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EAA Reservoiradmin2021-01-11T10:11:37-05:00

Improving the EAA Reservoir

Friends of the Everglades is concerned about the effectiveness of the $1.8 billion EAA Storage Reservoir project planned for south of Lake Okeechobee.

We hired a wetlands expert to examine the project’s effectiveness and articulated 20 concerns to the Army Corps of Engineers.

Scientific Report —

Will the EAA Reservoir work? Experts say it won’t.

Comments on the current reservoir plan for solving harmful algal blooms and restoring the Florida Everglades

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Joint Comments—

Another industrial-scale plumbing project?

Comments on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Central and Southern Florida, Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA)

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