The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces a Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team Meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon.
“During the Feb. 28 Project Delivery Team Meeting we will discuss the WERP study restart, progress made prior to the suspension in December 2020 and the path moving forward,” said WERP Project Manager Steve Baisden.
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.
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Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting via WebEx
Monday, February 28, 2022, 10 a.m. to noon
https://usace1.webex.com/meet/stephen.a.baisden
Call-In Number: 1-844-800-2712
Access code: 199 665 6695#
Attendee ID: 173515#
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/
Read more about the WERP restart:
Jacksonville District restarts Western Everglades Restoration Project
Feb. 28 marks first project delivery team meeting since 2020
https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2944952/jacksonville-district-restarts-western-everglades-restoration-project/