The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
“Please join the BBSEER Project Delivery Team on Friday, May 17, 2024,” said April Patterson, BBSEER Senior Project Manager. “Please join us as the team completes the performance measure results for alternatives 31 and 32, sensitivity runs, and the future without project scenario. We will discuss the proposed final array and introduce upcoming evaluations. Thank you for your continued engagement and ongoing your support throughout this iterative process.”
BBSEER alternative plans are intended to restore freshwater flows to terrestrial and coastal wetlands in Biscayne Bay and the Southeastern Everglades.
Please join the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project for a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Details: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER/
If you have any questions, please send an email to BBSEERComments@usace.army.mil.
Virtual Meeting Instructions:
- Unless you are calling in only and will not be viewing the virtual meeting, please sign in on the virtual meeting website first and, when prompted, select the audio connection “Call Me” option. This will allow the meeting to call you directly and may operate better than if you opt to dial in.
- At the beginning of the meeting, please sign in via chat and include your first and last name, agency or group affiliation if applicable, and email. PDT members should also include the PDT designation.
- Please mute your phone unless you are speaking, and do not put the call on hold.
- PDT members should provide their full name and the agency or group that they represent when speaking.
- Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments during the specified public comment periods.
BBSEER PDT Meeting
Friday, May 17, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Webex Login: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/April.N.Patterson
Meeting Number: 199 320 6340
Call-in toll-free number: 844-800-2712
Call-in number (ATT Audio): 669-234-1177
Access Code: 199 320 6340
BBSEER Meeting Objectives:
- Review Round 3 Results
- Confirm Final Array
- Introduce Final Array Evaluations
- Receive PDT and Public Comments
- Next Steps, Future Meetings, and Closing Comment
Tentative Agenda:
- 09:00 – 09:10 AM: Welcome, Meeting Objectives, and Study Progress
- 09:10 – 09:45 AM: Ecological Connectivity Performance Evaluation
- 09:45 – 10:00 AM: Round 3 Results Summary
- 10:00 – 10:30 AM: Confirming the Final Array
- 10:30 – 11:30 AM: Final Array Analysis
- 11:30 – 11:45 AM: PDT Comment
- 11:45 – 11:50 AM: Public Comment
- 11:50 – 12:00 PM: Next Steps and Closing Comments
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the planning phase for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project, an important part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is our partner as the non-federal sponsor for this project.
BBSEER Study is focused on formulating plans to restore parts of the south Florida ecosystem in freshwater wetlands of the Southern Glades and Model Lands, the coastal wetlands and subtidal areas, including mangrove and seagrass areas, of Biscayne Bay, Biscayne National Park, Manatee Bay, Card Sound and Barnes Sound. These areas have been affected by over-drainage and by large-volume freshwater releases from canals, such as the C-111 Canal. As part of the study, the USACE will publish information in a Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document.
To meet BBSEER objectives, this study will identify, consider, and assess a comprehensive list of features and operational changes. The features and operational changes may include, but are not limited to, canal plugs and backfilling, structure removal, conveyance features, stormwater treatment areas, reservoir and storage areas, seepage capture, treated wastewater, new levees or berms and controlled burns. During the study, additional measures may be added, and project locations and dimensions will be specified in the draft integrated PIR/NEPA document.
Similar to other CERP studies where multiple components are combined into one planning effort and Project Implementation Report, the BBSEER Study will also include more than one CERP component. The BBSEER Study will begin with six CERP components identified in the 1999 study known as the “Restudy” or “Yellow Book.” These components include Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, Biscayne Bay Coastal Canals, C-111N Canal Project, South Miami Dade County Reuse, West Miami Dade Reuse, and North Lake Belt.
For additional information regarding the project, please visit the project webpage www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER
View the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project (BBSEER) Fact Sheet at https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll11/id/5451
The Everglades ecosystem encompasses a system of diverse wetland landscapes that are hydrologically and ecologically connected across more than 200 miles from north to south, and across 18,000 square miles of southern Florida. In 2000, the U.S. Congress authorized the federal government, in partnership with the state of Florida, to embark upon a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) to further protect and restore the remaining Everglades ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region.
The BBSEER Study is the first CERP Study to incorporate the evaluation of sea level change early in the planning process and is the next important step for CERP.
BBSEER Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting March 15, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
“Please join the BBSEER Project Delivery Team on Friday, March 15, 2024,” said April Patterson, BBSEER Senior Project Manager. Thanks to everyone who provided comments and information to support the team’s development of BBSEER Round 3 alternative plans. Please join us as the team presents evaluations of the Round 3 model results which incorporates intermediate sea level in alternatives 31 and 32, sensitivity runs, and the future without project scenario. We thank you for your continued engagement and ongoing your support throughout this iterative process.”
BBSEER alternative plans are intended to restore freshwater flows to terrestrial and coastal wetlands in Biscayne Bay and the Southeastern Everglades.
Please join the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project for a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Details: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER/
If you have any questions, please send an email to BBSEERComments@usace.army.mil.
Virtual Meeting Instructions:
- Unless you are calling in only and will not be viewing the virtual meeting, please sign in on the virtual meeting website first and, when prompted, select the audio connection “Call Me” option. This will allow the meeting to call you directly and may operate better than if you opt to dial in.
- At the beginning of the meeting, please sign in via chat and include your first and last name, agency or group affiliation if applicable, and email. PDT members should also include the PDT designation.
- Please mute your phone unless you are speaking, and do not put the call on hold.
- PDT members should provide their full name and the agency or group that they represent when speaking.
- Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments during the specified public comment periods.
BBSEER PDT Meeting
Friday, March 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Webex Login: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/April.N.Patterson
Meeting Number: 199 320 6340
Call-in toll-free number: 844-800-2712
Call-in number (ATT Audio): 669-234-1177
Access Code: 199 320 6340
BBSEER Meeting Objectives:
- Review Round 3 Flood Risk Management, Water Supply and Water Quality Evaluations
- Review C-111 Hydraulic Retention Basin Concept
- Review Protocol for the Assessment, Remediation and Post-remediation Monitoring for Environmental Contaminants for Everglades Restoration Projects
- Receive PDT and Public Comments
- Next Steps, Future Meetings, and Closing Comments
TENTATIVE AGENDA
- 09:00 – 09:10 AM: Welcome, Meeting Objectives, and Study Objectives
- 09:10 – 09:40 AM: Flood Risk Management Evaluation
- 09:40 – 09:50 AM: PDT Comment
- 09:50 – 10:10 AM: Water Supply Evaluation
- 10:10 – 10:20 AM: PDT Comment
- 10:20 – 10:25 AM: Public Comment
- 10:25 – 10:45 AM: Water Quality Evaluation
- 10:45 – 10:55 AM: PDT Comment
- 10:55 – 11:10 AM: C-111 Hydraulic Retention Basin
- 11:10 – 11:20 AM: PDT Comment
- 11:20 – 11:40 AM: Protocol for Assessment of Environmental Contaminants
- 11:40 – 11:50 AM: PDT Comment
- 11:50 – 11:55 AM: Public Comment
- 11:55 – 12:00 PM: Next Steps and Closing Comments
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the planning phase for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project, an important part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is our partner as the non-federal sponsor for this project.
The BBSEER Study is focused on formulating plans to restore parts of the south Florida ecosystem in freshwater wetlands of the Southern Glades and Model Lands, the coastal wetlands and subtidal areas, including mangrove and seagrass areas, of Biscayne Bay, Biscayne National Park, Manatee Bay, Card Sound and Barnes Sound. These areas have been affected by over-drainage and by large-volume freshwater releases from canals, such as the C-111 Canal. As part of the study, the USACE will publish information in a Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document.
To meet BBSEER objectives, this study will identify, consider, and assess a comprehensive list of features and operational changes. The features and operational changes may include, but are not limited to, canal plugs and backfilling, structure removal, conveyance features, stormwater treatment areas, reservoir and storage areas, seepage capture, treated wastewater, new levees or berms and controlled burns. During the study, additional measures may be added, and project locations and dimensions will be specified in the draft integrated PIR/NEPA document.
Similar to other CERP studies where multiple components are combined into one planning effort and Project Implementation Report, the BBSEER Study will also include more than one CERP component. The BBSEER Study will begin with six CERP components identified in the 1999 study known as the “Restudy” or “Yellow Book.” These components include:
- Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands
- Biscayne Bay Coastal Canals
- C-111N Canal Project
- South Miami Dade County Reuse
- West Miami Dade Reuse
- North Lake Belt
For additional information regarding the project, please visit the project webpage www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER
View the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project (BBSEER) Fact Sheet at https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll11/id/5451
The Everglades ecosystem encompasses a system of diverse wetland landscapes that are hydrologically and ecologically connected across more than 200 miles from north to south, and across 18,000 square miles of southern Florida. In 2000, the U.S. Congress authorized the federal government, in partnership with the state of Florida, to embark upon a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) to further protect and restore the remaining Everglades ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region.
The BBSEER Study is the first CERP Study to incorporate the evaluation of sea level change early in the planning process and is the next important step for CERP.
Contact
Jeffrey Prater
561-801-5734
publicmail.cesaj-cc@usace.army.mil
BBSEER Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting January 17, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
“Please join the BBSEER Project Delivery Team on Wednesday, January 17, 2024,” said April Patterson, BBSEER Senior Project Manager. “Thanks to everyone who provided comments and information to support the team’s development of BBSEER Round 3 alternative plans. Please join us as the team presents evaluations of the Round 3 model results which incorporates intermediate sea level in alternatives 31 and 32, sensitivity runs, and the future without project scenario. We thank you for your continued engagement and ongoing your support throughout this iterative process.”
BBSEER alternative plans are intended to restore freshwater flows to terrestrial and coastal wetlands in Biscayne Bay and the Southeastern Everglades.
Please join the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project for a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Details: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER/
If you have any questions, please send an email to BBSEERComments@usace.army.mil.
Virtual Meeting Instructions:
- Unless you are calling in only and will not be viewing the virtual meeting, please sign in on the virtual meeting website first and, when prompted, select the audio connection “Call Me” option. This will allow the meeting to call you directly and may operate better than if you opt to dial in.
- At the beginning of the meeting, please sign in via chat and include your first and last name, agency or group affiliation if applicable, and email. PDT members should also include the PDT designation.
- Please mute your phone unless you are speaking, and do not put the call on hold.
- PDT members should provide their full name and the agency or group that they represent when speaking.
- Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments during the specified public comment periods.
BBSEER PDT Meeting
Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Webex Login: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/April.N.Patterson
Meeting Number: 199 320 6340
Call-in toll-free number: 844-800-2712
Call-in number (ATT Audio): 669-234-1177
Access Code: 199 320 6340
BBSEER Meeting Objectives:
- Review Round 3 Nearshore Salinity, Direct Canal Release, Flow Timing and Distribution, and Hydroperiod Performance
- Receive PDT and Public Comments
- Next Steps, Future Meetings, and Closing Comments
TENTATIVE AGENDA
- 1:00 – 1:10 PM: Welcome, Meeting Objectives, and Study Objectives
- 1:10 – 1:45 PM: Nearshore Salinity Performance
- 1:45 – 2:20 PM: Direct Canal Release Performance
- 2:20 – 2:30 PM: PDT Comment
- 2:30 – 2:35 PM: Public Comment
- 2:35 – 3:10 PM: Flow Timing and Distribution Performance
- 3:10 – 3:40 PM: Hydroperiod Performance
- 3:40 – 3:50 PM: PDT Comment
- 3:50 – 3:55 PM: Public Comment
- 3:55 – 4:00 PM: Next Steps and Closing Comments
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the planning phase for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project, an important part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is our partner as the non-federal sponsor for this project.
The BBSEER Study is focused on formulating plans to restore parts of the south Florida ecosystem in freshwater wetlands of the Southern Glades and Model Lands, the coastal wetlands and subtidal areas, including mangrove and seagrass areas, of Biscayne Bay, Biscayne National Park, Manatee Bay, Card Sound and Barnes Sound. These areas have been affected by over-drainage and by large-volume freshwater releases from canals, such as the C-111 Canal. As part of the study, the USACE will publish information in a Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document.
To meet BBSEER objectives, this study will identify, consider, and assess a comprehensive list of features and operational changes. The features and operational changes may include, but are not limited to, canal plugs and backfilling, structure removal, conveyance features, stormwater treatment areas, reservoir and storage areas, seepage capture, treated wastewater, new levees or berms and controlled burns. During the study, additional measures may be added, and project locations and dimensions will be specified in the draft integrated PIR/NEPA document.
Similar to other CERP studies where multiple components are combined into one planning effort and Project Implementation Report, the BBSEER Study will also include more than one CERP component. The BBSEER Study will begin with six CERP components identified in the 1999 study known as the “Restudy” or “Yellow Book.” These components include:
- Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands
- Biscayne Bay Coastal Canals
- C-111N Canal Project
- South Miami Dade County Reuse
- West Miami Dade Reuse
- North Lake Belt
For additional information regarding the project, please visit the project webpage www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER
View the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project (BBSEER) Fact Sheet at https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll11/id/5451
The Everglades ecosystem encompasses a system of diverse wetland landscapes that are hydrologically and ecologically connected across more than 200 miles from north to south, and across 18,000 square miles of southern Florida. In 2000, the U.S. Congress authorized the federal government, in partnership with the state of Florida, to embark upon a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) to further protect and restore the remaining Everglades ecosystem while providing for other water-related needs of the region.
The BBSEER Study is the first CERP Study to incorporate the evaluation of sea level change early in the planning process and is the next important step for CERP.
BBSEER Virtual Project Delivery Team Meeting Dec. 20 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project study on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
“Please join the BBSEER Project Delivery Team on Wednesday, December 20, 2023,” said April Patterson, BBSEER Senior Project Manager. “Thanks to everyone who provided comments and information to support the team’s development of BBSEER Round 3 alternative plans. Please join us as the team presents the Round 3 model results, which incorporates intermediate sea level in alternatives 31 and 32, sensitivity runs, and the future without project scenario. We thank you for your continued engagement and ongoing your support throughout this iterative process.”
BBSEER alternative plans are intended to restore freshwater flows to terrestrial and coastal wetlands in Biscayne Bay and the Southeastern Everglades.
Please join the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project for a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Details: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/BBSEER/
If you have any questions, please send an email to BBSEERComments@usace.army.mil.
Virtual Meeting Instructions:
- Unless you are calling in only and will not be viewing the virtual meeting, please sign in on the virtual meeting website first and, when prompted, select the audio connection “Call Me” option. This will allow the meeting to call you directly and may operate better than if you opt to dial in.
- At the beginning of the meeting, please sign in via chat and include your first and last name, agency or group affiliation if applicable, and email. PDT members should also include the PDT designation.
- Please mute your phone unless you are speaking, and do not put the call on hold.
- PDT members should provide their full name and the agency or group that they represent when speaking.
- Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments during the specified public comment periods.
BBSEER PDT Meeting
Wednesday, December 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Webex Login: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/April.N.Patterson
Meeting Number: 199 320 6340
Call-in toll-free number: 844-800-2712
Call-in number (ATT Audio): 669-234-1177
Access Code: 199 320 6340
BBSEER Meeting Objectives:
- Review Round 3 Model Results
- Review Ecological Performance of Round 3
- Share Sub Team Updates and Future Meetings
- Receive PDT and Public Comments
- Next Steps and Closing Comments
TENTATIVE AGENDA
- 9:00 – 9:15 AM: Welcome, Meeting Objectives, and Study Objectives
- 9:15 – 10:45 AM: Round 3 Model Results
- 10:45 –11:00 AM: PDT Comment
- 11:00 – 11:05 AM: Public Comment
- 11:05 – 11:25 AM: Ecological Performance: Initial Impressions of Select Performance Measures
- 11:25 –11:35 AM: Sub Team Updates: Model, Engineering, Water Supply, Water Quality
- 11:35 – 11:50 AM: PDT Comment
- 11:50 –11:55 AM: Public Comment
- 11:55 –12:00 PM: Next Steps and Closing Comments