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Summary of SB 10 as it stands
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By Perry’s estimates, completion of the proposed reservoir would reduce discharges from Lake O to both coasts by “perhaps 40 to 50 percent.”
240,000 acre feet reduces 50% of the discharges to both coasts? Wow. Shocking. When it rains to the north of the lake and on the lake, it WILL rain on this reservoir. If anyone thinks that this 50% is correct (and I hope you don't) realize there will not be that capacity to move the water into the reservoir when the rains are like we had that one anomaly of a rainy dry season. At the peak rain events/seasons the USACE/USFWS holds back 204,000 acre feet of water north of Everglades National Park, the south end of the system.
And then this, that agriculture dictates the releases, really??? There is an extensive plan developed by multiple government agencies.
Perry says, “the sugar growers have always had perfect conditions for growing their crops because the water is controlled and used for irrigation and perfect drainage."
I just can't believe what I read these days. Unbelievable. A bill that had not one but two strike alls as parts of the process should be a sign to ALL that there are significant issues when legislators get that involved in restoration.
There is NO federal partner, none, not one.
This bill will only serve to continue to delay the process. It is the NGO that has been pushing this reservoir that sued to stop the A1 reservoir. These reservoirs have always been part of the process.
H2Odad . . . on target sir not to mention that water has to be treated. Its 240,000 acres completely dry while spending all of the funding, state funding only.
Better time spent would be reviewing and discussing Nelsons Bill which I have not reviewed yet.
Move forward w/ CERP and CEPP.
Baby steps toward success.
Yep...........16.55 inches EAA 3. In 7 days.
http://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20weather/rainfall%20historical%20%28monthly%29
1. digging into ground water table does not provide any storage.
2. 17 feet will require at least 5 feet higher levees, but maybe more depending on the interior leves use to control sloshing and wave overtopping of the levees.
3. Thousands of acres of treatment cells will be required
4. millions of cubic yards of canal and flow-way excavation required.
My prediction, Ill probably be dead before its operational and I don't plan on dying any time soon.
These things take a couple years design, and multiple phases of construction for about 6-10 years.
Oh and Billions of dollars!
Long long way to go and all we decided so far is to use land we already bought for the EAA reservoir.
All this for the temple of the mouse. Makes me want to puke.