JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), will host two virtual informational meetings on Friday, July 17, 2026, and Friday, July 24, 2026, to provide an update on the first increment of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Operational Plan and to gather public feedback.
The July 17 meeting will include a summary of the plan formulation process, a presentation of the optimized preferred alternative modeling results, and an overview of upcoming next steps.
The July 24 meeting will be dedicated to receiving public comments on the optimized preferred alternative modeling results.
CEPP aims to enhance 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 also increasing water supply for municipal, industrial, and agricultural users.
The CEPP Operational Plan establishes the operating criteria for CEPP infrastructure and coordinates the operations of related Central Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and non-CERP projects that support CEPP’s overall goals and benefits.
CEPP Virtual Informational Meeting
Friday, July 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meeting Link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/meet/993576223947?p=HloaHiL9J5BFDsaqzr
Meeting ID: 993 576 223 947
Passcode: or3Gb98y
Dial in by phone: +1 601-262-2433,,858468751#
Phone conference ID: 858 468 751#
CEPP Virtual Informational Meeting
Friday, July 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meeting Link: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/meet/993637752269?p=P4ZR1LGAEaA8ZRKluc
Meeting ID: 993 637 752 269
Passcode: 78yX9JZ6
Dial in by phone: +1 601-262-2433,,643190070#
Phone conference ID: 643 190 070#
Please mute your phone and mute your computer upon joining the meeting. All lines except those who are scheduled to speak will be muted during the meeting. Please announce yourself when you join the PDT Meeting by signing in via the chat function with your full name and affiliation, as well as either “PDT” for Project Delivery Team members or “Public” for members of the public.
There will be designated opportunities for public comment during the PDT meeting.
If you would like to provide public comment, in addition to your initial check-in, we request that you wait to add your name to the chat to provide public comment until the public comment period is announced, and then provide your full name and affiliation to everyone on the chat again at that time to reserve your opportunity to provide public comment. This will make it easier for everyone to track who will be next up to provide public comment.
For more information on the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Operational Plan, please go to the following website: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/CEPPOperationalPlan/
For questions, please send an email to USACE Project Manager Nicole Iatropoulos at: nicolette.c.iatropoulos@usace.army.mil
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