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Url | https://indianriverlagoonnews.org/guide/index.php/IRLNews:SJRWMD_Amends_Crane_Creek_M-1_Canal_Restoration_Project |
Description | On November 9, 2021 the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board voted to amend Melbourne's Crane Creek M-1 Canal Restoration Project in order to add additional funding and to extend the expiration date. |
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Region | Brevard County |
Water_Body | Estuary |
Location | Melbourne |
Access_Date | November 14, 2021 |
Publication | Indian River Lagoon News |
Published_Date | November 14, 2021 |
Publisher | Indian River Lagoon Project |
Publisher_Url | https://indianriverlagoonnews.org |
Type | Article |
SubTitle | SJRWMD Board votes to acquire property and amend contract for M-1 Canal Project. |
Author_Last | Rohrer |
Author_First | Frank |
Work | ENews |
Section | News |
Keywords | SJRWMD Crane Creek M-1 Canal Restoration |
Topic | Restoration |
Page | History:Crane Creek Project 2018-12-14 |
Text_Body | On November 9, 2021 the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Governing Board unanimously approved three meeting agenda items supporting the Crane Creek M-1 Canal Restoration Project. The project will reverse the flow of stormwater from the Indian River lagoon to St. Johns River wetland filters in order to remove approximately 24,000 pounds of nitrogen and 3,100 pounds of phosphorus per year from the lagoon. Item 5: Acquisition of a 267-acre parcel in Brevard County, Florida
Item 6: Acquisition of a 119.58-acre parcel in Brevard County, Florida
Item 7: Approval to amend the Crane Creek / M-1 Canal Flow Restoration Project Contract
Crane Creek Project BackgroundIn early 2017, the St. Johns River Water Management District (District), in partnership with the Indian River Lagoon Council, completed the IRL Stormwater Capture and Treatment Project Development and Feasibility Study to identify the next generation of large, high-benefit projects to improve the water quality of the IRL. The Crane Creek / M-1 Flow Restoration Project was among the top ranked projects evaluated in the study due to its relatively low cost per pound of nutrients removed, and alternative water supply benefit to the St. Johns River. The M-1 Canal is a century old, man-made flood control feature that cuts through the coastal ridge with the result of diverting stormwater flow from approximately 5,300 acres of the historic St. Johns River basin to the IRL. Once completed, the stormwater baseflow will be re-routed back to the west and treated in a constructed stormwater treatment area (STA) that will reduce nutrient concentrations prior to reaching the St. Johns River. The estimated water quality benefits to the IRL are significant, including a total nitrogen load reduction of approximately 24,000 pounds per year, and a total phosphorous load reduction of approximately 3,100 pounds per year, as well as decreasing freshwater sediment loads to the IRL. Furthermore, the Project will provide approximately seven million gallons per day of supplemental flow to the St. Johns River. The District has obtained permits and authorizations from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), United States Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Power and Light, the City of West Melbourne (zoning changes and site plan approval), the Florida Department of Transportation, and Florida Gas Transmission Company. Furthermore, the FDEP and the Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program are contributing $2,450,000 and $2,033,944, respectively. The design was completed and the District’s Governing Board approved construction of the project at the November 10, 2020, Board meeting. As mentioned in the November 10, 2020, Governing Board memo, execution of the construction contract was contingent upon acceptance of a flowage easement by all parties. Unfortunately, flowage easement negotiations were not successful. Therefore, a redesign of the discharge location for the water treated in the proposed STA is necessary. See AlsoDocuments |
Poster | Admin |
Posted | 20211114080015 |