April 2022
FACT SHEET
Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements
Construction (C)
Congressional Districts: 26, 27
1. DESCRIPTION
Per Public Law 106-554, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is authorized to provide technical and financial assistance to carryout projects for the planning, design, and construction of storm water and wastewater treatment works to improve water quality in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. As population and tourism in the Keys have increased over the years, wastewater and storm water treatment and management practices have not kept up with available technology. Nutrients from wastewater are one of the contributing factors to the decline of the water quality in both the canals and nearshore waters surrounding the Keys. The primary purpose of this effort is to improve water quality in the Florida Keys, by the implementing wastewater and storm water master plans previously prepared for Monroe County and various municipalities within Monroe County, Florida. The authorized Federal cost is $100 million.
Municipalities included in the Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Program are Key Largo, Key Colony Beach, Marathon, Islamorada, Layton, and Key West.
2. FUNDING
| Allocation thru FY20 |
$38,626,000 |
| Allocation for FY21 |
$0 |
| President’s Budget FY21 |
$0 |
3. SPONSOR
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33416-4680
4. STATUS
Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) have been executed for all six municipalities included within the program. To date, just under $70 million has been reimbursed back to municipalities of Monroe County for storm water and wastewater projects they have constructed. $5.125M was provided in the FY21 work plan and was reimbursement by September 2021. In FY 2022 funding received will be used to reimburse Key Largo, Marathon and Islamorada for stormwater and wastewater projects.
