In-person and via WebEx scheduled on Aug. 31 prior to the hybrid WERP Project Delivery Team Meeting.
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JACKSONVILLE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and our partners at the South Florida Water Management District will host an Open House from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the hybrid Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team Meeting in-person in Immokalee and also via WebEx, scheduled for Thursday, August 31, from 1 to 4 p.m.
“The Corps and South Florida Water Management District will host an informal Open House for the Western Everglades Restoration Project at Immokalee Community Park prior to the Project Delivery Team Meeting at 1 p.m. in the same location,” said WERP Project Manager Steve Baisden. “Starting at noon, we will have maps of our proposed plan and team members available to discuss the plan and answer any questions.”
“The formal Project Delivery Team Meeting will follow from 1 to 4 p.m. at the same location as originally scheduled,” said Baisden. “We hope that everyone will be able to join us either in-person or virtually, to discuss the Western Everglades Restoration Project status and refinements to our proposed Alternative HNFR, or Hybrid Natural Flow Revised.”
Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Open House:
Thursday, August 31, 2023, 12 to 1 p.m.
Immokalee Community Park
321 N. 1st Street
Immokalee, FL 34142
239-252-4449
(to be followed by a Project Delivery Team Meeting from 1 to 4 p.m.)
The Project Delivery Team (PDT) members include only the federal officials and elected officers of state, local or tribal governments or their designated employees with authority to act on their behalf acting in their official capacities.
Members of the public (PUBLIC) are welcome to attend the government agency PDT meeting and provide comment during the designated Public Comment periods.
Hybrid Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting
In Person:
Thursday, August 31, 2023, 1 to 4 p.m.
Immokalee Community Park
321 N. 1st Street
Immokalee, FL 34142
239-252-4449
Via WebEx:
*PLEASE log into the webinar first and have it call your phone in order to avoid background noise so all participants can hear the discussion clearly.
Please mute your phone and mute your computer upon joining the meeting.
The goals of WERP are to improve the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water in the Western Everglades in the effort to re-establish ecological connectivity, reduce the severity and frequency of wildfires, and restore low nutrient conditions.
The Western Everglades Restoration Project is a component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2000. The study area covers approximately 1,200 square miles. If the project is authorized, it will improve the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water in the western Everglades.
Additional information is available at: www.saj.usace.army.mil/WERP/
