WERP Sub-team Meetings

*WERP EN/Modeling Sub-team Meeting*

Bi-weekly meeting on Mondays @ 1pm **

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Call-in: (877) 873-8017  | (636) 651-3181
Access code: 6992320 #
Security: 1234

Next meeting: Monday, April 8th @ 1pm
Purpose: Discuss Alt H refinements

*WERP Savings Clause & Assurances Sub-team Meeting*

Weekly meeting on Thursdays @ 10am **

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Call-in: (877) 873-8017  | (636) 651-3181
Access code: 6992320 #
Security: 1234

Next meeting: Thursday, April 11th @ 10am
Purpose: Discuss ongoing analysis for Savings Clause

**Meeting times and dates are subject to change. Please contact Stephen Baisden at (904) 232-1794 or stephen.a.baisden@usace.army.mil to confirm date, time, and call-in information.

PDT Teleconference August 20, 2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting for the Western Everglades Restoration Project on  August 20, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST).

Meeting number: 877-848-7030

Access Code: 8206346

Security Code: 1234

During this meeting, project team members will provide an update on the Western Everglades Restoration Project.

PDT meetings enable federal, state and local agencies and tribal governments to provide their input for the Western Everglades Restoration Project. Members of the public may attend the PDT meeting and provide public comment both during and at the end of the meeting.

Documents:

• Meeting Agenda (to be provided closer to meeting)

NEPA Comment Response Matrix Available Online - November 28, 2016

The comment response matrix for the Western Everglades Restoration Project is now available online. The matrix captures all of the comments received during the 45-day public comment period held July 11 - August 24, 2016 and responses. The public comment period was held in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to solicit input from federal, state, and local agencies; Native American Tribes; and other interested private organizations and members of the public.

• View the Comment Response Matrix

Working-Group-Sponsored Public Workshop - June 22, 2017

The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group hosted public workshop for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) on June 22 in Clewiston.  The Working Group sponsored the public workshop to facilitate public  participation in the WERP planning process. This workshop focused on modeling efforts for WERP, including the approach, strategy, and  available tools. The Task Force provides feedback from workshops to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). 

• Additional information, including presentations and handouts   

PUBLIC WORKSHOP - August 23, 2016

A public workshop for the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) was sponsored by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group to engage the public in an exchange of technical information related to hydrology and land cover in the study area.

10 AM - 4 PM (ET)
John Boy Auditorium, 1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue, Clewiston, Florida 33440

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PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING – August 16, 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District hosted a public scoping meeting to discuss and seek input on the Western Everglades Restoration Project. Interested individuals, groups and agencies were encouraged to attend the meeting to provide comments and ask questions.

6:00 PM (ET) - Open House
6:30 PM (ET) - Formal Presentation and Public Comments
John Boy Auditorium, 1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue, Clewiston, Florida 33440

Meeting Documents:

• Revised Agenda
• Presentation
• Handouts
• Video of Meeting 
• Meeting Transcript

The Western Everglades Restoration project is a new planning effort aimed at improving the quality, quantity, timing and distribution of water needed to restore and reconnect the western Everglades ecosystem. Comments were accepted on the project through August 24, 2016, by sending comments electronically to:  Western.Everglades@usace.army.mil or mailed to:

 Melissa Nasuti
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
P.O. Box 4970
Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019

This public meeting was held in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), with the sole purpose of soliciting input on the project as it enters into its preliminary planning stage.  Input received during this meeting was used in the development of the project’s NEPA report. This report will be included as part of the Project Implementation Report that, when completed and approved, will be submitted to Congress for authorization and appropriations.