Corkscrew Watershed Initiative Public Meeting
DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday June 26, 2024, 1:00 PM
LOCATION:
Collier County Heritage Bay Government Services Center
15450 Collier Boulevard
Naples, FL 34120
Members of the public may also view the meeting via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use.
Zoom Registration Link
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information, you may contact Laura Layman via phone at 239-338-2929 or via email at llayman@sfwmd.gov.
AGENDA:
Meeting Agenda
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED:
The South Florida Water Management District is conducting a three-year Planning Study known as the Corkscrew Watershed Initiative (CWI). The project objectives are to develop a comprehensive strategy to achieve ecological restoration of the Corkscrew system by improving wetland hydroperiods and natural flows, while reducing flood risk in nearby flood-prone areas without adversely impacting the water supply and water management needs of the Corkscrew Watershed. A planning team, the Technical Working Group (TWG), comprised of District staff, representatives of local governments in the region and others with responsibility for the management of the Corkscrew Watershed will gather data and identify viable short and long-term strategies to achieve the CWI objectives. The scope of the project includes developing restoration goals, performance measures and metrics, and identifying viable solutions, which will be tested using modeling (Big Cypress Basin Watershed Model).
One or more members of the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District may attend this meeting. No Governing Board action will be taken.
The agenda will be posted to the District’s website, SFWMD.gov/meetings, seven days prior to the meeting. Or, you can contact Laura Layman, via phone at 239-338-2929, or via email llayman@sfwmd.gov.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this forum is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Molly Brown, District Clerk, at mobrown@sfwmd.gov. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1 (800) 955-8770 (voice).