JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to support the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Operational Plan (Phase 1).
The purpose of the CEPP Operational Plan is to provide operating criteria for CEPP infrastructure, while integrating operations of related Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and non-CERP projects that contribute towards achieving the goals, purposes, and benefits of the CEPP.
The CEPP Project Operating Manual will be updated and will change the Combined Operational Plan Water Control Plan (the current operating plan for the Water Conservation Areas, Everglades National Park, and the South Dade Conveyance System) which went into effect in 2020.
Jacksonville District, by publishing the NOI is beginning the formal NEPA process. The NEPA identification number for this effort is EISX-202-00-K3P-1729268053.
The NOI is available for your review on Jacksonville District’s environmental planning website under “Multiple Counties, item #49”: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/About/Divisions-Offices/Planning/Environmental-Branch/Environmental-Documents/
Jacksonville District is requesting comments regarding the preliminary action alternatives described in the NOI be submitted in writing to CEPPOperationalPlan@usace.army.mil by March 31, 2026.
Questions concerning the project can also be submitted to Mrs. Melissa Nasuti at Melissa.A.Nasuti@usace.army.mil or 904-232-1368.
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Release no. 26-011