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EAA ( Everglades Agricultural Area restoration project B Roll

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

Feb. 21, 2023 | 4:40

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, held a groundbreaking ceremony today for the
Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, a key component
of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan that will reconnect Lake Okeechobee to the central
Everglades.
The project ceremony was co-hosted with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). It was the
start of the Corps’ work on the EAA Reservoir and showed the status of work on the EAA A-2
Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) being built by SFWMD. highlighted two EAA design of the A-2 Reservoir
Inflow/Outflow and Seepage Canals were completed in 2021 and construction began in 2022. Design for
another portion of the A-2 Reservoir and Pumping Station was also completed in 2022 with construction
beginning now. The remaining reservoir components will potentially be awarded in the near future for
construction potentially from 2024 through 2029.
Video contribution by The Jacksonville District and the South Florida Water Management District media team