The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is beginning preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Operational Plan. The purpose of CEPP as described in the 2014 CEPP Final Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/EIS) and the 2020 CEPP EIS is to improve the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water flows to the northern estuaries, Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA 3), Everglades National Park (ENP), and Florida Bay while increasing water supply for municipal, industrial, and agricultural users. The purpose of this CEPP Operational Plan is to update the 2020 CEPP Draft Project Operating Manual (DPOM) to provide operating criteria associated with pending CEPP infrastructure and related complete and near complete Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and non-CERP projects to incrementally progress towards achievement of the goals, purposes, and benefits outlined in the 2014 CEPP Final PIR/EIS and the 2020 CEPP EIS.