12

4693
03:36:08,988 --> 03:36:09,622
feet is 85 days. Not good

4694
03:36:09,622 --> 03:36:13,222
enough. You know, if we go

4695
03:36:14,127 --> 03:36:14,794
even 92 days, is that too

4696
03:36:14,794 --> 03:36:18,198
much? You know, so and as John

4697
03:36:18,198 --> 03:36:19,320
said it and then stole my

4698
03:36:19,320 --> 03:36:19,766
thunder. But it was great that

4699
03:36:19,766 --> 03:36:22,269
he cause, you know, the

4700
03:36:22,269 --> 03:36:24,237
benefits that you get even at

4701
03:36:24,237 --> 03:36:24,771
70 days. But pretty

4702
03:36:24,771 --> 03:36:27,171
incredible. So 90 days our

4703
03:36:28,475 --> 03:36:29,843
target does what really like

4704
03:36:29,843 --> 03:36:32,145
to see because that's it's

4705
03:36:32,145 --> 03:36:34,213
really based on that. How how

4706
03:36:34,213 --> 03:36:36,449
expansive a nation can be on

4707
03:36:36,449 --> 03:36:38,251
the lake. You know how much

4708
03:36:38,251 --> 03:36:39,385
city that's going to create

4709
03:36:39,385 --> 03:36:40,520
from Anchorage perspective

4710
03:36:40,520 --> 03:36:42,188
across the lake. But

4711
03:36:42,188 --> 03:36:44,900
absolutely getting to 12 for a

4712
03:36:44,900 --> 03:36:46,126
period of time is extremely

4713
03:36:46,126 --> 03:36:48,526
beneficial. And here's some

4714
03:36:50,964 --> 03:36:52,665
more good news. So our crews

4715
03:36:52,665 --> 03:36:54,330
have been out looking at the

4716
03:36:54,330 --> 03:36:57,671
lake and we have found SA V

4717
03:36:57,671 --> 03:36:59,940
numerous areas along Indian

4718
03:36:59,940 --> 03:37:01,240
Prairie shoreline is or 2 to 3

4719
03:37:01,240 --> 03:37:02,108
inch tall plants. And we found

4720
03:37:02,108 --> 03:37:04,243
them up to 6 to 8 inches. So

4721
03:37:04,243 --> 03:37:07,246
even if we didn't get to, you

4722
03:37:07,246 --> 03:37:09,483
know, say we got to 12.5 and

4723
03:37:09,483 --> 03:37:10,150
we didn't get to 12 and we

4724
03:37:10,150 --> 03:37:12,652
weren't getting a lot of new

4725
03:37:12,652 --> 03:37:14,487
germination. We have pockets

4726
03:37:14,487 --> 03:37:15,589
of sat out there that are

4727
03:37:15,589 --> 03:37:17,757
going to benefit greatly and

4728
03:37:17,757 --> 03:37:18,525
become more dense and be able

4729
03:37:18,525 --> 03:37:19,525
to carry themselves through

4730
03:37:19,525 --> 03:37:21,610
time. And that's habitat,

4731
03:37:21,610 --> 03:37:23,461
especially for the bass

4732
03:37:24,970 --> 03:37:24,898
fishery that that, you know,

4733
03:37:24,898 --> 03:37:26,399
people are really concerned

4734
03:37:26,399 --> 03:37:29,135
about. So the operations that

4735
03:37:29,135 --> 03:37:30,200
we're doing, I think are going

4736
03:37:30,200 --> 03:37:32,772
to be very beneficial for as a

4737
03:37:32,772 --> 03:37:33,440
be on the lake this coming

4738
03:37:33,440 --> 03:37:36,440
year. Looking at a sign

4739
03:37:39,512 --> 03:37:41,281
bacterial bloom, potential and

4740
03:37:41,281 --> 03:37:42,150
intensity. So we start to see

4741
03:37:42,150 --> 03:37:45,615
uptick in the pixels that this

4742
03:37:46,786 --> 03:37:47,520
is a NOAA satellite. It's

4743
03:37:47,520 --> 03:37:48,654
looking down at the lake and

4744
03:37:48,654 --> 03:37:50,423
is picking up signatures of of

4745
03:37:50,423 --> 03:37:51,123
photosynthetic pigment on the

4746
03:37:51,123 --> 03:37:53,326
surface of the water. So what

4747
03:37:53,326 --> 03:37:54,761
type of phytoplankton are out

4748
03:37:54,761 --> 03:37:55,462
there that are photo

4749
03:37:55,462 --> 03:37:56,162
synthesizing or the algae or

4750
03:37:56,162 --> 03:37:57,964
they blue green algae. This

4751
03:37:57,964 --> 03:37:59,466
doesn't tell you what they

4752
03:37:59,466 --> 03:38:00,766
are. It just says that there's

4753
03:38:00,766 --> 03:38:02,535
if you look over on the

4754
03:38:02,535 --> 03:38:04,670
right-hand side that there's a

4755
03:38:04,670 --> 03:38:05,405
low probability that there's

4756
03:38:05,405 --> 03:38:08,742
an out algae bloom, a current.

4757
03:38:08,742 --> 03:38:11,344
So we have monitoring that. We

4758
03:38:11,344 --> 03:38:12,780
do. You know, during the bloom

4759
03:38:12,780 --> 03:38:14,213
season, we're out there twice

4760
03:38:14,213 --> 03:38:16,248
a month, looking at 32

4761
03:38:16,248 --> 03:38:18,510
different stations and the

4762
03:38:18,510 --> 03:38:19,286
winter. We have 9 stations

4763
03:38:19,286 --> 03:38:20,553
that we're looking at monthly

4764
03:38:20,553 --> 03:38:22,656
and that sampling occurred

4765
03:38:22,656 --> 03:38:23,757
last week. And really the

4766
03:38:23,757 --> 03:38:26,157
take-home message here is

4767
03:38:27,494 --> 03:38:28,261
there are algal bloom, not how

4768
03:38:28,261 --> 03:38:31,431
come there are Al Ghul species

4769
03:38:31,431 --> 03:38:32,132
out there present. There are

4770
03:38:32,132 --> 03:38:35,132
always present in fresh water,

4771
03:38:35,368 --> 03:38:37,570
but we don't dominant species

4772
03:38:37,570 --> 03:38:39,720
occurring. We get concerned

4773
03:38:39,720 --> 03:38:39,772
when blue green microcystis

4774
03:38:39,772 --> 03:38:42,750
becomes most dominant and that

4775
03:38:42,750 --> 03:38:44,610
is a toxin producer. So you

4776
03:38:44,610 --> 03:38:47,514
see there is no dominant taxa

4777
03:38:47,514 --> 03:38:51,114
and there are no toxins being

4778
03:38:52,520 --> 03:38:53,219
produced currently. We also

4779
03:38:53,219 --> 03:38:54,754
suggested to the Army Corps

4780
03:38:54,754 --> 03:38:56,156
that they initiate early this

4781
03:38:56,156 --> 03:38:58,556
year. There. Daily reporting

4782
03:38:59,326 --> 03:39:02,326
at the structures. So as 308,

4783
03:39:02,495 --> 03:39:05,432
as 80 and the Port St. Lucie

4784
03:39:05,432 --> 03:39:07,832
side at 77, 78 79 in the

4785
03:39:08,568 --> 03:39:09,268
Caloosahatchee side. So every

4786
03:39:09,268 --> 03:39:09,836
day they do a visual

4787
03:39:09,836 --> 03:39:10,770
inspection. Take photos that

4788
03:39:10,770 --> 03:39:14,370
comes to us. We kind of

4789
03:39:14,707 --> 03:39:16,675
package and send it out as a

4790
03:39:16,675 --> 03:39:17,944
report so that the public has

4791
03:39:17,944 --> 03:39:18,978
that data as well. And there

4792
03:39:18,978 --> 03:39:21,978
have been no visual nothing

4793
03:39:25,118 --> 03:39:25,785
has been positive. It's all

4794
03:39:25,785 --> 03:39:26,486
been zeros. They had seen no

4795
03:39:26,486 --> 03:39:27,220
blue green algae at any of the

4796
03:39:27,220 --> 03:39:29,620
structures. We are beginning

4797
03:39:31,224 --> 03:39:34,224
waiting bird season. And so

4798
03:39:34,928 --> 03:39:36,529
we've had 2 samples to date in

4799
03:39:36,529 --> 03:39:38,164
the February. One you see is

4800
03:39:38,164 --> 03:39:39,332
along that just smack dab in

4801
03:39:39,332 --> 03:39:40,767
the middle of the inner core

4802
03:39:40,767 --> 03:39:41,467
Tower range and on the 5 year

4803
03:39:41,467 --> 03:39:43,467
average. That's about 1500

4804
03:39:44,437 --> 03:39:46,806
wading birds using the lake

4805
03:39:46,806 --> 03:39:49,410
currently wading bird use is

4806
03:39:49,410 --> 03:39:49,909
going to really begin to

4807
03:39:49,909 --> 03:39:52,909
increase when we hit 14 feet.

4808
03:39:53,146 --> 03:39:54,280
So I expect to come back next

4809
03:39:54,280 --> 03:39:56,480
month and tell you that wading

4810
03:39:56,480 --> 03:39:56,716
bird foraging has increased

4811
03:39:56,716 --> 03:39:58,716
pretty dramatically. Now

4812
03:39:59,885 --> 03:40:00,954
looking at inflows and

4813
03:40:00,954 --> 03:40:02,540
sanity conditions over in

4814
03:40:02,540 --> 03:40:05,525
this and the Port St. Lucie,

4815
03:40:05,525 --> 03:40:06,692
these blue areas right here

4816
03:40:06,692 --> 03:40:10,892
show and we are Army Corps is

4817
03:40:11,464 --> 03:40:13,400
pulse, releasing water to the

4818
03:40:13,400 --> 03:40:14,134
Port St. Lucie and then you're

4819
03:40:14,134 --> 03:40:17,470
also going to see what the

4820
03:40:17,470 --> 03:40:18,671
difference is in the salinity

4821
03:40:18,671 --> 03:40:20,306
set up between last month and

4822
03:40:20,306 --> 03:40:22,642
this month. And so the forks

4823
03:40:22,642 --> 03:40:25,420
right now are between 0, 5,

4824
03:40:25,770 --> 03:40:26,980
and that's called The Lego

4825
03:40:26,980 --> 03:40:29,448
Hailing zone. And then when

4826
03:40:29,448 --> 03:40:30,149
you start getting to pass the

4827
03:40:30,149 --> 03:40:31,751
forks in the mid estuary

4828
03:40:31,751 --> 03:40:34,151
through here year 5 to 18.

4829
03:40:37,190 --> 03:40:38,525
That's the meso hailing zone.

4830
03:40:38,525 --> 03:40:40,590
And that's the area and the

4831
03:40:40,590 --> 03:40:40,727
salinity condition that is

4832
03:40:40,727 --> 03:40:42,528
referenced over here between

4833
03:40:42,528 --> 03:40:44,928
10. And 25, which is the

4834
03:40:47,660 --> 03:40:49,302
optimal range for adult

4835
03:40:49,302 --> 03:40:50,103
oysters. And you see that that

4836
03:40:50,103 --> 03:40:50,770
we're in, that we're at the

4837
03:40:50,770 --> 03:40:52,105
bottom, but we're at the end.

4838
03:40:52,105 --> 03:40:55,105
John alluded to it. March

4839
03:40:56,576 --> 03:40:58,777
begins. Reproduction and the

4840
03:40:58,777 --> 03:40:59,445
estuaries. So you have the

4841
03:40:59,445 --> 03:41:00,179
fish beginning. This bond. You

4842
03:41:00,179 --> 03:41:00,813
have the oysters that are

4843
03:41:00,813 --> 03:41:03,616
beginning to spawn. have photo

4844
03:41:03,616 --> 03:41:04,317
phytoplankton and zooplankton

4845
03:41:04,317 --> 03:41:05,819
that are starting to produce

4846
03:41:05,819 --> 03:41:07,487
and that's the base of the

4847
03:41:07,487 --> 03:41:09,521
food that's the extreme food

4848
03:41:09,521 --> 03:41:10,222
lab that is really important

4849
03:41:10,222 --> 03:41:12,622
for sustaining and maintaining

4850
03:41:12,925 --> 03:41:13,693
all of the life in the

4851
03:41:13,693 --> 03:41:17,429
estuary. So I show you on this

4852
03:41:17,429 --> 03:41:19,132
right hand side that that is

4853
03:41:19,132 --> 03:41:20,533
the optimal threshold range

4854
03:41:20,533 --> 03:41:23,533
for adult oysters spat like

4855
03:41:24,437 --> 03:41:26,837
higher salinity than 10. So

4856
03:41:27,773 --> 03:41:28,474
they're more like the 12, 15,

4857
03:41:28,474 --> 03:41:30,874
probably the 15 range that

4858
03:41:31,444 --> 03:41:33,980
that they prefer in order for

4859
03:41:33,980 --> 03:41:36,115
their survivorship. So that's

4860
03:41:36,115 --> 03:41:37,717
where we talked about. And

4861
03:41:37,717 --> 03:41:38,284
John said that we're

4862
03:41:38,284 --> 03:41:40,185
considering ramping down so

4863
03:41:40,185 --> 03:41:43,185
that we can allow those

4864
03:41:43,289 --> 03:41:45,492
salinity ranges to elevate. So

4865
03:41:45,492 --> 03:41:46,226
that newly released that would

4866
03:41:46,226 --> 03:41:47,393
have a greater chance for

4867
03:41:47,393 --> 03:41:50,393
survivor ship. Going over the

4868
03:41:53,333 --> 03:41:54,340
Caloosahatchee. Same sort of

4869
03:41:54,340 --> 03:41:54,634
thing. Here is a pulse

4870
03:41:54,634 --> 03:41:57,340
releases that we're seeing.

4871
03:41:57,700 --> 03:41:58,504
You're seeing the salinity

4872
03:41:58,504 --> 03:42:00,606
gradient through the system,

4873
03:42:00,606 --> 03:42:01,273
which is actually a really

4874
03:42:01,273 --> 03:42:03,673
great salinity gradient. When

4875
03:42:04,477 --> 03:42:06,120
you look at adult oysters for

4876
03:42:06,120 --> 03:42:06,712
both Cape Coral Shell Point,

4877
03:42:06,712 --> 03:42:10,312
you're right in smack dab that

4878
03:42:10,950 --> 03:42:11,617
preferred range. Sanibel is

4879
03:42:11,617 --> 03:42:15,880
always a little salt here. But

4880
03:42:15,880 --> 03:42:16,890
the same thing for this site,

4881
03:42:16,890 --> 03:42:16,756
reproduction occurs just

4882
03:42:16,756 --> 03:42:19,559
similarly as it does in the

4883
03:42:19,559 --> 03:42:20,560
Port St. Lucie side, the

4884
03:42:20,560 --> 03:42:21,494
Caloosahatchee a little bit

4885
03:42:21,494 --> 03:42:24,494
different in its base flow.

4886
03:42:25,231 --> 03:42:26,599
The restoration target is a

4887
03:42:26,599 --> 03:42:29,469
base of 7.50. So this estuary

4888
03:42:29,469 --> 03:42:31,400
is just has a different

4889
03:42:31,400 --> 03:42:31,604
configuration and hydro

4890
03:42:31,604 --> 03:42:32,238
dynamics and the Port St.

4891
03:42:32,238 --> 03:42:34,674
Lucie Side does so. It's

4892
03:42:34,674 --> 03:42:36,709
always looking for 750 and

4893
03:42:36,709 --> 03:42:39,112
above in order to keep this

4894
03:42:39,112 --> 03:42:40,313
salinity and in range with the

4895
03:42:40,313 --> 03:42:43,913
needs of the organisms in it.

4896
03:42:46,920 --> 03:42:47,953
All right. So looking at how

4897
03:42:47,953 --> 03:42:48,554
waters moved around the

4898
03:42:48,554 --> 03:42:50,723
southern portion of the

4899
03:42:50,723 --> 03:42:51,570
system.

4900
03:42:51,570 --> 03:42:52,358
>> You can see the outflows

4901
03:42:52,358 --> 03:42:53,293
from Lake Okeechobee this past

4902
03:42:53,293 --> 03:42:55,270
month with those drier

4903
03:42:55,270 --> 03:42:57,427
weathers, inclusive of all

4904
03:42:57,564 --> 03:42:58,231
destinations flowing water,

4905
03:42:58,231 --> 03:43:00,631
South water supply. Everything

4906
03:43:01,834 --> 03:43:02,535
included just shy of 300,000

4907
03:43:02,535 --> 03:43:05,380
acre feet in the last month.

4908
03:43:05,380 --> 03:43:06,672
So you anticipate seeing those

4909
03:43:06,672 --> 03:43:07,406
numbers continuing to increase

4910
03:43:07,406 --> 03:43:08,107
as we go deeper into the dry

4911
03:43:08,107 --> 03:43:11,107
season. There's been about and

4912
03:43:13,279 --> 03:43:16,279
total just shy of 1.7 million

4913
03:43:17,283 --> 03:43:17,950
acre feet of moved into the

4914
03:43:17,950 --> 03:43:19,950
water conservation areas.

4915
03:43:21,454 --> 03:43:22,621
Currently the S Ten's the

4916
03:43:22,621 --> 03:43:24,900
Corps of Engineers has those

4917
03:43:24,900 --> 03:43:26,920
closed as well as the S

4918
03:43:26,920 --> 03:43:28,228
elevens going from area to

4919
03:43:28,228 --> 03:43:31,228
area 3. Those are also closed.

4920
03:43:32,980 --> 03:43:33,766
However, we are in cooperation

4921
03:43:33,766 --> 03:43:34,500
with the Corps of Engineers

4922
03:43:34,500 --> 03:43:37,470
moving some water out of area.

4923
03:43:37,470 --> 03:43:39,738
2 through 7 pump station to a

4924
03:43:39,738 --> 03:43:41,874
gravity gate that is OK to

4925
03:43:41,874 --> 03:43:43,742
that station and moving it

4926
03:43:43,742 --> 03:43:44,877
just on the other side of us.

4927
03:43:44,877 --> 03:43:46,646
27 and trying to put it right

4928
03:43:46,646 --> 03:43:48,947
in here through the S one, 50

4929
03:43:48,947 --> 03:43:50,215
structure to be able to

4930
03:43:50,215 --> 03:43:50,849
hydrate that combat bird

4931
03:43:50,849 --> 03:43:52,619
colony. That is right there

4932
03:43:52,619 --> 03:43:53,519
and maintain some water levels

4933
03:43:53,519 --> 03:43:55,919
around the colonies. So

4934
03:43:56,220 --> 03:43:56,756
continue those operations. The

4935
03:43:56,756 --> 03:43:58,825
best we can. Moving farther

4936
03:43:58,825 --> 03:44:00,827
down in the system. You can

4937
03:44:00,827 --> 03:44:04,427
see in total there's been a

4938
03:44:04,764 --> 03:44:05,598
significant volume of water

4939
03:44:05,598 --> 03:44:07,533
has been moved down into

4940
03:44:07,533 --> 03:44:09,469
Everglades National Park just

4941
03:44:09,469 --> 03:44:10,737
shy of 1.5 million acre feet

4942
03:44:10,737 --> 03:44:12,639
inclusive of some of that

4943
03:44:12,639 --> 03:44:13,439
return seepage and the

4944
03:44:13,439 --> 03:44:14,273
detention cells over here on

4945
03:44:14,273 --> 03:44:16,375
the eastern side along the

4946
03:44:16,375 --> 03:44:18,775
lower East coast from

4947
03:44:20,790 --> 03:44:21,213
Miami-Dade Palm Beach County.

4948
03:44:21,213 --> 03:44:21,947
There's been just shy of 2 and

4949
03:44:21,947 --> 03:44:24,650
a half million acre feet. He's

4950
03:44:24,650 --> 03:44:25,617
been moved off the lower East

4951
03:44:25,617 --> 03:44:28,170
Coast urbanized areas. the

4952
03:44:31,591 --> 03:44:33,259
Intercoastal Waterway with

4953
03:44:33,259 --> 03:44:33,959
about a million and a half of

4954
03:44:33,959 --> 03:44:35,962
that 2 and a half million

4955
03:44:35,962 --> 03:44:36,629
actually being directed

4956
03:44:36,629 --> 03:44:39,629
towards Biscayne Bay. So with

4957
03:44:42,402 --> 03:44:43,336
that looking at the stormwater

4958
03:44:43,336 --> 03:44:44,137
treatment areas you can see so

4959
03:44:44,137 --> 03:44:47,137
far this year, the stormwater

4960
03:44:47,874 --> 03:44:49,740
treatment areas have treated

4961
03:44:49,740 --> 03:44:50,943
just over a million acre feet

4962
03:44:50,943 --> 03:44:51,710
of water and process that

4963
03:44:51,710 --> 03:44:53,346
million acre feet of water

4964
03:44:53,346 --> 03:44:54,747
through them since going back

4965
03:44:54,747 --> 03:44:58,947
to May. 1st of last year, what

4966
03:44:58,952 --> 03:45:00,253
you'll notice different this

4967
03:45:00,253 --> 03:45:01,920
month and when we met in

4968
03:45:01,920 --> 03:45:03,889
December, is this bar down

4969
03:45:03,889 --> 03:45:04,590
here at the bottom is getting

4970
03:45:04,590 --> 03:45:08,790
a lot larger. You can see with

4971
03:45:08,895 --> 03:45:09,662
the drier weather that I've

4972
03:45:09,662 --> 03:45:12,620
already talked about. The

4973
03:45:12,980 --> 03:45:13,800
moving water south. We're

4974
03:45:13,800 --> 03:45:14,534
continuing to process that

4975
03:45:14,534 --> 03:45:16,502
water through the stormwater

4976
03:45:16,502 --> 03:45:18,902
treatment areas and that

4977
03:45:19,305 --> 03:45:20,473
153,000 acre feet is what

4978
03:45:20,473 --> 03:45:23,309
we've been able to do so far.

4979
03:45:23,309 --> 03:45:24,743
This dry season just coming

4980
03:45:24,743 --> 03:45:25,812
from Lake Okeechobee. And

4981
03:45:25,812 --> 03:45:26,546
you'll notice if you look back

4982
03:45:26,546 --> 03:45:29,546
across the years, that's the

4983
03:45:30,116 --> 03:45:31,851
highest total since 2019 that

4984
03:45:31,851 --> 03:45:32,785
we've been able to process

4985
03:45:32,785 --> 03:45:33,386
through the stormwater

4986
03:45:33,386 --> 03:45:34,320
treatment areas during the dry

4987
03:45:34,320 --> 03:45:36,720
season from Lake Okeechobee.

4988
03:45:38,324 --> 03:45:39,158
Is mainly attributed to the

4989
03:45:39,158 --> 03:45:41,558
drier conditions. When it's

4990
03:45:43,429 --> 03:45:44,129
not raining, then we can move

4991
03:45:44,129 --> 03:45:45,231
a lot more water as evidence

4992
03:45:45,231 --> 03:45:47,967
back here in 2015 when there

4993
03:45:47,967 --> 03:45:49,936
is a sizable amount of water

4994
03:45:49,936 --> 03:45:51,871
moved during the dry season

4995
03:45:51,871 --> 03:45:54,271
that 586,000 acre feet was

4996
03:45:55,641 --> 03:45:56,341
able to be processed through

4997
03:45:56,341 --> 03:45:57,750
the stormwater treatment areas

4998
03:45:57,750 --> 03:45:57,743
because there was a lack of

4999
03:45:57,743 --> 03:45:58,811
rainfall south of the lake. So

5000
03:45:58,811 --> 03:46:01,130
we're on track this year to

5001
03:46:01,130 --> 03:46:04,130
continue to see more water

5002
03:46:04,283 --> 03:46:04,950
moving south right now are

5003
03:46:04,950 --> 03:46:06,950
doing about 1100. 1100 cubic

5004
03:46:09,589 --> 03:46:11,824
feet per second solely

5005
03:46:11,824 --> 03:46:12,558
attributed to moving water

5006
03:46:12,558 --> 03:46:13,258
south through the stormwater

5007
03:46:13,258 --> 03:46:15,328
treatment areas in total

5008
03:46:15,328 --> 03:46:16,929
outflows from the lake this

5009
03:46:16,929 --> 03:46:19,329
morning. We're just over 2000

5010
03:46:19,465 --> 03:46:21,434
CFS with the balance being for

5011
03:46:21,434 --> 03:46:22,768
water supply. But 1100 of that

5012
03:46:22,768 --> 03:46:24,837
2000 is going to the St Ays

5013
03:46:24,837 --> 03:46:25,471
and down into the Central

5014
03:46:25,471 --> 03:46:27,471
Everglades. With that,

5015
03:46:27,840 --> 03:46:30,240
Lawrence. So John's already

5016
03:46:31,610 --> 03:46:34,610
talked about the numbers and

5017
03:46:34,814 --> 03:46:35,514
we have a substantial amount

5018
03:46:35,514 --> 03:46:37,514
coming from the

5019
03:46:37,984 --> 03:46:39,180
>> always want to keep in mind

5020
03:46:39,180 --> 03:46:41,587
that the dry season is the

5021
03:46:41,587 --> 03:46:45,187
time. Are we going to help?

5022
03:46:45,358 --> 03:46:46,392
Education has been stressed

5023
03:46:46,392 --> 03:46:47,126
through the wet season because

5024
03:46:47,126 --> 03:46:48,861
it cuts deep for long time.

5025
03:46:48,861 --> 03:46:49,495
They're doing their job.

5026
03:46:49,495 --> 03:46:51,163
They're doing their job very

5027
03:46:51,163 --> 03:46:53,332
well. But this is our

5028
03:46:53,332 --> 03:46:54,990
opportunity to go in and do

5029
03:46:54,990 --> 03:46:55,168
that. But we always are

5030
03:46:55,168 --> 03:46:55,835
looking for opportunity to

5031
03:46:55,835 --> 03:46:58,771
move this lake water through.

5032
03:46:58,771 --> 03:46:59,405
So most of the treatment

5033
03:46:59,405 --> 03:47:00,640
cells, as you see in the

5034
03:47:00,640 --> 03:47:01,340
bottom graph, most of the St

5035
03:47:01,340 --> 03:47:04,940
Ays are at their target stages

5036
03:47:05,111 --> 03:47:08,111
except for STA 5, 6, That one

5037
03:47:08,982 --> 03:47:10,750
tends to drive down. But

5038
03:47:10,750 --> 03:47:11,884
that's what the one to c one.

5039
03:47:11,884 --> 03:47:12,618
39 at the be is gonna come in

5040
03:47:12,618 --> 03:47:14,353
and help ameliorate that

5041
03:47:14,353 --> 03:47:16,422
condition. But you see John

5042
03:47:16,422 --> 03:47:17,123
talked about flows that we've

5043
03:47:17,123 --> 03:47:19,558
been sending through the St

5044
03:47:19,558 --> 03:47:20,259
Ays and in the last week that

5045
03:47:20,259 --> 03:47:21,460
gives you the volumes of where

5046
03:47:21,460 --> 03:47:23,362
they're going. We try to send

5047
03:47:23,362 --> 03:47:24,630
it through 2, 3 for that's a

5048
03:47:24,630 --> 03:47:27,630
central flow. A and these

5049
03:47:28,401 --> 03:47:30,135
numbers what we're putting in

5050
03:47:30,135 --> 03:47:31,971
is is almost exactly what's

5051
03:47:31,971 --> 03:47:33,172
going out. Some state cells

5052
03:47:33,172 --> 03:47:33,839
were actually holding water

5053
03:47:33,839 --> 03:47:35,241
and for different tests. And

5054
03:47:35,241 --> 03:47:37,243
I'll get into that in this

5055
03:47:37,243 --> 03:47:39,278
next slide. So when we look

5056
03:47:39,278 --> 03:47:41,781
for taking lake water, the

5057
03:47:41,781 --> 03:47:42,448
preferred flow path is the

5058
03:47:42,448 --> 03:47:44,650
central flow path. And that is

5059
03:47:44,650 --> 03:47:46,819
STA 3, 4, which is on the

5060
03:47:46,819 --> 03:47:47,486
left-hand side and STA 2 on

5061
03:47:47,486 --> 03:47:50,923
the right hand side. So are

5062
03:47:50,923 --> 03:47:53,323
currently taking 600 CFS into

5063
03:47:55,610 --> 03:47:55,895
STA 3, 4, And that is 200 CFS

5064
03:47:55,895 --> 03:47:59,495
per each flow. A in STA 2.

5065
03:47:59,632 --> 03:48:02,401
We're taking 100 CFS each in

5066
03:48:02,401 --> 03:48:03,435
the for which is this one up

5067
03:48:03,435 --> 03:48:05,470
in the top and flow a 5 at the

5068
03:48:05,470 --> 03:48:08,470
bottom. This. So our is

5069
03:48:09,208 --> 03:48:11,276
offline. Currently has as a V

5070
03:48:11,276 --> 03:48:14,876
recovery is going on in there.

5071
03:48:15,948 --> 03:48:16,915
These to flow ways are not

5072
03:48:16,915 --> 03:48:19,315
being used currently because

5073
03:48:20,753 --> 03:48:22,121
upstream nuisance vegetation

5074
03:48:22,121 --> 03:48:23,923
is being treated that we do

5075
03:48:23,923 --> 03:48:26,920
not want to come into the STA

5076
03:48:26,920 --> 03:48:28,460
is this is vegetation. That's

5077
03:48:28,460 --> 03:48:29,796
not helpful in reducing

5078
03:48:29,796 --> 03:48:30,430
phosphorus. And it's also

5079
03:48:30,430 --> 03:48:31,970
harmful to that plants that

5080
03:48:31,970 --> 03:48:32,231
are in there. So we do a

5081
03:48:32,231 --> 03:48:34,233
really good job of making sure

5082
03:48:34,233 --> 03:48:35,801
to the best of our ability

5083
03:48:35,801 --> 03:48:36,502
that we can keep this type of

5084
03:48:36,502 --> 03:48:39,502
vegetation out. Then we have

5085
03:48:41,440 --> 03:48:42,875
STA One West and one east

5086
03:48:42,875 --> 03:48:44,910
where we actually have found

5087
03:48:44,910 --> 03:48:47,310
capacity. We have 150 CFS

5088
03:48:48,214 --> 03:48:50,490
going through this northern

5089
03:48:50,490 --> 03:48:52,449
here. There's another 50 CFS

5090
03:48:54,860 --> 03:48:55,988
is working Has we still start

5091
03:48:55,988 --> 03:48:58,988
up operations for expansion to

5092
03:48:59,992 --> 03:49:00,993
that is necessary? Then off of

5093
03:49:00,993 --> 03:49:02,595
the slide that I don't have a

5094
03:49:02,595 --> 03:49:03,262
5 on here today, but we're

5095
03:49:03,262 --> 03:49:06,565
taking 105. And then as you go

5096
03:49:06,565 --> 03:49:07,232
over into the STA One West,

5097
03:49:07,232 --> 03:49:10,832
you see that we're not pushing

5098
03:49:11,270 --> 03:49:11,970
water through here because of

5099
03:49:11,970 --> 03:49:13,506
post-construction vegetation

5100
03:49:13,506 --> 03:49:16,375
grow in. We're leveling in

5101
03:49:16,375 --> 03:49:17,420
this cell and we're keeping

5102
03:49:17,420 --> 03:49:20,979
this one open for any type of

5103
03:49:20,979 --> 03:49:22,848
runoff that we might have. We

5104
03:49:22,848 --> 03:49:23,515
have some rains potentially

5105
03:49:23,515 --> 03:49:24,182
coming up at the end of the

5106
03:49:24,182 --> 03:49:27,182
week at the weekend. All

5107
03:49:29,354 --> 03:49:31,257
right. On that call like

5108
03:49:31,257 --> 03:49:33,292
water, the STA. We're in Lake

5109
03:49:33,292 --> 03:49:35,261
Okeechobee recovery mode.

5110
03:49:35,261 --> 03:49:37,661
>> Which calls for? Maximum

5111
03:49:40,165 --> 03:49:42,565
practical releases to the

5112
03:49:43,302 --> 03:49:46,806
First as a standard year, Lake

5113
03:49:46,806 --> 03:49:47,540
Okeechobee releases to the STA

5114
03:49:47,540 --> 03:49:50,540
Center Dry season. Where are

5115
03:49:51,760 --> 03:49:53,212
Are we maximum practical? We

5116
03:49:53,212 --> 03:49:56,249
are based on what I just saw

5117
03:49:56,249 --> 03:49:56,949
pushing the envelope year and

5118
03:49:56,949 --> 03:49:58,949
we normally would.

5119
03:49:59,986 --> 03:50:01,420
>> We have we're doing what we

5120
03:50:01,420 --> 03:50:03,422
believe for the health of the

5121
03:50:03,422 --> 03:50:05,558
STA to go through the dry

5122
03:50:05,558 --> 03:50:07,693
season to be able to do their

5123
03:50:07,693 --> 03:50:10,693
jobs in the wet season.

5124
03:50:10,696 --> 03:50:11,730
>> We're pushing the maximum

5125
03:50:11,730 --> 03:50:14,433
practicable we can put through

5126
03:50:14,433 --> 03:50:16,435
as we are also doing the work

5127
03:50:16,435 --> 03:50:18,538
that we need to do to get them

5128
03:50:18,538 --> 03:50:19,571
ready you, Bill and current

5129
03:50:19,571 --> 03:50:21,971
all that comfortable. So

5130
03:50:22,407 --> 03:50:23,750
correct. Okay. So you would

5131
03:50:23,750 --> 03:50:25,677
say that we are putting more

5132
03:50:25,677 --> 03:50:26,645
water through the new really

5133
03:50:26,645 --> 03:50:27,680
would like to do in a normal

5134
03:50:27,680 --> 03:50:28,314
year given Q Bell, right?

5135
03:50:28,314 --> 03:50:31,314
Correct. I guess a legend

5136
03:50:33,285 --> 03:50:35,454
didn't really need to know

5137
03:50:35,454 --> 03:50:37,622
that. That's what Pot and we

5138
03:50:37,622 --> 03:50:39,492
need. Our team meets weekly. I

5139
03:50:39,492 --> 03:50:41,760
mean, we are looking at

5140
03:50:41,760 --> 03:50:42,528
conditions and there were

5141
03:50:42,528 --> 03:50:43,228
determining, you know, where

5142
03:50:43,228 --> 03:50:44,597
are we? Where are we with our

5143
03:50:44,597 --> 03:50:45,864
ability to to get where we're

5144
03:50:45,864 --> 03:50:48,000
going to go? We're bringing

5145
03:50:48,000 --> 03:50:48,701
some water and one east right

5146
03:50:48,701 --> 03:50:49,402
now because we're on the cusp

5147
03:50:49,402 --> 03:50:51,402
of meeting 19.

5148
03:50:51,537 --> 03:50:52,671
>> And we did an analysis and

5149
03:50:52,671 --> 03:50:53,572
said, hey, if we can put this

5150
03:50:53,572 --> 03:50:54,273
much water through by the end

5151
03:50:54,273 --> 03:50:57,443
of the year, that is at this

5152
03:50:57,443 --> 03:50:58,177
concentration, we think we can

5153
03:50:58,177 --> 03:51:01,800
meet that number. So, you

5154
03:51:01,800 --> 03:51:02,448
know, we're bringing water and

5155
03:51:02,448 --> 03:51:03,148
therefore one for the ability

5156
03:51:03,148 --> 03:51:05,350
to try to meet Q Bell and then

5157
03:51:05,350 --> 03:51:06,685
we don't put water through

5158
03:51:06,685 --> 03:51:07,853
other places for the same

5159
03:51:07,853 --> 03:51:09,488
reason because we think that

5160
03:51:09,488 --> 03:51:10,689
if we put too much water

5161
03:51:10,689 --> 03:51:11,524
through there and we go

5162
03:51:11,524 --> 03:51:12,191
through a lot of different

5163
03:51:12,191 --> 03:51:13,910
things that we check off to

5164
03:51:13,910 --> 03:51:16,910
make sure that we're not.

5165
03:51:17,229 --> 03:51:18,363
Overly stressing them during

5166
03:51:18,363 --> 03:51:19,564
the time that they are

5167
03:51:19,564 --> 03:51:22,564
supposed to be recovering from

5168
03:51:22,635 --> 03:51:23,302
the brunt of the work that

5169
03:51:23,302 --> 03:51:24,300
they do in the summer season.

5170
03:51:24,300 --> 03:51:27,603
Okay. So looking at the water

5171
03:51:30,309 --> 03:51:31,430
conservation area start in the

5172
03:51:31,430 --> 03:51:33,443
upper right-hand side. There

5173
03:51:34,130 --> 03:51:34,713
>> for conservation area, one

5174
03:51:34,713 --> 03:51:38,313
you can see it's gone flat

5175
03:51:40,319 --> 03:51:41,387
with the lack of outflows

5176
03:51:41,387 --> 03:51:42,540
among the core of engineers

5177
03:51:42,540 --> 03:51:45,658
close the s 10's. So now it is

5178
03:51:45,658 --> 03:51:46,258
sort of stabilizing. Is

5179
03:51:46,258 --> 03:51:47,126
Lawrence talked about removing

5180
03:51:47,126 --> 03:51:50,960
some water into area one which

5181
03:51:50,960 --> 03:51:53,532
is help maintain it. And just.

5182
03:51:53,532 --> 03:51:54,967
Parallel to the regulation

5183
03:51:54,967 --> 03:51:55,667
schedule now is getting back

5184
03:51:55,667 --> 03:51:57,469
close to the regulation

5185
03:51:57,469 --> 03:51:59,869
schedule water levels continue

5186
03:52:02,341 --> 03:52:04,210
to meet and go to the right

5187
03:52:04,210 --> 03:52:06,278
there when they intersect with

5188
03:52:06,278 --> 03:52:06,978
the regulation schedule that

5189
03:52:06,978 --> 03:52:07,679
I'm sure will implement some

5190
03:52:07,679 --> 03:52:09,548
operations to be able to bring

5191
03:52:09,548 --> 03:52:11,517
down area one a little bit and

5192
03:52:11,517 --> 03:52:12,217
coordination with the refuge

5193
03:52:12,217 --> 03:52:14,120
and their input as well as the

5194
03:52:14,120 --> 03:52:17,120
Corps of Engineers. Looking at

5195
03:52:18,324 --> 03:52:20,960
area 2. It's going through a

5196
03:52:20,960 --> 03:52:21,594
nice recession. Lawrence,

5197
03:52:21,594 --> 03:52:22,294
we'll talk about the ecology

5198
03:52:22,294 --> 03:52:24,620
in area 2 here shortly. But

5199
03:52:24,620 --> 03:52:25,998
it's going down through a nice

5200
03:52:25,998 --> 03:52:28,998
recession and was still above

5201
03:52:29,135 --> 03:52:30,168
its regulation schedule. But

5202
03:52:30,168 --> 03:52:31,237
it's sitting in a good place

5203
03:52:31,237 --> 03:52:32,337
for this time of year, given

5204
03:52:32,337 --> 03:52:33,339
the balance of the dry season.

5205
03:52:33,339 --> 03:52:33,939
And we still yet to go

5206
03:52:33,939 --> 03:52:36,939
through. Area 3. Now, as you

5207
03:52:37,576 --> 03:52:39,110
can tell, he's been below

5208
03:52:39,110 --> 03:52:39,679
scheduled for sometime now.

5209
03:52:39,679 --> 03:52:41,480
Its continuing to recede.

5210
03:52:41,480 --> 03:52:44,480
Outflows from area 3 are going

5211
03:52:45,618 --> 03:52:47,190
through s 12 C and e and then

5212
03:52:47,190 --> 03:52:47,586
through the 3, 3, 3,

5213
03:52:47,586 --> 03:52:49,986
structures into the L 29.

5214
03:52:50,550 --> 03:52:51,190
We're continuing to meet the

5215
03:52:51,190 --> 03:52:52,591
Tamiami trail flow formula,

5216
03:52:52,591 --> 03:52:53,425
which is just under 1000 cubic

5217
03:52:53,425 --> 03:52:56,425
feet per second. So we're

5218
03:52:56,929 --> 03:52:57,629
continuing to move water out

5219
03:52:57,629 --> 03:53:00,232
of area 3 in accordance with

5220
03:53:00,232 --> 03:53:03,232
the flow formula. one last

5221
03:53:06,538 --> 03:53:09,441
thing down the South Dade

5222
03:53:09,441 --> 03:53:10,443
conveyance system. We have

5223
03:53:10,443 --> 03:53:12,277
ceased pumping operations at

5224
03:53:12,277 --> 03:53:12,945
3.56. And instead we're now

5225
03:53:12,945 --> 03:53:15,470
allowing that water to move

5226
03:53:15,470 --> 03:53:18,470
down the South Dade conveyance

5227
03:53:18,117 --> 03:53:19,818
system to the 3, 3, 2 pump

5228
03:53:19,818 --> 03:53:21,653
stations and then effort sort

5229
03:53:21,653 --> 03:53:23,389
of maintain the hydrologic

5230
03:53:23,389 --> 03:53:25,891
courage that sets up by

5231
03:53:25,891 --> 03:53:26,492
putting water in those

5232
03:53:26,492 --> 03:53:28,761
detention cells and therefore

5233
03:53:28,761 --> 03:53:29,562
limiting the amount of seepage

5234
03:53:29,562 --> 03:53:31,197
that comes out of Everglades

5235
03:53:31,197 --> 03:53:32,631
National Park and holding that

5236
03:53:32,631 --> 03:53:36,831
water back in park. You take a

5237
03:53:39,638 --> 03:53:41,440
look at these 3 figures and

5238
03:53:41,440 --> 03:53:42,541
it's going from December

5239
03:53:42,541 --> 03:53:42,941
January and

5240
03:53:42,941 --> 03:53:45,341
>> end of February. And

5241
03:53:45,644 --> 03:53:46,345
there's some circles on here

5242
03:53:46,345 --> 03:53:47,790
to help guide you as we look

5243
03:53:47,790 --> 03:53:51,317
and you see it that top end of

5244
03:53:51,317 --> 03:53:52,180
a water conservation area. 3,

5245
03:53:52,180 --> 03:53:55,180
the northern end, that water

5246
03:53:55,420 --> 03:53:57,556
level has declined comment

5247
03:53:57,556 --> 03:53:59,591
starting to approach soil

5248
03:53:59,591 --> 03:54:02,794
surface. You heard loose in a

5249
03:54:02,794 --> 03:54:03,695
talk about how the and

5250
03:54:03,695 --> 03:54:04,262
significance and the

5251
03:54:04,262 --> 03:54:04,996
importance of Sepp North isn't

5252
03:54:04,996 --> 03:54:07,996
keeping that area hydrated. So

5253
03:54:08,600 --> 03:54:09,802
we get concerned when it does

5254
03:54:09,802 --> 03:54:12,802
dry down completely that soil.

5255
03:54:13,606 --> 03:54:15,540
That's where we've had the

5256
03:54:15,540 --> 03:54:17,910
most soil loss through time in

5257
03:54:17,910 --> 03:54:19,311
the Everglades and see they're

5258
03:54:19,311 --> 03:54:20,450
gonna oxidize and blow away or

5259
03:54:20,450 --> 03:54:22,648
you can have forced, you know,

5260
03:54:22,648 --> 03:54:23,348
fires, wildfires that common

5261
03:54:23,348 --> 03:54:24,883
and Burnet away and member

5262
03:54:24,883 --> 03:54:26,510
that that that peat layer.

5263
03:54:26,510 --> 03:54:28,451
That's there. It took

5264
03:54:28,754 --> 03:54:31,754
thousands of years to to

5265
03:54:32,424 --> 03:54:33,158
buildup and fire can take out,

5266
03:54:33,158 --> 03:54:33,858
you know, several inches of

5267
03:54:33,858 --> 03:54:36,128
that. Very quickly. So that's

5268
03:54:36,128 --> 03:54:39,128
that's a concern. But one

5269
03:54:40,699 --> 03:54:41,867
thing we do know is that the

5270
03:54:41,867 --> 03:54:42,768
operations that we're doing

5271
03:54:42,768 --> 03:54:44,503
and I'll get to this and the

5272
03:54:44,503 --> 03:54:46,538
next one, the operations of

5273
03:54:46,538 --> 03:54:47,239
keeping this area hydrated in

5274
03:54:47,239 --> 03:54:50,750
the water that we are putting

5275
03:54:50,750 --> 03:54:51,760
through the St Ays is keeping

5276
03:54:51,760 --> 03:54:53,245
the recession rate in this

5277
03:54:53,245 --> 03:54:54,446
area. pretty nice. But I'll

5278
03:54:54,446 --> 03:54:57,449
get to that in a minute. The

5279
03:54:57,449 --> 03:54:58,830
pond, that condition that

5280
03:54:58,830 --> 03:55:00,452
occurs down here in the bottom

5281
03:55:00,452 --> 03:55:03,452
of of the system. Has

5282
03:55:04,657 --> 03:55:06,892
definitely diminished. You see

5283
03:55:06,892 --> 03:55:07,959
the greens and compared to

5284
03:55:07,959 --> 03:55:09,829
what that is on the scale

5285
03:55:09,829 --> 03:55:10,463
right here pounded we're

5286
03:55:10,463 --> 03:55:11,931
thinking 2 feet and above that

5287
03:55:11,931 --> 03:55:15,531
is now absent. Big cypress is

5288
03:55:16,100 --> 03:55:19,100
very dry. Currently. Then you

5289
03:55:19,905 --> 03:55:21,774
go down further. And so you

5290
03:55:21,774 --> 03:55:22,541
have a and slow. You have

5291
03:55:22,541 --> 03:55:24,643
Shark River slew and you have

5292
03:55:24,643 --> 03:55:26,912
Taylor Slew that hydrologic

5293
03:55:26,912 --> 03:55:28,580
conductivity is starting to

5294
03:55:28,580 --> 03:55:29,848
manage, but it's still there.

5295
03:55:29,848 --> 03:55:30,683
So it has waters coming down.

5296
03:55:30,683 --> 03:55:31,350
That connectivity is still

5297
03:55:31,350 --> 03:55:34,119
there, especially over on the

5298
03:55:34,119 --> 03:55:34,787
Taylor Riverside to provide

5299
03:55:34,787 --> 03:55:37,787
water to Florida Bay. Now,

5300
03:55:38,424 --> 03:55:40,426
here's where we get into the

5301
03:55:40,426 --> 03:55:42,361
left-hand table are recession

5302
03:55:42,361 --> 03:55:43,662
rates. They have minuses in

5303
03:55:43,662 --> 03:55:44,296
front of the numbers that

5304
03:55:44,296 --> 03:55:45,797
saying how fast water is

5305
03:55:45,797 --> 03:55:49,367
starting to decline and on the

5306
03:55:49,367 --> 03:55:51,170
right hand table is what our

5307
03:55:51,170 --> 03:55:52,605
water depths. So something to

5308
03:55:52,605 --> 03:55:54,672
note right here is that the

5309
03:55:54,672 --> 03:55:57,672
bottom and of 3, a is

5310
03:55:58,443 --> 03:56:01,443
receiving a lot more quickly.

5311
03:56:02,348 --> 03:56:03,448
Then the northern and the So

5312
03:56:03,448 --> 03:56:05,217
the operations that we're

5313
03:56:05,217 --> 03:56:07,186
doing at the northern end are

5314
03:56:07,186 --> 03:56:09,254
definitely beneficial to that

5315
03:56:09,254 --> 03:56:10,822
area. And that's where the Ali

5316
03:56:10,822 --> 03:56:11,790
North colony is an have more

5317
03:56:11,790 --> 03:56:12,557
discussion about that in a

5318
03:56:12,557 --> 03:56:16,157
minute. But that area also is

5319
03:56:17,963 --> 03:56:19,310
the driest. So we're doing I

5320
03:56:19,310 --> 03:56:22,000
think a really great job of

5321
03:56:22,000 --> 03:56:23,802
bringing water through the STA

5322
03:56:23,802 --> 03:56:24,536
is and that operation from

5323
03:56:24,536 --> 03:56:25,303
water Conservation area. 2 to

5324
03:56:25,303 --> 03:56:28,303
keep this area hydrated. We

5325
03:56:31,609 --> 03:56:33,946
had a bird flight this week

5326
03:56:33,946 --> 03:56:34,913
through the Everglades. You'll

5327
03:56:34,913 --> 03:56:37,649
see it's very foggy in the

5328
03:56:37,649 --> 03:56:38,550
morning. At the beginning,

5329
03:56:38,550 --> 03:56:39,250
there was a lot of data that

5330
03:56:39,250 --> 03:56:39,984
came in and water conservation

5331
03:56:39,984 --> 03:56:43,388
areas, one and 2. But for in

5332
03:56:43,388 --> 03:56:44,890
the park, there was good data

5333
03:56:44,890 --> 03:56:47,392
that came What we're seeing is

5334
03:56:47,392 --> 03:56:48,360
that there are still

5335
03:56:48,360 --> 03:56:49,600
relatively large numbers down

5336
03:56:49,600 --> 03:56:52,600
along the coast, right in

5337
03:56:55,834 --> 03:56:56,501
here, forging all of these

5338
03:56:56,501 --> 03:56:57,235
stars are would start nests or

5339
03:56:57,235 --> 03:57:00,235
would start colonies. And so

5340
03:57:00,371 --> 03:57:01,390
there are colonies that are

5341
03:57:01,390 --> 03:57:03,241
out there. There's there's 4

5342
03:57:03,241 --> 03:57:03,908
different there with pears

5343
03:57:03,908 --> 03:57:04,809
ranging from 50 up to 180

5344
03:57:04,809 --> 03:57:07,145
pairs that are nesting Knesset

5345
03:57:07,145 --> 03:57:10,745
a little early this year. One

5346
03:57:10,882 --> 03:57:13,882
of the things that you'll

5347
03:57:14,185 --> 03:57:15,200
notice is this green. So this

5348
03:57:15,200 --> 03:57:18,490
is the optimal water depth for

5349
03:57:18,490 --> 03:57:22,900
foraging. So if it's too deep,

5350
03:57:22,261 --> 03:57:23,995
you don't have a 3 foot leg

5351
03:57:23,995 --> 03:57:25,163
feet water into a wading bird.

5352
03:57:25,163 --> 03:57:28,900
This is too dry as more of

5353
03:57:28,900 --> 03:57:30,769
these greens come in as a

5354
03:57:30,769 --> 03:57:32,338
concession, you know,

5355
03:57:32,338 --> 03:57:32,972
continues through the dry

5356
03:57:32,972 --> 03:57:35,972
season. Those will get larger.

5357
03:57:36,410 --> 03:57:37,909
We normally don't see green

5358
03:57:37,909 --> 03:57:39,912
this much green this early in

5359
03:57:39,912 --> 03:57:40,746
the season. So, you know,

5360
03:57:40,746 --> 03:57:42,881
water levels have come down

5361
03:57:42,881 --> 03:57:44,416
pretty quickly. So for those

5362
03:57:44,416 --> 03:57:47,416
birds that that nested and

5363
03:57:48,554 --> 03:57:49,421
especially wood storks that

5364
03:57:49,421 --> 03:57:51,821
require the longest nesting

5365
03:57:52,491 --> 03:57:53,258
period they that takes and the

5366
03:57:53,258 --> 03:57:55,694
longest time to fledge their

5367
03:57:55,694 --> 03:57:57,396
younger, younger, quite I'll

5368
03:57:57,396 --> 03:57:58,696
get more to that in the next

5369
03:57:58,696 --> 03:57:59,731
one. But there's there's a

5370
03:57:59,731 --> 03:58:02,731
concern that for wood storks

5371
03:58:03,402 --> 03:58:05,270
of can they write out the

5372
03:58:05,270 --> 03:58:06,705
remainder of the dry season

5373
03:58:06,705 --> 03:58:07,372
and still be able to fledge

5374
03:58:07,372 --> 03:58:09,772
their young? So there's 2

5375
03:58:11,376 --> 03:58:13,245
different gauges that we look

5376
03:58:13,245 --> 03:58:14,446
at relative to different

5377
03:58:14,446 --> 03:58:15,580
companies that we have of

5378
03:58:15,580 --> 03:58:16,248
wading birds out and asked.

5379
03:58:16,248 --> 03:58:18,648
And the Everglades, particular

5380
03:58:20,986 --> 03:58:21,687
gauges in the north. And it

5381
03:58:21,687 --> 03:58:24,423
has to do with the Ali North

5382
03:58:24,423 --> 03:58:25,824
colony and for the Ali North

5383
03:58:25,824 --> 03:58:29,424
colony. We like to see. Water

5384
03:58:29,828 --> 03:58:31,630
depths at 9.5 feet or above on

5385
03:58:31,630 --> 03:58:34,663
the 15th of March. And that's

5386
03:58:35,100 --> 03:58:38,100
just data-driven date and and

5387
03:58:38,169 --> 03:58:39,204
water depth that we have seen.

5388
03:58:39,204 --> 03:58:41,440
If it's not 9.5, we do not

5389
03:58:41,440 --> 03:58:42,174
have substantial nesting at

5390
03:58:42,174 --> 03:58:44,275
that's greater than 9.5. We

5391
03:58:44,275 --> 03:58:46,145
have nesting in a successful.

5392
03:58:46,145 --> 03:58:47,245
So it's the ability of having

5393
03:58:47,245 --> 03:58:50,845
the water there and then have

5394
03:58:51,160 --> 03:58:53,185
the recession as the young are

5395
03:58:53,185 --> 03:58:54,352
are hatched and the parents

5396
03:58:54,352 --> 03:58:55,530
can go find food for their

5397
03:58:55,530 --> 03:58:55,687
babies. That's what that

5398
03:58:55,687 --> 03:58:56,955
really relates to. And we're

5399
03:58:56,955 --> 03:58:59,355
seeing currently. We are

5400
03:58:59,824 --> 03:59:02,928
online to to staying on that

5401
03:59:02,928 --> 03:59:04,629
target. So we think we'll have

5402
03:59:04,629 --> 03:59:07,699
a good or an average, at least

5403
03:59:07,699 --> 03:59:08,433
weaving bird nesting season at

5404
03:59:08,433 --> 03:59:11,433
the Ali North. Now further

5405
03:59:11,936 --> 03:59:14,506
south, where stars were and

5406
03:59:14,506 --> 03:59:15,140
the stark mask and water

5407
03:59:15,140 --> 03:59:15,907
conservation area. 3, we would

5408
03:59:15,907 --> 03:59:19,911
like to see water depths of a

5409
03:59:19,911 --> 03:59:21,747
foot and a half at the

5410
03:59:21,747 --> 03:59:23,448
beginning of March, declining

5411
03:59:23,448 --> 03:59:24,148
to about a half a foot at the

5412
03:59:24,148 --> 03:59:25,450
end of the season. difference

5413
03:59:25,450 --> 03:59:28,450
being here. Storks our. The

5414
03:59:32,357 --> 03:59:32,957
spray based. So they're

5415
03:59:32,957 --> 03:59:34,590
looking for fish to feed their

5416
03:59:34,590 --> 03:59:36,328
young. They're not looking for

5417
03:59:36,328 --> 03:59:38,530
anything else like this can go

5418
03:59:38,530 --> 03:59:39,865
and moist soils. You'll see

5419
03:59:39,865 --> 03:59:40,599
him in their yard. Nothing can

5420
03:59:40,599 --> 03:59:41,800
find whatever they need.

5421
03:59:41,800 --> 03:59:45,400
Starks want fish. So if the

5422
03:59:45,637 --> 03:59:47,306
water depth isn't there to

5423
03:59:47,306 --> 03:59:48,674
sustain the fish, you know,

5424
03:59:48,674 --> 03:59:49,474
that's an issue. So what we're

5425
03:59:49,474 --> 03:59:50,342
seeing in this graphic here is

5426
03:59:50,342 --> 03:59:52,777
this is the observed data, the

5427
03:59:52,777 --> 03:59:54,212
blue line and this all

5428
03:59:54,212 --> 03:59:56,381
connected and then stashed

5429
03:59:56,381 --> 03:59:57,549
line is basically the average

5430
03:59:57,549 --> 03:59:58,450
of this recession and how it

5431
03:59:58,450 --> 04:00:00,586
would play out to the end of

5432
04:00:00,586 --> 04:00:03,586
the season. The green boxes,

5433
04:00:04,890 --> 04:00:04,823
in between these 2 deaths that

5434
04:00:04,823 --> 04:00:07,823
are necessary for foraging. So

5435
04:00:08,793 --> 04:00:10,529
we would want that blue line

5436
04:00:10,529 --> 04:00:11,263
to spend a lot of time in this

5437
04:00:11,263 --> 04:00:14,863
green box for nesting to be

5438
04:00:15,601 --> 04:00:17,350
successful in 4 pledging to be

5439
04:00:17,350 --> 04:00:19,435
successful. But it's only

5440
04:00:19,905 --> 04:00:20,939
going through a small part. So

5441
04:00:20,939 --> 04:00:21,606
that's where we're going to

5442
04:00:21,606 --> 04:00:23,842
keep monitoring to see how

5443
04:00:23,842 --> 04:00:26,411
this plays out for wood storks

5444
04:00:26,411 --> 04:00:27,780
a season, whereas I this we

5445
04:00:27,780 --> 04:00:27,679
think we'll have a good

5446
04:00:27,679 --> 04:00:30,679
nesting year. Coming down into

5447
04:00:32,351 --> 04:00:33,452
Biscayne Bay. Salinity ask a

5448
04:00:33,452 --> 04:00:35,319
question for you. Move out of

5449
04:00:35,319 --> 04:00:36,200
the conservation areas. Yes,

5450
04:00:36,200 --> 04:00:39,491
sir. For a foot above schedule

5451
04:00:39,491 --> 04:00:42,491
in 2. And below schedule in 3.

5452
04:00:45,797 --> 04:00:46,798
I know the s eleven's your

5453
04:00:46,798 --> 04:00:49,198
clothes. you have water

5454
04:00:49,368 --> 04:00:52,368
flowing on the the north

5455
04:00:52,704 --> 04:00:55,704
boundary over into. 3 a taking

5456
04:00:57,542 --> 04:01:00,412
water out of to bring it back

5457
04:01:00,412 --> 04:01:01,779
up and bringing it down into

5458
04:01:01,779 --> 04:01:03,482
the tap, into the northeast.

5459
04:01:03,482 --> 04:01:06,217
Yes. What do you got out of 2

5460
04:01:06,217 --> 04:01:06,884
to 3. You know that number

5461
04:01:06,884 --> 04:01:09,884
Jen? Johns, looking for that

5462
04:01:09,888 --> 04:01:12,288
number, OK? It's better

5463
04:01:15,930 --> 04:01:15,827
obviously be at the farther

5464
04:01:15,827 --> 04:01:18,930
north. And as you what water

5465
04:01:18,930 --> 04:01:21,733
to flow across the whole face

5466
04:01:21,733 --> 04:01:22,734
of correct 3, especially where

5467
04:01:22,734 --> 04:01:25,734
these colonies are. But we

5468
04:01:27,271 --> 04:01:28,139
have just over 200 CFS going

5469
04:01:28,139 --> 04:01:30,541
through one 50 right now. Is

5470
04:01:30,541 --> 04:01:32,944
that all you could put through

5471
04:01:32,944 --> 04:01:33,645
there based on the headwater

5472
04:01:33,645 --> 04:01:36,645
and Taylor conditions? But I

5473
04:01:38,650 --> 04:01:39,350
mean, Lawrence can correct me

5474
04:01:39,350 --> 04:01:39,918
if I'm wrong, that is

5475
04:01:39,918 --> 04:01:41,152
sufficient right now to be

5476
04:01:41,152 --> 04:01:42,530
able to maintain the hydrology

5477
04:01:42,530 --> 04:01:44,453
around the super colony.

5478
04:01:45,590 --> 04:01:46,257
>> It is. we would like to

5479
04:01:46,257 --> 04:01:48,693
instead of like opening the

5480
04:01:48,693 --> 04:01:49,361
elevens and trying to bring

5481
04:01:49,361 --> 04:01:50,610
all that volume of water out

5482
04:01:50,610 --> 04:01:51,797
the volume of water that's in

5483
04:01:51,797 --> 04:01:55,000
there. Now, if we can have

5484
04:01:55,000 --> 04:01:55,567
that to maintain this

5485
04:01:55,567 --> 04:01:57,302
operation as long as possible

5486
04:01:57,302 --> 04:01:57,936
as what we think is most

5487
04:01:57,936 --> 04:02:01,536
beneficial. So if you are a

5488
04:02:02,140 --> 04:02:03,374
little larger volume out of 2

5489
04:02:03,374 --> 04:02:03,941
because to a small in

5490
04:02:03,941 --> 04:02:06,341
comparison to 3 having that

5491
04:02:07,646 --> 04:02:10,460
water there least maintain

5492
04:02:11,717 --> 04:02:12,950
this operation is what we

5493
04:02:12,950 --> 04:02:13,651
think would just seem like we

5494
04:02:13,651 --> 04:02:16,321
would be trying to get 2.

5495
04:02:16,321 --> 04:02:18,721
Obviously, you want. 200. Up

5496
04:02:23,795 --> 04:02:25,196
to the north, but it seemed

5497
04:02:25,196 --> 04:02:25,864
like would be trying to get

5498
04:02:25,864 --> 04:02:29,464
too down To Its schedule and 3

5499
04:02:33,371 --> 04:02:36,371
is below schedule. And and

5500
04:02:39,277 --> 04:02:39,978
they're they're. So there is

5501
04:02:39,978 --> 04:02:41,978
some issue with 2.

5502
04:02:43,181 --> 04:02:44,515
>> And and where you are

5503
04:02:44,515 --> 04:02:45,216
relative to schedule because

5504
04:02:45,216 --> 04:02:46,418
it's based on what gauge are

5505
04:02:46,418 --> 04:02:49,540
looking at. 2 is is has a lot

5506
04:02:49,540 --> 04:02:51,356
of tope a graphic difference

5507
04:02:51,356 --> 04:02:54,356
across a very small region.

5508
04:02:54,359 --> 04:02:57,963
And if we were to come down to

5509
04:02:57,963 --> 04:02:58,663
schedule the top end of 2 is

5510
04:02:58,663 --> 04:03:02,263
going to be very, very dry.

5511
04:03:03,301 --> 04:03:03,968
And so what they're looking

5512
04:03:03,968 --> 04:03:05,336
and SEP one point. Oh, and

5513
04:03:05,336 --> 04:03:08,706
we'd be. Thrilled to come down

5514
04:03:08,706 --> 04:03:09,374
and go through you through

5515
04:03:09,374 --> 04:03:12,374
this with you. Is there

5516
04:03:12,544 --> 04:03:14,279
looking at changing how the

5517
04:03:14,279 --> 04:03:14,846
operations for water

5518
04:03:14,846 --> 04:03:16,846
conservation area, 2? And

5519
04:03:18,583 --> 04:03:19,217
water conservation area 2

5520
04:03:19,217 --> 04:03:21,586
because of that hope a graphic

5521
04:03:21,586 --> 04:03:22,854
difference. Really the key to

5522
04:03:22,854 --> 04:03:23,521
getting hydrology right in

5523
04:03:23,521 --> 04:03:25,957
there is to have a more

5524
04:03:25,957 --> 04:03:28,957
constant level of flow because

5525
04:03:29,227 --> 04:03:30,194
the flows going to be coming

5526
04:03:30,194 --> 04:03:32,300
in is if put water in and then

5527
04:03:32,300 --> 04:03:32,764
you don't at a club rates over

5528
04:03:32,764 --> 04:03:33,664
that that difference. And so

5529
04:03:33,664 --> 04:03:34,833
it ponds in the bottom and it

5530
04:03:34,833 --> 04:03:38,169
drives at the top. to really

5531
04:03:38,169 --> 04:03:39,704
needs more consistent flow

5532
04:03:39,704 --> 04:03:41,572
rather than on off switch to

5533
04:03:41,572 --> 04:03:43,972
keep that that more

5534
04:03:45,430 --> 04:03:47,245
meaningful. If all and stage

5535
04:03:47,245 --> 04:03:48,213
that's that's compatible with

5536
04:03:48,213 --> 04:03:51,213
fish and wildlife rather than

5537
04:03:51,883 --> 04:03:54,152
having that on off and then in

5538
04:03:54,152 --> 04:03:54,852
a rates of one and is to try

5539
04:03:54,852 --> 04:03:58,123
and One is too deep. So that's

5540
04:03:58,123 --> 04:03:58,823
what we're going through. And

5541
04:03:58,823 --> 04:04:01,823
the SEP one point. Oh,

5542
04:04:01,893 --> 04:04:02,593
reevaluation. And that's what

5543
04:04:02,593 --> 04:04:05,593
our scientists are saying is

5544
04:04:06,865 --> 04:04:07,499
the best method for that

5545
04:04:07,499 --> 04:04:08,199
particular water conservation

5546
04:04:08,199 --> 04:04:11,799
area. I think Being a foot

5547
04:04:14,839 --> 04:04:17,839
above schedule. Going into the

5548
04:04:20,145 --> 04:04:20,879
rainy season. not not good for

5549
04:04:20,879 --> 04:04:24,479
that area. We have. I'm very

5550
04:04:26,485 --> 04:04:29,485
familiar with it. We've always

5551
04:04:30,121 --> 04:04:30,855
had obviously on the north and

5552
04:04:30,855 --> 04:04:34,455
dry and ponding on the south.

5553
04:04:34,759 --> 04:04:35,460
And we got the same thing in

5554
04:04:35,460 --> 04:04:39,600
area 3. On the south and But

5555
04:04:39,630 --> 04:04:40,298
how do we get the ridge and

5556
04:04:40,298 --> 04:04:43,898
slurs? In 2 A and 2 B? And

5557
04:04:47,905 --> 04:04:50,905
with the proper water flow.

5558
04:04:51,610 --> 04:04:53,111
And stay as much as we can

5559
04:04:53,111 --> 04:04:55,511
within the compatible water

5560
04:04:57,820 --> 04:04:57,915
gaps with the wildlife from

5561
04:04:57,915 --> 04:05:00,510
the plant communities. It's

5562
04:05:00,510 --> 04:05:01,319
always been a concern of mine.

5563
04:05:01,319 --> 04:05:05,519
And I just think that. We had

5564
04:05:12,163 --> 04:05:14,163
some discussions about

5565
04:05:14,232 --> 04:05:16,400
changing the the depth 2, I

5566
04:05:16,400 --> 04:05:20,000
think yes, Are we? Talking to

5567
04:05:21,573 --> 04:05:24,573
the FWC about? These changes.

5568
04:05:25,944 --> 04:05:28,944
Water Dept. Yes. After the

5569
04:05:31,383 --> 04:05:32,183
season partner, the team that

5570
04:05:32,183 --> 04:05:33,617
is evaluating the regulation

5571
04:05:33,617 --> 04:05:35,530
schedule for area too. And

5572
04:05:35,530 --> 04:05:36,288
what changes?

5573
04:05:36,288 --> 04:05:37,189
>> That can be made as part of

5574
04:05:37,189 --> 04:05:39,291
step. One point note in order

5575
04:05:39,291 --> 04:05:39,958
facilitate a bter ecology

5576
04:05:39,958 --> 04:05:41,958
within area too.

5577
04:05:45,230 --> 04:05:45,897
>> Yeah, well, I definitely

5578
04:05:45,897 --> 04:05:47,132
want to be a part of those

5579
04:05:47,132 --> 04:05:47,799
discussions when you all go

5580
04:05:47,799 --> 04:05:49,799
forward because we've

5581
04:05:50,502 --> 04:05:51,202
tremendous devastation to the

5582
04:05:51,202 --> 04:05:54,202
wildlife fund. 2, A and 2 B.

5583
04:05:58,760 --> 04:05:58,710
Duke has the depth of the

5584
04:05:58,710 --> 04:06:02,310
water. I think there's a we

5585
04:06:04,348 --> 04:06:05,160
have to make sure we get it

5586
04:06:05,160 --> 04:06:07,416
right. Absolutely. We'll make

5587
04:06:08,486 --> 04:06:09,153
surehat you know anything

5588
04:06:09,153 --> 04:06:12,153
that progress. Once you get

5589
04:06:13,158 --> 04:06:13,858
over to for water and those

5590
04:06:13,858 --> 04:06:16,258
flows, you're really Started

5591
04:06:17,362 --> 04:06:18,563
to affect the fur bearing

5592
04:06:18,563 --> 04:06:21,990
animals. But fewer left there.

5593
04:06:21,990 --> 04:06:25,299
But I would hope in the future

5594
04:06:25,303 --> 04:06:25,970
as water continues to flow

5595
04:06:25,970 --> 04:06:28,406
south and we get pinch point

5596
04:06:28,406 --> 04:06:29,106
out of our way down the trai

5597
04:06:29,106 --> 04:06:32,706
that. We can have Moore flow,

5598
04:06:35,880 --> 04:06:38,490
not flow, stopped low flow.

5599
04:06:38,490 --> 04:06:41,490
Shut. The cage start again,

5600
04:06:41,920 --> 04:06:43,588
you know, let this moose river

5601
04:06:43,588 --> 04:06:46,490
of grass. She could sway. To

5602
04:06:46,490 --> 04:06:49,490
Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

5603
04:06:52,970 --> 04:06:54,299
I'm really concerned about

5604
04:06:54,299 --> 04:06:56,334
area too. And to be. On how

5605
04:06:56,334 --> 04:06:59,104
we're going to. Connect that

5606
04:06:59,104 --> 04:07:02,873
flow. So we keep the ridge and

5607
04:07:02,873 --> 04:07:07,730
slew of facts and up with the

5608
04:07:07,979 --> 04:07:08,613
a depth, the water, this

5609
04:07:08,613 --> 04:07:10,314
compatible to food chain. And

5610
04:07:10,314 --> 04:07:12,314
the plant communities.

5611
04:07:13,118 --> 04:07:15,518
Including for bearing animals.

5612
04:07:17,622 --> 04:07:18,322
It's quite a balance. Quite a

5613
04:07:18,322 --> 04:07:21,920
challenge. I know that. But

5614
04:07:21,920 --> 04:07:21,993
but I think I think we can

5615
04:07:21,993 --> 04:07:24,993
achieve it. Yes, Looking at

5616
04:07:29,400 --> 04:07:30,368
Florida Bay salinity, it's on

5617
04:07:30,368 --> 04:07:33,368
a decline which is great.

5618
04:07:33,471 --> 04:07:35,173
>> So for Florida Bay and like

5619
04:07:35,173 --> 04:07:37,776
any other as 2 area that we're

5620
04:07:37,776 --> 04:07:39,811
looking at the restoration

5621
04:07:39,811 --> 04:07:42,247
target for BBC here was not

5622
04:07:42,247 --> 04:07:44,181
it's not in place at tween 15

5623
04:07:44,181 --> 04:07:45,783
18. And you see that bottom

5624
04:07:45,783 --> 04:07:48,183
number is trending down

5625
04:07:48,520 --> 04:07:49,787
towards that. So the salinity

5626
04:07:49,787 --> 04:07:52,623
and within Florida Bay right

5627
04:07:52,623 --> 04:07:54,659
now is not really of great

5628
04:07:54,659 --> 04:07:56,561
concern. And as those projects

5629
04:07:56,561 --> 04:07:57,261
come on, we'll see that start

5630
04:07:57,261 --> 04:08:00,970
to be ameliorated. And I'm

5631
04:08:00,970 --> 04:08:01,499
going down at the bottom of

5632
04:08:01,499 --> 04:08:04,499
the system with the Florida

5633
04:08:04,702 --> 04:08:08,902
Bay. So here we on this side,

5634
04:08:09,641 --> 04:08:10,842
the salinities like in the

5635
04:08:10,842 --> 04:08:12,310
eastern and the central and

5636
04:08:12,310 --> 04:08:12,977
Western. You have the hyper

5637
04:08:12,977 --> 04:08:15,977
salinity value of 40. You have

5638
04:08:16,214 --> 04:08:17,648
this gold dotted line down the

5639
04:08:17,648 --> 04:08:20,480
bottom. This is that 1900

5640
04:08:20,385 --> 04:08:21,819
reference period. It's not a

5641
04:08:21,819 --> 04:08:22,486
target. Just saying this is

5642
04:08:22,486 --> 04:08:23,154
where it was in the 1900's.

5643
04:08:23,154 --> 04:08:26,591
And if you're you know, we

5644
04:08:26,591 --> 04:08:27,458
look at the blue and a court

5645
04:08:27,458 --> 04:08:29,661
all range that if we're in

5646
04:08:29,661 --> 04:08:30,328
that range, we think we're

5647
04:08:30,328 --> 04:08:30,995
doing great from a salinity

5648
04:08:30,995 --> 04:08:33,395
standpoint. If we're in

5649
04:08:34,331 --> 04:08:36,340
between that dotted gold line

5650
04:08:36,340 --> 04:08:36,934
and inner core Tower range,

5651
04:08:36,934 --> 04:08:37,668
you're doing even better which

5652
04:08:37,668 --> 04:08:40,538
is occurring right here. So

5653
04:08:40,538 --> 04:08:41,605
going into, you know, the rest

5654
04:08:41,605 --> 04:08:45,443
of the dry season. We're in a

5655
04:08:45,443 --> 04:08:46,144
pretty good, good condition.

5656
04:08:46,144 --> 04:08:47,478
If you look at that, you

5657
04:08:47,478 --> 04:08:48,412
compare it to other dry

5658
04:08:48,412 --> 04:08:51,483
seasons. That was a la Nina.

5659
04:08:51,483 --> 04:08:52,383
This one was a little bit

5660
04:08:52,383 --> 04:08:54,953
lower as it went through over

5661
04:08:54,953 --> 04:08:58,553
here. We are concerned as is

5662
04:08:59,657 --> 04:09:00,391
Taylor Creek is starting to,

5663
04:09:00,391 --> 04:09:01,125
you know, kind of slow down a

5664
04:09:01,125 --> 04:09:03,525
little bit with deliveries.

5665
04:09:05,530 --> 04:09:06,831
But overall where we are with

5666
04:09:06,831 --> 04:09:09,831
with salinity in Florida Bay.

5667
04:09:10,201 --> 04:09:11,769
We're in a really good set up

5668
04:09:11,769 --> 04:09:12,403
for the remainder of the

5669
04:09:12,403 --> 04:09:14,605
season and no concern reaching

5670
04:09:14,605 --> 04:09:17,605
hyper salinity. So you don't

5671
04:09:21,879 --> 04:09:23,515
usually see this graphic. It's

5672
04:09:23,515 --> 04:09:25,616
been a while. Usually the

5673
04:09:25,616 --> 04:09:26,351
island bring this one forward

5674
04:09:26,351 --> 04:09:27,251
when we're in the dry season.

5675
04:09:27,251 --> 04:09:29,860
guess what? We're in the dry

5676
04:09:29,860 --> 04:09:30,421
season.

5677
04:09:30,421 --> 04:09:31,550
>> So here we are talking

5678
04:09:31,550 --> 04:09:31,755
about groundwater conditions.

5679
04:09:31,755 --> 04:09:35,930
What I call your attention to

5680
04:09:35,930 --> 04:09:37,280
is that little red Asterix

5681
04:09:37,280 --> 04:09:39,530
right there over there on the

5682
04:09:39,530 --> 04:09:40,264
lower West Coast that's around

5683
04:09:40,264 --> 04:09:40,998
the Cape Coral area. So that's

5684
04:09:40,998 --> 04:09:43,398
a groundwater. Well, obviously

5685
04:09:44,350 --> 04:09:45,569
monitors groundwater levels.

5686
04:09:45,569 --> 04:09:48,907
So over the past week, water

5687
04:09:48,907 --> 04:09:49,607
levels within that well fell

5688
04:09:49,607 --> 04:09:52,607
about 7 tenths of a foot.

5689
04:09:54,112 --> 04:09:55,113
We've talked about this area

5690
04:09:55,113 --> 04:09:56,547
in the past specifically last

5691
04:09:56,547 --> 04:09:57,214
year, probably right around

5692
04:09:57,214 --> 04:09:59,750
the same time last year. So

5693
04:09:59,750 --> 04:10:01,920
it's back at the forefront

5694
04:10:01,920 --> 04:10:03,988
again. So with 7 tenths of a

5695
04:10:03,988 --> 04:10:07,588
foot drop in the aquifer that

5696
04:10:07,992 --> 04:10:08,693
puts it only about a half a

5697
04:10:08,693 --> 04:10:12,293
foot above its record low. So

5698
04:10:12,429 --> 04:10:13,831
far, which also means that is

5699
04:10:13,831 --> 04:10:15,600
about 12 feet above the

5700
04:10:15,600 --> 04:10:17,535
minimum flowing level for that

5701
04:10:17,535 --> 04:10:19,935
particular aquifer. And about

5702
04:10:21,206 --> 04:10:22,373
2 feet above a line that we

5703
04:10:22,373 --> 04:10:23,908
sort of refer to as the Joint

5704
04:10:23,908 --> 04:10:26,908
Action plan so that joint

5705
04:10:27,779 --> 04:10:29,614
action plan relates actions

5706
04:10:29,614 --> 04:10:30,382
that would have to be put in

5707
04:10:30,382 --> 04:10:32,317
place to curtail usage from

5708
04:10:32,317 --> 04:10:35,317
the aquifer while the utility

5709
04:10:37,255 --> 04:10:37,922
authority in that area goes

5710
04:10:37,922 --> 04:10:38,623
completing their project over

5711
04:10:38,623 --> 04:10:40,791
the next several years for the

5712
04:10:40,791 --> 04:10:42,493
utility extensions. Currently

5713
04:10:42,493 --> 04:10:43,193
that areas on what we call a

5714
04:10:43,193 --> 04:10:45,193
modified phase 3 restrictions,

5715
04:10:46,163 --> 04:10:47,899
which is one day a week

5716
04:10:47,899 --> 04:10:49,901
watering should the aquifer

5717
04:10:49,901 --> 04:10:52,300
levels continue to fall? we'll

5718
04:10:52,300 --> 04:10:53,700
have to look what actions

5719
04:10:53,700 --> 04:10:53,771
under that joint action plan

5720
04:10:53,771 --> 04:10:55,506
trips that threshold that will

5721
04:10:55,506 --> 04:10:58,506
need to be considering. But

5722
04:11:00,111 --> 04:11:01,379
that's kind of the situation

5723
04:11:01,379 --> 04:11:02,790
that we're dealing with over

5724
04:11:02,790 --> 04:11:03,470
there with the groundwater in

5725
04:11:03,470 --> 04:11:03,748
the lower West Coast. But as

5726
04:11:03,748 --> 04:11:07,348
far as the forecast goes for

5727
04:11:07,951 --> 04:11:09,153
rainfall, you can see from the

5728
04:11:09,153 --> 04:11:11,153
Climate Protection Prediction

5729
04:11:11,322 --> 04:11:13,257
Center that we're still

5730
04:11:13,257 --> 04:11:14,125
forecasting are they are still

5731
04:11:14,125 --> 04:11:16,525
forecasting below average. Try

5732
04:11:16,928 --> 04:11:20,528
season as we move forward in

5733
04:11:20,698 --> 04:11:21,365
time. Then once we get out

5734
04:11:21,365 --> 04:11:23,501
into the wet season, it's the

5735
04:11:23,501 --> 04:11:24,402
typical response that all bets

5736
04:11:24,402 --> 04:11:26,938
are off and we'll see as we

5737
04:11:26,938 --> 04:11:27,905
get closer. And right now

5738
04:11:27,905 --> 04:11:29,841
we're in what's called a

5739
04:11:29,841 --> 04:11:31,709
spring predictability. When do

5740
04:11:31,709 --> 04:11:32,643
when you're not sure what the

5741
04:11:32,643 --> 04:11:33,277
wet season will come out,

5742
04:11:33,277 --> 04:11:33,978
looking like get a little bit

5743
04:11:33,978 --> 04:11:37,448
farther ahead in time. But for

5744
04:11:37,448 --> 04:11:38,149
right now, you can see how it

5745
04:11:38,149 --> 04:11:41,520
switches to equal chances. And

5746
04:11:41,520 --> 04:11:43,221
then to above average

5747
04:11:43,221 --> 04:11:44,222
scenarios, you get into wet

5748
04:11:44,222 --> 04:11:44,922
season, but we'll continue to

5749
04:11:44,922 --> 04:11:45,857
monitor that as we go forward.

5750
04:11:45,857 --> 04:11:49,126
In the meantime, just over the

5751
04:11:49,126 --> 04:11:49,860
next 2 weeks likely to persist

5752
04:11:49,860 --> 04:11:53,460
with the below normal. And in

5753
04:11:53,932 --> 04:11:56,801
this current week and then

5754
04:11:56,801 --> 04:11:58,168
looking out into the second

5755
04:11:58,168 --> 04:11:58,802
week, probably closer to

5756
04:11:58,802 --> 04:12:00,238
normal rainfall with some of

5757
04:12:00,238 --> 04:12:02,206
those fronts moving across

5758
04:12:02,206 --> 04:12:02,940
peninsula. But we'll take that

5759
04:12:02,940 --> 04:12:06,540
as it goes. And with that,

5760
04:12:06,878 --> 04:12:07,545
Lawrence be happy to answer

5761
04:12:07,545 --> 04:12:08,246
any additional questions you

5762
04:12:08,246 --> 04:12:09,514
may have. Thanks any more

5763
04:12:09,514 --> 04:12:11,514
questions as Butler.

5764
04:12:11,983 --> 04:12:14,983
>> All right. things real You

5765
04:12:15,253 --> 04:12:18,589
don't go back life. I was just

5766
04:12:18,589 --> 04:12:19,256
good illustration. I missed

5767
04:12:19,256 --> 04:12:22,256
major bell being here. John,

5768
04:12:22,393 --> 04:12:22,993
as a still haven't seen

5769
04:12:22,993 --> 04:12:25,993
anything. This charge is out

5770
04:12:27,640 --> 04:12:28,933
at need to match the

5771
04:12:28,933 --> 04:12:30,467
operations of Headwater to 65

5772
04:12:30,467 --> 04:12:31,202
date. The court had a pdt

5773
04:12:31,202 --> 04:12:34,802
meeting the other day and they

5774
04:12:34,839 --> 04:12:35,539
didn't talk about operations

5775
04:12:35,539 --> 04:12:36,106
of this 65 as part of

5776
04:12:36,106 --> 04:12:38,343
headwaters. Are we going to

5777
04:12:38,343 --> 04:12:40,343
get that correct?

5778
04:12:44,949 --> 04:12:46,518
>> Yes, we're working with the

5779
04:12:46,518 --> 04:12:49,120
Corps to gauge on that issue

5780
04:12:49,120 --> 04:12:50,922
see how those operations can

5781
04:12:50,922 --> 04:12:51,789
be improved as we learn more

5782
04:12:51,789 --> 04:12:54,392
and more from a criminal one.

5783
04:12:54,392 --> 04:12:55,559
And we carry that forward into

5784
04:12:55,559 --> 04:12:57,959
the future planning stories

5785
04:12:58,429 --> 04:12:59,630
for what sorry, planning

5786
04:12:59,630 --> 04:13:01,463
studies, not stories. That

5787
04:13:01,466 --> 04:13:03,866
will be for headwaters.

5788
04:13:04,702 --> 04:13:05,703
>> Lows coming in to tap into

5789
04:13:05,703 --> 04:13:08,305
that graph need to match the

5790
04:13:08,305 --> 04:13:09,340
way the water is maintained at

5791
04:13:09,340 --> 04:13:10,608
the bottom that picture.

5792
04:13:10,608 --> 04:13:13,800
Simple as that message

5793
04:13:13,377 --> 04:13:15,120
received, serve. All right.

5794
04:13:15,120 --> 04:13:18,120
Secondly, real quick back on

5795
04:13:18,983 --> 04:13:21,983
recovery mode. As low some

5796
04:13:25,990 --> 04:13:28,390
states recovery mode triggers.

5797
04:13:28,960 --> 04:13:31,162
As recovery mode officially

5798
04:13:31,162 --> 04:13:32,430
been triggered. Are we past

5799
04:13:32,430 --> 04:13:33,131
the point no return recovery

5800
04:13:33,131 --> 04:13:36,131
mode? There's a certain calls.

5801
04:13:37,167 --> 04:13:38,200
The mayor says, you know,

5802
04:13:38,200 --> 04:13:38,669
recovery mode once every so

5803
04:13:38,669 --> 04:13:40,669
many years.

5804
04:13:41,372 --> 04:13:44,375
>> So yes, in low sum, there's

5805
04:13:44,375 --> 04:13:45,410
3 criteria that trigger

5806
04:13:45,410 --> 04:13:46,110
recovery mode operations. And

5807
04:13:46,110 --> 04:13:47,512
then there's 3 criteria that

5808
04:13:47,512 --> 04:13:49,714
you have to consider as you

5809
04:13:49,714 --> 04:13:50,714
implement move forward. So

5810
04:13:50,714 --> 04:13:52,550
that triggers to sort of turn

5811
04:13:52,550 --> 04:13:53,251
it on. So to speak. They yes,

5812
04:13:53,251 --> 04:13:54,552
they have absolutely been

5813
04:13:54,552 --> 04:13:55,286
triggered. They were triggered

5814
04:13:55,286 --> 04:13:57,686
several months back. So.

5815
04:13:59,230 --> 04:14:00,190
>> Okay. So it's been

5816
04:14:00,190 --> 04:14:01,125
triggered. We cannot do a

5817
04:14:01,125 --> 04:14:02,126
recovery mode for how many

5818
04:14:02,126 --> 04:14:04,561
years after we've done. You

5819
04:14:04,561 --> 04:14:06,397
remember what that is and

5820
04:14:06,397 --> 04:14:07,598
lowsome in that criteria, you

5821
04:14:07,598 --> 04:14:09,900
know, as carrier, I think I'm

5822
04:14:09,900 --> 04:14:10,601
not like we can't we can't go

5823
04:14:10,601 --> 04:14:13,100
recovery mode every year.

5824
04:14:13,103 --> 04:14:14,138
>> I don't believe so. But I

5825
04:14:14,138 --> 04:14:15,940
need to go back and refresh my

5826
04:14:15,940 --> 04:14:17,207
memory of what the extra is

5827
04:14:17,207 --> 04:14:19,444
because one of them is have

5828
04:14:19,444 --> 04:14:21,110
have you exceeded, you know,

5829
04:14:21,110 --> 04:14:21,712
is a 16 half or 17 feet. And

5830
04:14:21,712 --> 04:14:25,649
then one is have you reached a

5831
04:14:25,649 --> 04:14:26,717
low, OK? So by going through

5832
04:14:26,717 --> 04:14:27,885
recovery mode, you are

5833
04:14:27,885 --> 04:14:28,919
reaching that low. So you've

5834
04:14:28,919 --> 04:14:31,880
turned to that one off the

5835
04:14:31,880 --> 04:14:31,822
next year. You know, saying

5836
04:14:31,822 --> 04:14:33,891
the year previous you are you

5837
04:14:33,891 --> 04:14:34,691
are there. So you're not going

5838
04:14:34,691 --> 04:14:37,691
to go through recovery mode.

5839
04:14:39,797 --> 04:14:40,464
>> point is we've got okay.

5840
04:14:40,464 --> 04:14:44,640
I'll get to that point here.

5841
04:14:48,773 --> 04:14:49,407
Te'o Facebook could go to

5842
04:14:49,407 --> 04:14:50,975
sleep last night. Ngo made a

5843
04:14:50,975 --> 04:14:53,975
post. Recovery mode is ending

5844
04:14:54,245 --> 04:14:57,845
March. 15th may be. So, John,

5845
04:14:59,617 --> 04:15:00,251
you're casually late this

5846
04:15:00,251 --> 04:15:01,952
morning. So I'd be lying to

5847
04:15:01,952 --> 04:15:04,210
Drew and major bell and said,

5848
04:15:04,210 --> 04:15:07,621
what is this about? it looks

5849
04:15:09,694 --> 04:15:11,280
like the Corps is considering

5850
04:15:11,280 --> 04:15:13,530
a ramp down. Of east

5851
04:15:13,530 --> 04:15:15,530
discharges. Beginning in

5852
04:15:17,435 --> 04:15:18,350
March. And I understand

5853
04:15:18,350 --> 04:15:21,350
through the oyster spawning. I

5854
04:15:21,105 --> 04:15:21,772
see where a ramp down make

5855
04:15:21,772 --> 04:15:25,372
sense. As it looks today. Who

5856
04:15:26,377 --> 04:15:27,780
knows what conditions look

5857
04:15:27,780 --> 04:15:27,778
like when that decision needs

5858
04:15:27,778 --> 04:15:31,978
to be made. I go through all

5859
04:15:33,651 --> 04:15:34,285
that just leave you with

5860
04:15:34,285 --> 04:15:37,285
channel. My inner redhead, my

5861
04:15:37,455 --> 04:15:38,122
inner Reba McEntire. You've

5862
04:15:38,122 --> 04:15:39,556
got one shot, fancy. Don't let

5863
04:15:39,556 --> 04:15:43,930
me down. Okay. So we've got

5864
04:15:43,930 --> 04:15:43,727
one shot at this recovery

5865
04:15:43,727 --> 04:15:47,327
mode. I don't think that we're

5866
04:15:47,932 --> 04:15:48,533
not going to be able to

5867
04:15:48,533 --> 04:15:49,233
tolerate recovery mode every

5868
04:15:49,233 --> 04:15:52,233
year. Work that line. Let's

5869
04:15:54,939 --> 04:15:56,206
get it done. Okay. I'll leave

5870
04:15:56,206 --> 04:15:58,206
it at that.

5871
04:16:04,482 --> 04:16:05,917
>> John, do do all the flows

5872
04:16:05,917 --> 04:16:06,584
are coming into the Central

5873
04:16:06,584 --> 04:16:09,584
Everglades. Do we have the

5874
04:16:10,387 --> 04:16:11,923
volumes on all the flows like

5875
04:16:11,923 --> 04:16:15,523
this? The C 11 yes, 9 pump and

5876
04:16:18,729 --> 04:16:21,532
then we got the L 28 in the L

5877
04:16:21,532 --> 04:16:23,300
28 interceptor. I know you've

5878
04:16:23,300 --> 04:16:23,967
got the measurements going

5879
04:16:23,967 --> 04:16:26,967
through the STA is. Flows

5880
04:16:27,404 --> 04:16:31,400
outside of that. Do we have

5881
04:16:32,410 --> 04:16:33,770
any measurement on entering

5882
04:16:33,770 --> 04:16:35,477
the central Everglades from?

5883
04:16:36,213 --> 04:16:37,481
>> Yes, absolutely. I mean, I

5884
04:16:37,481 --> 04:16:38,516
have to call it up. I don't

5885
04:16:38,516 --> 04:16:39,250
have it here off the top of my

5886
04:16:39,250 --> 04:16:41,352
head, but I can definitely get

5887
04:16:41,352 --> 04:16:42,753
to that number of the total

5888
04:16:42,753 --> 04:16:43,521
inflows to each of the

5889
04:16:43,521 --> 04:16:44,956
conservation areas separately.

5890
04:16:44,956 --> 04:16:47,356
And then cumulative together.

5891
04:16:48,225 --> 04:16:48,959
>> Thank you show you have the

5892
04:16:48,959 --> 04:16:50,628
flows that's coming into the.

5893
04:16:50,628 --> 04:16:54,228
S 9 pump. Yes, And the flows.

5894
04:16:56,801 --> 04:16:57,501
I don't ever see those flows

5895
04:16:57,501 --> 04:17:01,101
on charge isn't it? In that

5896
04:17:01,706 --> 04:17:02,373
flow chart for the Central

5897
04:17:02,373 --> 04:17:04,708
Everglades in your slides,

5898
04:17:04,708 --> 04:17:05,800
John?

5899
04:17:05,800 --> 04:17:05,709
>> It is. It's for the

5900
04:17:05,709 --> 04:17:07,440
cumulative for the whole water

5901
04:17:07,440 --> 04:17:07,778
year. I mean, if you're asking

5902
04:17:07,778 --> 04:17:08,679
about with that Aaron right

5903
04:17:08,679 --> 04:17:11,679
now, one with the arrows.

5904
04:17:14,819 --> 04:17:15,486
>> You know, the reason why

5905
04:17:15,486 --> 04:17:17,200
I'm asking that question at

5906
04:17:17,200 --> 04:17:19,230
some point in time. When we've

5907
04:17:19,230 --> 04:17:21,859
got tough. The bottleneck at

5908
04:17:21,859 --> 04:17:24,859
the Tamiami trail. And were

5909
04:17:25,129 --> 04:17:27,765
able to match the inflows.

5910
04:17:27,765 --> 04:17:30,165
Because the outflows. That's

5911
04:17:31,368 --> 04:17:35,406
going to A great day when we

5912
04:17:35,406 --> 04:17:39,606
can do that. think I seen the

5913
04:17:44,315 --> 04:17:45,149
inflows into.

5914
04:17:45,149 --> 04:17:46,350
>> So if you're looking if

5915
04:17:46,350 --> 04:17:48,185
that this is again, the

5916
04:17:48,185 --> 04:17:49,420
cumulative inflows going back

5917
04:17:49,420 --> 04:17:52,420
to May first of 2024, and

5918
04:17:53,590 --> 04:17:54,625
total into the conservation

5919
04:17:54,625 --> 04:17:56,326
areas. Just shy of 1.7 million

5920
04:17:56,326 --> 04:17:59,326
acre feet right there. If

5921
04:18:01,665 --> 04:18:02,399
you're looking for the

5922
04:18:02,399 --> 04:18:03,670
outflows, it's inclusive of

5923
04:18:03,670 --> 04:18:05,670
100. And 25 here. Roughly. 850

5924
04:18:09,673 --> 04:18:12,673
here and these 2 numbers are

5925
04:18:13,770 --> 04:18:13,777
the sea but returns and 3. 56

5926
04:18:13,777 --> 04:18:16,777
coming in. These 2 are the

5927
04:18:18,949 --> 04:18:20,317
majority of the outflows. And

5928
04:18:20,317 --> 04:18:21,952
then again, you have the

5929
04:18:21,952 --> 04:18:22,620
cumulative inflows. They're

5930
04:18:22,620 --> 04:18:25,200
the 1.7. If you're asking

5931
04:18:27,191 --> 04:18:27,858
what's happening currently

5932
04:18:27,858 --> 04:18:28,726
right now in the dry season, S

5933
04:18:28,726 --> 04:18:32,326
9 is not pumping dry no need

5934
04:18:32,596 --> 04:18:33,263
to pump. So there's nothing

5935
04:18:33,263 --> 04:18:33,930
coming in over here on the

5936
04:18:33,930 --> 04:18:36,930
eastern side. As point. And

5937
04:18:38,101 --> 04:18:39,636
I've already talked about,

5938
04:18:39,636 --> 04:18:40,704
we're still moving water

5939
04:18:40,704 --> 04:18:41,305
through the stormwater

5940
04:18:41,305 --> 04:18:43,705
treatment areas from Lake

5941
04:18:44,775 --> 04:18:45,442
Okeechobee into the central

5942
04:18:45,442 --> 04:18:46,944
Everglades there at the top of

5943
04:18:46,944 --> 04:18:47,711
conservation area 3 and over

5944
04:18:47,711 --> 04:18:50,711
here in area 2. And we're

5945
04:18:50,881 --> 04:18:52,717
meeting the flow formula,

5946
04:18:52,717 --> 04:18:54,452
which is about 1000 CFS coming

5947
04:18:54,452 --> 04:18:55,186
out of area 3 down here at the

5948
04:18:55,186 --> 04:18:57,586
bottom. Okay. With that.

5949
04:19:00,858 --> 04:19:03,600
>> important. We know the

5950
04:19:03,600 --> 04:19:04,995
volumes of all inflows as well

5951
04:19:04,995 --> 04:19:07,995
as outflows. Some point time

5952
04:19:08,532 --> 04:19:10,767
when we get. Tamiami trail

5953
04:19:10,767 --> 04:19:13,167
done that Outflows matching

5954
04:19:16,373 --> 04:19:19,373
the inflows. That then we're

5955
04:19:20,244 --> 04:19:22,780
at a point where we can have

5956
04:19:22,780 --> 04:19:25,780
water that are compatible with

5957
04:19:26,484 --> 04:19:29,720
the Wildlife Fund. All of our

5958
04:19:29,720 --> 04:19:32,120
plant communities South. And

5959
04:19:32,155 --> 04:19:34,925
that's why it's so important.

5960
04:19:34,925 --> 04:19:37,270
said twice today. But all and

5961
04:19:37,270 --> 04:19:39,196
saying that one more time we

5962
04:19:39,196 --> 04:19:42,796
get we've got Tamiami trail. I

5963
04:19:43,667 --> 04:19:45,369
think we're moving in, Drew

5964
04:19:45,369 --> 04:19:48,969
and myself and that with the

5965
04:19:52,142 --> 04:19:54,542
park Service, Pedro Larry

5966
04:19:54,612 --> 04:19:56,612
Williams regarding. The

5967
04:19:59,583 --> 04:20:01,850
operations condition

5968
04:20:01,850 --> 04:20:03,860
operations of of the S

5969
04:20:03,860 --> 04:20:04,870
twelves. And I think if we

5970
04:20:04,870 --> 04:20:07,870
follow. The science. And we

5971
04:20:09,893 --> 04:20:11,893
follow endangered and

5972
04:20:14,832 --> 04:20:16,832
threatened wildlife plants.

5973
04:20:19,436 --> 04:20:20,437
Critical habitat review design

5974
04:20:20,437 --> 04:20:21,138
for the cape samples barrel.

5975
04:20:21,138 --> 04:20:24,138
If we follow, there's science

5976
04:20:25,376 --> 04:20:27,776
that was established in 2007.

5977
04:20:30,181 --> 04:20:30,915
That'll be a great day for the

5978
04:20:30,915 --> 04:20:33,315
Everglades. That will allow

5979
04:20:34,351 --> 04:20:36,351
40% of 2, 2.5 million acre

5980
04:20:39,356 --> 04:20:41,356
feet. Comprehensive

5981
04:20:45,429 --> 04:20:46,931
Everglades, modified water

5982
04:20:46,931 --> 04:20:49,331
delivery flowing. To Florida

5983
04:20:51,101 --> 04:20:54,304
And Drew, I think we should

5984
04:20:54,304 --> 04:20:57,304
have. Meetings as with our

5985
04:20:59,810 --> 04:21:01,778
federal partners and get a

5986
04:21:01,778 --> 04:21:04,778
timeline on when we can.

5987
04:21:07,484 --> 04:21:08,552
Operate the S twelves in the

5988
04:21:08,552 --> 04:21:12,152
3.43. a and B. On a condition

5989
04:21:17,261 --> 04:21:17,961
To match flows coming in and

5990
04:21:17,961 --> 04:21:21,561
the flows going out. And I

5991
04:21:21,798 --> 04:21:22,432
think all we got to do is

5992
04:21:22,432 --> 04:21:25,235
follow the science. Follow the

5993
04:21:25,235 --> 04:21:27,635
rules and regulations. That

5994
04:21:28,806 --> 04:21:30,806
were established and 2007.

5995
04:21:31,575 --> 04:21:34,575
Which actually took zone a

5996
04:21:34,811 --> 04:21:36,713
units, one and 2 out of

5997
04:21:36,713 --> 04:21:38,416
critical habitat. 18 years

5998
04:21:38,416 --> 04:21:42,160
ago. Be able to for the

5999
04:21:43,920 --> 04:21:46,523
benefit of the global system.

6000
04:21:46,523 --> 04:21:49,893
Be able to move water. Through

6001
04:21:49,893 --> 04:21:52,893
this oozing river of grass

6002
04:21:53,564 --> 04:21:56,564
that benefits. All of our

6003
04:21:57,468 --> 04:21:59,868
endangered species. And this

6004
04:22:00,504 --> 04:22:02,904
report actually says removing

6005
04:22:04,750 --> 04:22:04,875
that would benefit the Cape

6006
04:22:04,875 --> 04:22:07,875
Label Sparrow overall. And in

6007
04:22:08,279 --> 04:22:10,679
2007, there was less than 4%

6008
04:22:10,981 --> 04:22:11,615
of the population at that

6009
04:22:11,615 --> 04:22:15,215
point in time this is a

6010
04:22:17,988 --> 04:22:20,388
comprehensive report. It is

6011
04:22:22,192 --> 04:22:22,759
the rules. It is the

6012
04:22:22,759 --> 04:22:25,562
regulations. And I think we

6013
04:22:25,562 --> 04:22:29,162
need to. A meeting to continue

6014
04:22:29,566 --> 04:22:33,766
to make sure we we funded the

6015
04:22:34,672 --> 04:22:36,672
labels barrel. Relocation.

6016
04:22:40,440 --> 04:22:43,440
Captive breeding and I think

6017
04:22:44,982 --> 04:22:47,382
this is extremely important.

6018
04:22:49,553 --> 04:22:50,220
Anyone else have questions

6019
04:22:50,220 --> 04:22:53,820
for. We will move on. Thank

6020
04:22:54,891 --> 04:22:57,291
you both. Good afternoon.

6021
04:23:07,271 --> 04:23:09,271
Governing board members.

6022
04:23:11,750 --> 04:23:12,176
>> The monthly financial

6023
04:23:12,176 --> 04:23:12,876
report that's in your packet

6024
04:23:12,876 --> 04:23:13,544
and post on the website is

6025
04:23:13,544 --> 04:23:15,790
through December of 2024. So

6026
04:23:15,790 --> 04:23:17,479
few highlights there. We've

6027
04:23:18,982 --> 04:23:20,982
collected 563 million dollars

6028
04:23:21,840 --> 04:23:22,453
in new revenue through the

6029
04:23:22,453 --> 04:23:23,320
month of December and expended

6030
04:23:23,320 --> 04:23:25,320
235 million dollars. Compared

6031
04:23:26,423 --> 04:23:29,423
to December of site comparing

6032
04:23:30,361 --> 04:23:31,628
December 2024 to December

6033
04:23:31,628 --> 04:23:33,628
2023, we've collected

6034
04:23:34,640 --> 04:23:36,100
152 million more and expended.

6035
04:23:36,100 --> 04:23:36,767
51 million more. Then last

6036
04:23:36,767 --> 04:23:39,167
year. The 563 million in

6037
04:23:41,438 --> 04:23:42,172
revenue collections is mainly

6038
04:23:42,172 --> 04:23:44,172
comprised of 259 million

6039
04:23:45,309 --> 04:23:45,843
dollars from state

6040
04:23:45,843 --> 04:23:48,212
appropriated funds, mostly for

6041
04:23:48,212 --> 04:23:50,212
Everglades restoration and

6042
04:23:50,247 --> 04:23:51,415
288 million from ad valorem.

6043
04:23:51,415 --> 04:23:53,183
The remaining 16 million is

6044
04:23:53,183 --> 04:23:53,817
from investment earnings

6045
04:23:53,817 --> 04:23:56,217
license plate permits and

6046
04:23:56,553 --> 04:23:57,354
fees. Lee says Salem District

6047
04:23:57,354 --> 04:23:59,354
property and self-insurance.

6048
04:24:00,240 --> 04:24:01,358
We have expended and obligated

6049
04:24:01,358 --> 04:24:04,261
48% of our budget. That's all

6050
04:24:04,261 --> 04:24:04,828
I have for you on the

6051
04:24:04,828 --> 04:24:07,228
financial report. Moving on.

6052
04:24:08,665 --> 04:24:10,400
gonna this month. Also provide

6053
04:24:10,400 --> 04:24:11,101
some highlights of our annual

6054
04:24:11,101 --> 04:24:14,437
work plan. So in your packets

6055
04:24:14,437 --> 04:24:16,340
is the fiscal year. 23. 24

6056
04:24:16,340 --> 04:24:18,175
annual work plan performance

6057
04:24:18,175 --> 04:24:20,210
staff compiled. This is a

6058
04:24:20,210 --> 04:24:21,545
draft for your review. Prior

6059
04:24:21,545 --> 04:24:24,447
to the official posting in the

6060
04:24:24,447 --> 04:24:25,349
South Florida environmental

6061
04:24:25,349 --> 04:24:28,349
report on March first 2025. So

6062
04:24:29,986 --> 04:24:30,620
the work plan against for

6063
04:24:30,620 --> 04:24:32,620
2024. begins October first, 23

6064
04:24:33,657 --> 04:24:35,657
through September. 29th 2024.

6065
04:24:36,326 --> 04:24:37,227
the work plan measures annual

6066
04:24:37,227 --> 04:24:37,827
achievement towards the

6067
04:24:37,827 --> 04:24:39,827
boards. Strategic goals,

6068
04:24:40,597 --> 04:24:41,198
priorities and projects

6069
04:24:41,198 --> 04:24:44,198
scheduling. And it is chapter

6070
04:24:44,501 --> 04:24:45,202
2 of volume. 2 of the support

6071
04:24:45,202 --> 04:24:46,690
of our men to report. So just

6072
04:24:46,690 --> 04:24:49,690
a couple highlights for you.

6073
04:24:49,740 --> 04:24:51,108
There's 57, metrics and that

6074
04:24:51,108 --> 04:24:51,708
plan. We met all of the

6075
04:24:51,708 --> 04:24:53,810
metrics except for 2. These

6076
04:24:53,810 --> 04:24:55,450
are related to our

6077
04:24:55,450 --> 04:24:55,812
infrastructure maintenance

6078
04:24:55,812 --> 04:24:56,780
where the goal was no more

6079
04:24:56,780 --> 04:24:58,181
than 20% of field maintenance

6080
04:24:58,181 --> 04:25:00,250
work was to be unplanned and

6081
04:25:00,250 --> 04:25:03,286
they had 23% on plant. And the

6082
04:25:03,286 --> 04:25:04,254
other was no more than 20% of

6083
04:25:04,254 --> 04:25:06,654
field maintenance funds for

6084
04:25:06,690 --> 04:25:07,357
unplanned work. And it was

6085
04:25:07,357 --> 04:25:10,357
that we're at 25%. So in

6086
04:25:10,661 --> 04:25:11,261
response to that, we're

6087
04:25:11,261 --> 04:25:11,795
anticipating to see

6088
04:25:11,795 --> 04:25:13,795
improvements during the 2025

6089
04:25:14,364 --> 04:25:16,467
fiscal year due to the

6090
04:25:16,467 --> 04:25:18,268
additional funding that the

6091
04:25:18,268 --> 04:25:18,902
governor and legislature

6092
04:25:18,902 --> 04:25:21,272
provided us nm of our critical

6093
04:25:21,272 --> 04:25:22,806
infrastructure to allow us to

6094
04:25:22,806 --> 04:25:23,507
get caught up on some of our

6095
04:25:23,507 --> 04:25:26,507
backlog needs. Our project per

6096
04:25:27,778 --> 04:25:29,446
portfolio comprised of 132

6097
04:25:29,446 --> 04:25:30,460
active projects. And we

6098
04:25:30,460 --> 04:25:31,882
completed 25. So all in all,

6099
04:25:31,882 --> 04:25:35,886
it was a good year. If you

6100
04:25:35,886 --> 04:25:36,920
have any questions on specific

6101
04:25:36,920 --> 04:25:37,720
metrics, please feel free to

6102
04:25:37,720 --> 04:25:38,455
reach out to myself or candy.

6103
04:25:38,455 --> 04:25:39,122
And we can set up a meeting

6104
04:25:39,122 --> 04:25:41,522
with the appropriate staff.

6105
04:25:43,160 --> 04:25:43,860
That's all I have for Thanks

6106
04:25:43,860 --> 04:25:46,196
that I found that really,

6107
04:25:46,196 --> 04:25:46,863
really interesting reading

6108
04:25:46,863 --> 04:25:49,863
just nice lay everything out.

6109
04:25:50,300 --> 04:25:51,000
So I have to keep calling and

6110
04:25:51,000 --> 04:25:51,701
asking when things are going

6111
04:25:51,701 --> 04:25:53,137
to be done. no staff does a

6112
04:25:53,137 --> 04:25:53,837
great job, putting together.

6113
04:25:53,837 --> 04:25:55,739
Thank you. Anyone have any

6114
04:25:55,739 --> 04:25:58,139
questions or comments. Is

6115
04:25:59,876 --> 04:26:00,477
there a general public

6116
04:26:00,477 --> 04:26:02,877
comment? Yes, Mr. Chairman.

6117
04:26:04,614 --> 04:26:05,348
>> We'll begin with Mark Perry

6118
04:26:05,348 --> 04:26:07,748
followed by Newton Cook.

6119
04:26:15,580 --> 04:26:16,727
>> Thank you. Governing Mark

6120
04:26:16,727 --> 04:26:17,694
Perry just to kind indicate. I

6121
04:26:17,694 --> 04:26:20,694
mean, we are with Lake

6122
04:26:20,798 --> 04:26:21,331
Okeechobee recovery

6123
04:26:21,331 --> 04:26:23,731
operations, like we said

6124
04:26:24,801 --> 04:26:26,670
earlier the estuaries are

6125
04:26:26,670 --> 04:26:27,404
getting hit pretty hard during

6126
04:26:27,404 --> 04:26:28,710
this particular dry season.

6127
04:26:28,710 --> 04:26:31,508
You saw the comparison and the

6128
04:26:31,508 --> 04:26:34,278
slides at Lawrence just showed

6129
04:26:34,278 --> 04:26:35,379
you about, you know,

6130
04:26:35,379 --> 04:26:37,247
Salinities being about 5 to 10

6131
04:26:37,247 --> 04:26:39,416
parts per 1000, the estuary

6132
04:26:39,416 --> 04:26:40,150
versus last December about 18

6133
04:26:40,150 --> 04:26:43,150
to 30 parts per 1000. So those

6134
04:26:44,588 --> 04:26:47,557
low salinities in the over

6135
04:26:47,557 --> 04:26:48,725
long durations definitely

6136
04:26:48,725 --> 04:26:50,159
affect oyster reefs in

6137
04:26:50,159 --> 04:26:51,528
Worcester spawning that begins

6138
04:26:51,528 --> 04:26:53,430
to happen later on this

6139
04:26:53,430 --> 04:26:56,330
season. If we look at current

6140
04:26:56,330 --> 04:26:57,600
rate of, you know, the

6141
04:26:57,600 --> 04:26:58,134
including a map of

6142
04:26:58,134 --> 04:26:59,770
transporation that you had and

6143
04:26:59,770 --> 04:27:01,605
the numbers that they showed

6144
04:27:01,605 --> 04:27:02,472
up in about 7350 CFS out of

6145
04:27:02,472 --> 04:27:04,872
the lake. That's about

6146
04:27:07,744 --> 04:27:10,744
1414,500 acre feet per day. So

6147
04:27:11,470 --> 04:27:12,983
if you look at that

6148
04:27:12,983 --> 04:27:14,217
extrapolated out, it probably

6149
04:27:14,217 --> 04:27:14,951
take about 2 months or 64 days

6150
04:27:14,951 --> 04:27:18,551
to get down to 2 feet lower.

6151
04:27:18,922 --> 04:27:21,591
So we're in the in April and

6152
04:27:21,591 --> 04:27:22,593
that's really not going to be

6153
04:27:22,593 --> 04:27:24,593
acceptable. spawning season.

6154
04:27:25,280 --> 04:27:25,929
The the estuaries don't get

6155
04:27:25,929 --> 04:27:29,529
any recovery. I know the STA

6156
04:27:29,867 --> 04:27:30,567
is are under recovery. I know

6157
04:27:30,567 --> 04:27:33,737
that their sand, we got to

6158
04:27:33,737 --> 04:27:34,304
recover the lake and

6159
04:27:34,304 --> 04:27:34,971
definitely got to do that.

6160
04:27:34,971 --> 04:27:36,506
We've got to get this water

6161
04:27:36,506 --> 04:27:38,308
moving south. Can we move it

6162
04:27:38,308 --> 04:27:39,242
at the maximum practical razon

6163
04:27:39,242 --> 04:27:42,120
just 1100 CFS we've got to get

6164
04:27:42,120 --> 04:27:44,881
that move more south to the

6165
04:27:44,881 --> 04:27:45,615
Everglades. It needs are right

6166
04:27:45,615 --> 04:27:47,551
now. Actually end not to the

6167
04:27:47,551 --> 04:27:51,151
statue areas for right now. So

6168
04:27:51,221 --> 04:27:52,289
let's try to work on that.

6169
04:27:52,289 --> 04:27:52,956
Maximum practical. What's

6170
04:27:52,956 --> 04:27:54,925
happened we've taking up a lot

6171
04:27:54,925 --> 04:27:58,525
of that capacity to the bar

6172
04:27:58,762 --> 04:27:59,463
graph that you see from John

6173
04:27:59,463 --> 04:28:02,463
when presents that with you

6174
04:28:02,800 --> 04:28:04,868
know, over a million acre

6175
04:28:04,868 --> 04:28:05,535
through the water to the St

6176
04:28:05,535 --> 04:28:07,271
Ays into the water

6177
04:28:07,271 --> 04:28:07,938
conservation areas and only

6178
04:28:07,938 --> 04:28:10,374
about, you know, to that

6179
04:28:10,374 --> 04:28:11,740
200,000 acre feet of that is

6180
04:28:11,740 --> 04:28:14,578
from the lake. All the other

6181
04:28:14,578 --> 04:28:16,513
800 plus 1000 is from basin

6182
04:28:16,513 --> 04:28:18,815
runoff. And every year we

6183
04:28:18,815 --> 04:28:20,717
supply and water were

6184
04:28:20,717 --> 04:28:22,686
happening now, water supplies

6185
04:28:22,686 --> 04:28:23,386
coming out of the lake going

6186
04:28:23,386 --> 04:28:26,623
to probably may. But then and

6187
04:28:26,623 --> 04:28:27,357
they're worried about the lake

6188
04:28:27,357 --> 04:28:30,357
into well. Because of they

6189
04:28:30,493 --> 04:28:31,160
need that water supply. And

6190
04:28:31,160 --> 04:28:34,160
then every sweat season we

6191
04:28:35,650 --> 04:28:35,799
over drain that that whole

6192
04:28:35,799 --> 04:28:38,769
basin. And with over a million

6193
04:28:38,769 --> 04:28:39,535
acre feet practically only a

6194
04:28:39,535 --> 04:28:42,239
little bit of capacity left

6195
04:28:42,239 --> 04:28:43,507
for getting like water through

6196
04:28:43,507 --> 04:28:45,542
the St Ays and into the water

6197
04:28:45,542 --> 04:28:46,309
conservation ERs. So we need

6198
04:28:46,309 --> 04:28:48,578
to do a better job. Managing

6199
04:28:48,578 --> 04:28:50,847
that water and and try to work

6200
04:28:50,847 --> 04:28:52,150
on those permits that they

6201
04:28:52,150 --> 04:28:52,649
have to over drain and

6202
04:28:52,649 --> 04:28:55,490
oversupply. That basin. that's

6203
04:28:55,585 --> 04:28:56,920
all I can say. I mean, we're

6204
04:28:56,920 --> 04:28:59,920
really need to recover the

6205
04:29:00,560 --> 04:29:02,225
lake. But at the same time,

6206
04:29:02,225 --> 04:29:04,270
understand the damage it does

6207
04:29:04,270 --> 04:29:04,695
to the estuaries, which are

6208
04:29:04,695 --> 04:29:05,729
struggling to recover as well.

6209
04:29:05,729 --> 04:29:08,729
Thank Thank you, Mr. Perry.

6210
04:29:08,832 --> 04:29:10,200
>> Next we'll hear from Newton

6211
04:29:10,200 --> 04:29:10,834
Cook followed by Diamond

6212
04:29:10,834 --> 04:29:12,834
Bergeron.

6213
04:29:17,541 --> 04:29:19,541
>> afternoon. Newton Cook,

6214
04:29:20,543 --> 04:29:22,543
United Waterfowlers. And

6215
04:29:24,140 --> 04:29:25,782
sometimes we get fixated on.

6216
04:29:25,782 --> 04:29:28,418
The lake in the Everglades

6217
04:29:28,418 --> 04:29:32,618
South. A round of speed just a

6218
04:29:33,220 --> 04:29:36,220
few minutes about. The other

6219
04:29:37,930 --> 04:29:38,929
part, what this district

6220
04:29:38,929 --> 04:29:41,929
managers and that's hold down.

6221
04:29:44,340 --> 04:29:44,701
I deal with the Saint Johns

6222
04:29:44,701 --> 04:29:45,769
River, Water Management

6223
04:29:45,769 --> 04:29:46,503
District and I stood right in

6224
04:29:46,503 --> 04:29:49,720
front of governing board about

6225
04:29:49,720 --> 04:29:51,441
a year ago year and a half ago

6226
04:29:51,441 --> 04:29:52,209
and explain them what they

6227
04:29:52,209 --> 04:29:52,876
were getting ready to do to

6228
04:29:52,876 --> 04:29:55,312
Lake Apopka. When they decided

6229
04:29:55,312 --> 04:29:58,312
to spread out 8,000 acres, a

6230
04:29:58,348 --> 04:29:59,216
B, which happen to be had to

6231
04:29:59,216 --> 04:30:02,816
go up that like. You know,

6232
04:30:04,220 --> 04:30:04,921
you're doing the same thing.

6233
04:30:04,921 --> 04:30:06,356
The Lake Toho. As I stand

6234
04:30:06,356 --> 04:30:09,356
here. ran out. A large

6235
04:30:10,126 --> 04:30:13,126
portion. Happens to be had

6236
04:30:16,990 --> 04:30:16,666
real up could be was

6237
04:30:16,666 --> 04:30:19,666
pondering. Who cares? say You

6238
04:30:20,369 --> 04:30:20,970
know what happened Lake

6239
04:30:20,970 --> 04:30:23,970
Apopka. Didn't make the TV

6240
04:30:24,507 --> 04:30:25,175
down. Here are some people

6241
04:30:25,175 --> 04:30:28,775
know. We just had a massive

6242
04:30:29,312 --> 04:30:29,912
fish kill it, kill 10's

6243
04:30:29,912 --> 04:30:31,280
hundreds of thousands of

6244
04:30:31,280 --> 04:30:34,280
beach, a pound bass floating.

6245
04:30:34,751 --> 04:30:35,485
And the waters for, as you can

6246
04:30:35,485 --> 04:30:39,850
see how You know, why? Because

6247
04:30:41,824 --> 04:30:42,558
after we explained to him that

6248
04:30:42,558 --> 04:30:44,260
you kill out, beat it. Claims

6249
04:30:44,260 --> 04:30:47,163
the water. Foster's level goes

6250
04:30:47,163 --> 04:30:50,163
Well. Foster's level went up.

6251
04:30:52,702 --> 04:30:53,436
You know what happens when the

6252
04:30:53,436 --> 04:30:57,360
fosters level goes up, get out

6253
04:30:58,809 --> 04:30:59,443
now that doesn't kill the

6254
04:30:59,443 --> 04:31:01,611
fish. Spray doesn't kill the

6255
04:31:01,611 --> 04:31:04,611
fish. And blue green algae.

6256
04:31:04,781 --> 04:31:07,985
Not a big fish kill. But what

6257
04:31:07,985 --> 04:31:08,652
does kill the fish? If you

6258
04:31:08,652 --> 04:31:10,754
have a cold snap. And all the

6259
04:31:10,754 --> 04:31:13,289
options s***** out of water.

6260
04:31:13,289 --> 04:31:13,856
And a fish die by the

6261
04:31:13,856 --> 04:31:16,256
thousands. And that's just

6262
04:31:16,793 --> 04:31:17,493
what happened. The last cold

6263
04:31:17,493 --> 04:31:20,493
snap. And this district. This

6264
04:31:21,665 --> 04:31:25,265
spring out. as a stand. We

6265
04:31:29,138 --> 04:31:29,772
probably won't get a cold

6266
04:31:29,772 --> 04:31:33,372
snap. We probably won't have a

6267
04:31:34,440 --> 04:31:36,513
fish kill. Why do make

6268
04:31:36,513 --> 04:31:39,513
Disneyland out of these lakes?

6269
04:31:39,983 --> 04:31:40,717
These lakes are supposed to be

6270
04:31:40,717 --> 04:31:41,485
wearing a summit tropical

6271
04:31:41,485 --> 04:31:43,353
zone. There's supposed to be

6272
04:31:43,353 --> 04:31:45,121
vegetated a lot. Not just a

6273
04:31:45,121 --> 04:31:48,121
little. And we spend millions

6274
04:31:49,326 --> 04:31:51,228
of dollars in this case,

6275
04:31:51,228 --> 04:31:51,928
7 million sold a pop-up think

6276
04:31:51,928 --> 04:31:53,262
a couple of million Making

6277
04:31:53,262 --> 04:31:56,862
Disney lands out of people can

6278
04:31:57,133 --> 04:31:57,767
run around. I never bass

6279
04:31:57,767 --> 04:31:59,736
boats. And the shoreline

6280
04:31:59,736 --> 04:32:02,606
people can. Not seeing any

6281
04:32:02,606 --> 04:32:04,400
vegetation along the

6282
04:32:04,400 --> 04:32:06,400
shoreline. Totally unnatural.

6283
04:32:08,612 --> 04:32:09,712
Read it to Cuesta fouls when

6284
04:32:09,712 --> 04:32:10,981
the people that came down the

6285
04:32:10,981 --> 04:32:12,816
Kissimmee and the 18 million

6286
04:32:12,816 --> 04:32:14,484
teen hundreds to Lake

6287
04:32:14,484 --> 04:32:15,185
Okeechobee and read. But they

6288
04:32:15,185 --> 04:32:17,654
had to fight through lakes and

6289
04:32:17,654 --> 04:32:20,540
the rivers. The natural.

6290
04:32:21,424 --> 04:32:23,424
Everglades. Vegetated. Please

6291
04:32:26,463 --> 04:32:30,630
Think you thank you, Mr. Cook.

6292
04:32:30,967 --> 04:32:31,868
>> We'll hear next from

6293
04:32:31,868 --> 04:32:32,702
Diamond Bertram, followed by

6294
04:32:32,702 --> 04:32:35,702
Michele are kept Palermo on

6295
04:32:41,444 --> 04:32:43,444
Good afternoon.

6296
04:32:45,348 --> 04:32:46,480
>> Di numbers are on with the

6297
04:32:46,480 --> 04:32:46,582
Bergeron Everglades

6298
04:32:46,582 --> 04:32:48,582
Foundation. We're probably

6299
04:32:50,387 --> 04:32:51,221
outside of the happy New Year

6300
04:32:51,221 --> 04:32:52,355
window. But I want to wish

6301
04:32:52,355 --> 04:32:53,550
everyone a happy new year. We

6302
04:32:53,550 --> 04:32:54,224
didn't have a meeting in

6303
04:32:54,224 --> 04:32:54,891
January. So I think that's

6304
04:32:54,891 --> 04:32:57,891
appropriate. And a very happy

6305
04:32:58,695 --> 04:32:59,362
birthday. Early birthday to

6306
04:32:59,362 --> 04:33:02,362
chairman I'd also like to

6307
04:33:04,301 --> 04:33:06,701
congratulate Colonel Roman are

6308
04:33:06,970 --> 04:33:07,838
swamped queen. There's no one

6309
04:33:07,838 --> 04:33:08,572
more deserving of a crown than

6310
04:33:08,572 --> 04:33:11,807
you. And if you were in

6311
04:33:11,807 --> 04:33:13,577
attendance, you all have to

6312
04:33:13,577 --> 04:33:15,545
know that she won by an

6313
04:33:15,545 --> 04:33:16,747
absolute landslide and not

6314
04:33:16,747 --> 04:33:18,181
only that, but there was a

6315
04:33:18,181 --> 04:33:19,449
line out the door of people

6316
04:33:19,449 --> 04:33:20,183
wanting to get photos with the

6317
04:33:20,183 --> 04:33:23,183
clean the entire night. is

6318
04:33:23,353 --> 04:33:24,220
very exciting. The swamp is

6319
04:33:24,220 --> 04:33:24,921
lucky to have you. And so are

6320
04:33:24,921 --> 04:33:27,921
we. A big congratulations to

6321
04:33:30,920 --> 04:33:31,294
Everglades coalition co-chair

6322
04:33:31,294 --> 04:33:32,228
as Kelli Cox and Mark Perry on

6323
04:33:32,228 --> 04:33:34,228
another outstanding conference

6324
04:33:34,864 --> 04:33:36,366
and a heartfelt thank you to

6325
04:33:36,366 --> 04:33:37,100
the Miccosukee tribe for their

6326
04:33:37,100 --> 04:33:37,734
generosity in hosting the

6327
04:33:37,734 --> 04:33:40,200
event. It was wonderful to see

6328
04:33:40,200 --> 04:33:44,202
so many of you there. I want

6329
04:33:44,441 --> 04:33:45,642
to echo my neighbor Bennell

6330
04:33:45,642 --> 04:33:47,377
since comments that were made

6331
04:33:47,377 --> 04:33:49,612
earlier today and extend my

6332
04:33:49,612 --> 04:33:51,381
appreciation to the district

6333
04:33:51,381 --> 04:33:52,415
to John Madden and the

6334
04:33:52,415 --> 04:33:53,449
modeling team for prioritizing

6335
04:33:53,449 --> 04:33:55,185
holding meetings with the

6336
04:33:55,185 --> 04:33:56,286
private landowners within the

6337
04:33:56,286 --> 04:33:56,987
West, Peter Basin, footprint

6338
04:33:56,987 --> 04:34:00,587
of work. If anyone can get

6339
04:34:00,589 --> 04:34:01,324
this right and ensure that all

6340
04:34:01,324 --> 04:34:02,240
stakeholders are heard, it's

6341
04:34:02,240 --> 04:34:04,160
this district. All of my hope

6342
04:34:04,160 --> 04:34:08,360
is in all of you. I'm hopeful

6343
04:34:10,990 --> 04:34:10,800
that you'll continue working

6344
04:34:10,800 --> 04:34:11,467
with us so that we can get

6345
04:34:11,467 --> 04:34:12,735
this right for all

6346
04:34:12,735 --> 04:34:14,470
stakeholders, private

6347
04:34:14,470 --> 04:34:15,138
landowners, the Miccosukee

6348
04:34:15,138 --> 04:34:15,872
tribe, the Seminole tribe. And

6349
04:34:15,872 --> 04:34:16,439
most importantly, the

6350
04:34:16,439 --> 04:34:19,439
environment. As a private land

6351
04:34:19,709 --> 04:34:20,443
owner. I can assure you that

6352
04:34:20,443 --> 04:34:21,511
we're showing up to ensure the

6353
04:34:21,511 --> 04:34:24,511
protection of the wildlife and

6354
04:34:25,281 --> 04:34:25,981
their home that we are lucky

6355
04:34:25,981 --> 04:34:26,649
enough to steward much more

6356
04:34:26,649 --> 04:34:27,283
than we're showing up for

6357
04:34:27,283 --> 04:34:29,319
ourselves. I look forward to

6358
04:34:29,319 --> 04:34:30,353
our next landowner meeting.

6359
04:34:30,353 --> 04:34:33,523
And on that note, then I'd

6360
04:34:33,523 --> 04:34:34,223
also like to channel my inner

6361
04:34:34,223 --> 04:34:37,590
Reba. Here's your one chance.

6362
04:34:37,590 --> 04:34:39,950
Fancy. Don't let me down

6363
04:34:39,950 --> 04:34:39,795
district. Please don't let us

6364
04:34:39,795 --> 04:34:41,964
down. Thank you so much. Thank

6365
04:34:41,964 --> 04:34:44,734
you. Miss Byrd Ron. We'll hear

6366
04:34:44,734 --> 04:34:45,401
next from Michelle are kept

6367
04:34:45,401 --> 04:34:48,971
Palermo. She just put her head

6368
04:34:48,971 --> 04:34:51,971
down. Mr. the midst Palermo

6369
04:34:54,677 --> 04:34:57,770
please unmute your mic.

6370
04:34:59,683 --> 04:35:00,350
>> Here we go. Sorry about

6371
04:35:00,350 --> 04:35:03,350
that. Good afternoon at 2 gas

6372
04:35:08,691 --> 04:35:12,891
in report I am sorry that I

6373
04:35:13,663 --> 04:35:15,599
was unable to be this morning

6374
04:35:15,599 --> 04:35:19,199
missed the See month we. Never

6375
04:35:19,769 --> 04:35:20,737
in my career when I imagined

6376
04:35:20,737 --> 04:35:24,337
that I would be working. It

6377
04:35:24,440 --> 04:35:27,476
leads and my mentors, we the

6378
04:35:27,476 --> 04:35:28,144
means blocking imports out

6379
04:35:28,144 --> 04:35:31,744
Iran. It was our pleasure to

6380
04:35:37,520 --> 04:35:38,254
around the Muslim mean. I just

6381
04:35:38,254 --> 04:35:40,190
want to say congratulations

6382
04:35:40,190 --> 04:35:43,325
from You are to and so

6383
04:35:43,325 --> 04:35:43,993
grateful that I got to know

6384
04:35:43,993 --> 04:35:45,661
you over the ports like we're

6385
04:35:45,661 --> 04:35:47,864
now seeing 100 kids. Thank

6386
04:35:47,864 --> 04:35:48,698
you, everyone. For all you do

6387
04:35:48,698 --> 04:35:52,298
every single day. in the words

6388
04:35:52,535 --> 04:35:54,935
about Iran, along with

6389
04:35:55,672 --> 04:35:57,672
>> Thank Marquette Palermo,

6390
04:35:58,708 --> 04:35:59,375
Mr. Chairman that concludes

6391
04:35:59,375 --> 04:36:01,375
General public comment.

6392
04:36:01,711 --> 04:36:02,411
>> Thanks. We'll move now to

6393
04:36:02,411 --> 04:36:03,112
board comment. start with Mr.

6394
04:36:03,112 --> 04:36:05,112
Butler.

6395
04:36:08,518 --> 04:36:12,118
>> One quick on the pup date

6396
04:36:12,455 --> 04:36:14,523
talks fdacs portion talks

6397
04:36:14,523 --> 04:36:15,191
about the bmp manuals. And

6398
04:36:15,191 --> 04:36:17,191
that's Rebecca. Projected

6399
04:36:18,628 --> 04:36:20,396
February 3rd, I think that

6400
04:36:20,396 --> 04:36:21,970
Mister Wess said they're out

6401
04:36:21,970 --> 04:36:23,970
right?

6402
04:36:27,470 --> 04:36:28,170
>> Okay. All right. And right

6403
04:36:28,170 --> 04:36:31,207
down to the small farm. Manual

6404
04:36:31,207 --> 04:36:35,407
is out. So. So that was good

6405
04:36:35,779 --> 04:36:36,946
cfx. Get those manuals The

6406
04:36:36,946 --> 04:36:39,946
updated map. Thanks, and happy

6407
04:36:41,517 --> 04:36:43,517
birthday, Thank

6408
04:36:44,921 --> 04:36:45,588
>> Goss. I hope you have a

6409
04:36:45,588 --> 04:36:47,290
great birthday you can

6410
04:36:47,290 --> 04:36:49,690
celebrate in style. Nothing

6411
04:36:49,926 --> 04:36:51,926
else. Thanks.

6412
04:36:54,364 --> 04:36:55,498
>> I want to embarrass of

6413
04:36:55,498 --> 04:36:58,498
thank you. progressed. Lo live

6414
04:37:03,439 --> 04:37:04,808
the Everglades.

6415
04:37:04,808 --> 04:37:05,175
>> right.

6416
04:37:05,175 --> 04:37:07,810
>> Well said Ms Meads you on.

6417
04:37:07,810 --> 04:37:08,744
>> I don't have anything else.

6418
04:37:08,744 --> 04:37:10,747
Cameron, thank you. All right.

6419
04:37:10,747 --> 04:37:11,481
>> Thanks for being hanging in

6420
04:37:11,481 --> 04:37:13,850
there with us. I look forward

6421
04:37:13,850 --> 04:37:15,652
to seeing you all in March and

6422
04:37:15,652 --> 04:37:17,387
April in those meetings will

6423
04:37:17,387 --> 04:37:18,870
be here and it looks like in

6424
04:37:18,870 --> 04:37:21,230
they were going down to