Caloosahatchee basin project, US

29th November 2019

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

Font size: - +

Name of the Project
Caloosahatchee basin project.

Location
Florida, in the US.

Project Owner/s
South Florida Water Management District.

Project Description
The project will help rehabilitate the Caloosahatchee river and estuary as part of the state’s Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

Over the years, the estuary has suffered from harmful discharges from residential and agricultural development in the area.

The project will promote a healthy biological system through the capture and controlled release of water. Work on the reservoir includes the construction of an earth-fill dam with a perimeter of about 26.2 km and a 4.5-km-lomg separator dam.

The reservoir will encompass about 40.5 km2 and store 209.7-million cubic metres of water when full.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
$524-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Work is expected to be completed by 2024.

Latest Developments
The project broke ground on October 30, 2019.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Salini Impregilo (construction contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
South Florida Water Management District, Randy Smith, tel +1 561 682 6197 or email rrsmith@sfwmd.gov.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

Comments

The content you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION