Southwest Feasibility Study: US Army Corps A Comprehensive Watershed Plan 1 2 2 of Engineers R Kathleen McCallion , Lacy Shaw , Tim Gysan Jacksonville District ¹ Partners Joint Venture, Jacksonville, FL, ²U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL

Functional Group 5- Corkscrew Watershed Component Title Description Functional Group 41 Functional Group 5 Number Functional Group 56 Purpose of the Southwest Florida Comprehensive Watershed Master Land acquisition, hydrologic Corkscrew Functional Group 28 Functional Group 41- South Caloosahatchee Ecoscape restoration, habitat restoration, based Functional Group 56- Yucca Pens 28 Woodstork Flow- Component on woodstork biology and feeding Title Description Component ways Number Functional Group 28 - Babcock Ranch Restoration Plan (SWFCWMP) Title Description needs. Number Provide a connection between Acquisition and hydrologic restoration Component Corkscrew Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte Harbor Title Description Re-hydrate lakes and in the form of culverting, road Number The Southwest Florida Feasibility Study was authorized as a component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Regional Buffer Preserve and the Babcock-Webb removal, berm removal, ditch filling Yucca Pens associated wetlands (Lake Flirt, Ecosystem Wildlife Management Area. Key piece Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, BC23 and any removal of any features (Charlotte Bonnet and Lettuce) by placing Watershed 53 to establish landscape scale The purpose of the Southwest Florida Feasibility Study SWFCWMP is to identify environmental problems and opportunities in the impeding flowways. Other restoration Harbor 238 Argo Property habitat preservation, and invasive Acquisition and connection between Charlotte Harbor a lock structure at a point on would involve farm field restoration Flatwoods) exotic removal. Management and . Acquisition of southwest Florida region and from this develop a comprehensive watershed management plan that fosters environmental F40 Lake Flirt the Caloosahatchee Riv er and exotic vegetation removal. the Caliente Springs DRI is a critical Berm and exotic removal, ditch fill, and where the original Lake Flirt Falls Construction of a detention area and aspect. restoration while also meeting regional water resource needs. Corkscrew a filter marsh. Upland restoration in the restoration of agricultural lands for were located and weirs at Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Swamp northern section of grove and Yucca Pens 60 habitat enhancement, and invasive wetland restoration and water storage. points where existing irrigation Buffer The goals of the SWFCWMP include: BC25 Sanctuary restoring the grove’s southern section exotic vegetation removal. The area is a priority one Strategic canals exit the riv er. Hydrologic to hydric flatwoods and wet prairie. A Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Restoration spreader canal would be constructed 239 Babcock Ranch Habitat Conservation Area for the Restoring hydrologic Southwest and invasive exotic vegetation control. . Reduce pulse flows to the coast thereby restoring more in northeastern quadrant. , Black Bear and other Chaparral connectivity by road and berm 114 Unacquired The site contains borrow pits that could Bird Rookery Restoration of flows through trams in F43 Yucca Pens be used for sheet flow attenuation and species of high interest for their degree of natural estuarine salinity regimes Slough remov al, culv ert construction, Swamp Bird Rookery Swamp including culvert BC26 cleaning of post mining turbidity. endangerment such as red cockaded ditch filling. Hydrologic construction, berm removal and other Improvement hydrologic improvements. Land acquisition and restoration of a woodpecker. . Yucca Pen mining operation including the Restore inland wetland and upland mosaic to reestablish East Bird Rookery 115 Land acquisition, inv asiv e exotic Mines creation of littoral zones around the Linden Pens Swamp Upland Restoration of farmland and improved Exotic vegetation removal, canal filling, vegetation removal, canal BC28 lakes. natural ecosystems that support native flora and fauna, F44 Marsh Habitat pastures to xeric pine flatwoods. and hydrologic improvements to existing filling, and hydrologic Restoration Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Connection habitat restoration, and invasive exotic roads. is the only including 23 listed species improv ements to existing roads. Land acquisition and subsequent Yucca Pen 116 vegetation removal. There is a Palm Tree Farm restoration of the private tree farm Creek West undammed tributary to Lake BC32 potential for scrub jay mitigation at the Land acquisition, road remov al Restoration back to the natural preexisting Okeechobee. This component will . Improve the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of site. F47 Fisheating Creek and/or culv erting, ditch habitat. Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, acquire certain rights from the owner to Land acquisition of 30 acres in north Hog Branch surface water and groundwater flows for environmental, Citrus Center remov al/plugging, inv asiv e 117 wetland restoration, and invasive help preserve this natural land, which SLG02 CREW Center east corner of the site and restoration Headwaters slough exotic v egetation control, farm BC34 exotic vegetation control. agricultural and urban uses Restoration of farm field back to mesic pine links the Okaloacoochee Slough, field restoration, and berm Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, flatwoods. Yucca Pen Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management remov al. 118 habitat restoration, and invasive exotic Land acquisition along 41st St. in Inholdings  Northern Golden vegetation removal. Area, and Lake Okeechobee. Development of this plan has been a multi-agency collaborative effort. Land acquisition and restoration NGGE for hydrologic restoration, Gate Estates Unit BC54 wetland restoration, berm removal to Yucca Pen Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Land acquisition, road removal and/or including road remov al and/or 53 Restoration Polywog improve flow, and invasive exotic 119 Inholding habitat restoration, and invasive exotic culv erting, ditch and Acquisition East vegetation removal. culverting, ditch removal/plugging, SLG03 Creek vegetation control. SLC01 Long Island Marsh remov al/plugging, exotic exotic vegetation control, farm field Intended Use of the SWFCWMP Restoration Removal of spoil berms, Gator Slough v egetation control, farm field backfill/plugging ditches, weir Storage Designed to reduce ground water and restoration, and berm removal. Cocohatchee restoration, and berm removal. BC62 removal/refitting, road culverting, filter SW21 Seepage surface water drainage from Yucca This is a conceptual plan that includes the framework for a wide range of features intended for future detailed study and Slough Babcock North marsh construction, and invasive Barrier along Pens WMA to Gator Slough Canal. Environmental Concerns: Extensively developed for W182 Wetland restoration. Gator Slough Agland implementation by local, state, and federal agencies in cooperation with public and private land owners should funding become Environmental Concerns: Development and wet season Environmental Concerns: There is the threat that exotic vegetation removal. agriculture which has lead to channelization of flow drainage has degraded wetland habitat, caused Corkscrew Babcock remaining private lands adjacent to pristine public lands Watershed Ag Environmental Concerns: Much of the area is the Yucca Pens Unit of the Babcock-Webb WMA, but the for irrigation and drainage resulting in disruption of the Construction of a filter marsh on a available. Increase water storage capacity of W183 Development WQ landscape compartmentalization, and lowered ground will be converted to residential development over the long SW07 Water surrounding lands and several inholdings have been extensively developed for agriculture. Water that used to natural hydrologic regime, lowering of the ground developed portion of Babcock Ranch. agricultural detention areas. Treatment Area Collaborative implementation is anticipated, particularly on the USACE interest components. water levels, making the area more susceptible to drought, term. Drainage ditches and canals associated with Containment enter the area from the northwest is now held to the north by Zemel Rd. and drained by the Gator Slough Canal water table, loss of wetland and upland habitat, and fire, and invasion by exotic vegetation. Encroachments by residential areas and agricultural lands have eliminated Area Above ground storage reservoir to which runs to the east of the FG and along the southern boundary carrying flows to the coast. As a result the FG water quality degradation, particularly in Telegraph roadways, agricultural developments and exotic vegetation Kehl Canal  much of the natural sheetflow and have disrupted the SW30 capture wet season canal flows for is much dryer than in pre-development conditions exhibiting an abbreviated hydroperiod and significantly Swamp and Creek. Additionally, the area is plagued All components proposed on property currently under private ownership will only be considered for further study and Storage Reservoir have restricted the historic conveyance and ecological natural hydrology, over draining upland areas and release during the dry season. lowered groundwater levels. The altered hydrology has caused shifts in the vegetative community and has led by recreation overuse, suppression of natural fire implementation under agreement with the property owner. functions of the wetlands and wildlife habitats. Corkscrew flooding downstream wetlands. Additionally, exotic and Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber to significant invasion by exotic vegetation, particularly Melaleuca and Brazilian pepper. regime, habitat fragmentation, and top soil erosion. W114 Swamp (AT S). nuisance native vegetation is widespread throughout FG 5. Sanctuary MAPS

Functional Group 73 Functional Group 6 Functional Group 15 Functional Group 29F Functional Group 6- SR 29 Barron River Flow-way Functional Group 15- Belle Meade Flow-way Restoration Functional Group 73- South Caloosahatchee Ecoscape Functional Group 29F- Caloosahatchee Creeks Freshwater Developing comprehensive restoration and Component Component Component Title Description Number Title Description Caloosahatchee shoreline treatment plans as required at 35 Number Component F01-F35 Title Description Title Description Oxbows different location along the freshwater Number Bone Fish Springs Land acquisition, bank stabilization, Number Wildlife Construction of wildlife crossings at BC27 portion of the . Restoration of hydrologic connectivity BC104 Acquisition and exotic removal. Crossing/SR 29 key locations. Route 41 Culvert Installation of culverts and earthen Invasive exotic removal, restoration of bank Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, habitat Caloosahatchee by enlarging openings under SR 80 BC84 Wildlife Construction of wildlife crossings at Emplacement canal plugs along a 5-mile section of Unnamed Creek at type, and removal of hydrologic F41 Jacks Branch enhancement, and invasive exotic Ecoscape and restoring the remaining areas to BC105 BC45 west of the the that extends Caloosahatchee impediments in the southern end of the Crossing/SR 29 key locations. 99 vegetation removal. Tamiami Trail northwestward from State Road 92 to State Recreation property. A canoe launch with trail could pre-development conditions. River corridor repairs such as exotic removal, Wildlife Construction of wildlife crossings at Culverts Project County Road 951. Area be built in conjunction with the State BC106 F42 Bee Branch restoration of bank type, and removal of C-43 Reservoir Crossing/Oil Well key locations. Belle Meade Acquisition, culverting, agricultural Recreation Area. F45 Construction of a filter marsh. Stormwater land restoration, berm and road hydrologic impediments. WQ Treatment Canal fill and construction of BC51 River corridor repairs such as invasive exotic Master removal, spreader swale construction, Cypress Creek Freshwater 100 removal, restoration of bank type, and land scquisition, hydrologic spreader canals/swales to Plan/Central Flow- and invasive exotic removal. Corridor Caloosahatchee Long removal of hydrologic impediments. The component is designed to increase rehydrate adjacent lands and Acquisition, culverting, agricultural SW02 Southeast Ag SLG04 restoration, wetland restoration, and capacity of agricultural detention areas. Slough South Belle land restoration, berm and road Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, isolated Water invasive exotic vegetation control. prevent loss of water to tide. BC59 Spanish Creek/Four- Meade Flow-way removal, spreader swale construction, wetland restoration, cypress slough Containment Area 101 Corners SR 29/Barron Culverting along SR29 to restore and invasive exotic removal. restoration and invasive exotic vegetation Land acquisition, hydrologic Wetland restoration on existing agricultural Shell Island Rd. Restoration BC24/W135 River Flow-way hydrologic connectivity along Land acquisition, culverting and ditch control. SLH01 Hunt Club restoration, wetland restoration, and BC66 Culvert Albritton/Hilliard/P lands. The component is designed to State Road 29 beginning plugging. SFWMD Four- Construction of a stormwater treatment SW03 Restoration Installation 102 almer Ag Property increase capacity of agricultural detention invasive exotic vegetation control. Corners Property area to improve water quality. approximately 5 miles south of Spoil removal /breaching and exotic Environmental Concerns: areas. Construction of an algal turf scrubber BC85 CR 951 Culverting Immokalee at Owl Hammock and plant species control. Acquisition, river corridor repairs such as W157 Goodno MAPS Development driven habitat County-line Freshwater to help improve water quality. Construction of additional culverts loss and excessive wet 103 exotic removal, restoration of bank type, Caloosahatchee end at the intersection of the SR Unnamed Creek The component is designed to increase under CR 92 to improve hydrologic and removal of hydrologic impediments. SW04 Northeast Ag Goodno WQ Construction of a water treatment 29 / Barron River Canal and US 41. season drainage have capacity of agricultural detention areas. W158 exchange, and in other areas where River corridor repairs such as exotic removal, Water Treatment Area area to help improve water quality. N01 CR 92 Culverting degraded wetland and Bedman Creek Restoration of Okaloacoochee pre-existing culverts have failed. 104 restoration of bank type, and removal of Containment Area riparian riverine habitat and Corridor Slough's flow into the Florida Portions of the roadway canal may hydrologic impediments. Construction of a wetland to Florida Panther also be plugged or backfilled. lowered ground water Freshwater Boma WQ Panther National Wildlife Refuge River corridor repairs such as invasive exotic W28 improve water quality in the Flowway restoration including, levels, making the area Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Belle Meade Flow- removal, restoration of bank type, removal The component is designed to increase Treatment Area through dredging, culverting, and culverting, spreader swales, fan Hickey Creek SW05 Southwest Ag Caloosahatchee Ecoscape. Refuge SLR05 way south of more susceptible to capacity of agricultural detention areas. swales, agricultural land restoration, 105 of hydrologic impediments, and restoration Water construction of a water control Tamiami Trail drought, fire, and invasion Headwaters BC46/W135 Okaloacoochee berm removal, and road removal. of a more natural native upland and structure systems in the section of by exotic vegetation. Water Containment Area Slough Above ground storage reservoir to wetland mix. North Belle Meade quality has also been Construction of an above ground storage the SR 29/Barron River Canal SW34 capture wet season canal flows for Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, wetland Hydrologic Storage Reservoir Hickey Creek Hickey Creek reservoir designed to capture wet season Environmental Concerns: Overdrainage associated adjacent to the Refuge to raise release during the dry season. degraded primarily as a 106 restoration, and invasive exotic vegetation SW22 Restoration Above ground storage reservoir to Swamp Storage Reservoir canal flows for release during the dry with the SR 29 canal and loss of natural flows through canal water levels adjacent to Henderson Creek result of non-point source control. Environmental Concerns: Remaining natural flow-ways in SW37 capture wet season canal flows for season. the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR), Storage Reservoir pollutants associated with Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, habitat refuge. the north empty into the canals associated with the release during the dry season. Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) Environmental Concerns: Agricultural drainage via ditches Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve FSSP, Big Cypress local landuse. Hickey Creek restoration, and invasive exotic vegetation W162 Hickey Creek MAPS SR 29/Barron Placement of a series of weirs at agricultural fields to the south, altering the volume, timing Henderson Creek Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber 109 to help improve water quality. National Preserve (BCNP), and Everglades National W141 Cypress Swamps removal in association with Hickey Creek and canals has eliminated the natural sheet flow, resulting SLR06/W184 River Water one foot or half foot contour, and and duration of freshwater flows to the receiving estuaries. MAPS (AT S). Park ENP. The canal has resulted in groundwater Construction of a water quality Canal. SFWMD Four- in unnaturally high stages in downstream wetlands during The area has been over drained as a result of the extensive Belle Meade WQ Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber Control culverting. W144 treatment area (WQTA) on the Belle River corridor repairs such as invasive exotic W164 Corners Property the wet season and too little flow to these same wetland drainage in adjacent lands and impacts to the native Treatment Area (AT S). Lower Mud Lake flowway Golden Gate, CR 951 and I-75 canal system. Major roads Meade Flowway Restoration site. removal, restoration of bank type, removal MAPS systems in the dry season. There is also the threat of vegetative community. Wildlife mortality is also a Hickey Creek Mud Lake have severed tidal connections. The area is classified as North Belle Meade Co-location of a WQTF with an above 110 of hydrologic impediments, and creation of Greenbriar Construction of a centralized wastewater conversion to residential development over the long term. major concern in this area due to high speed traffic W134 restoration to treat flow prior to Canal Strand critical habitat for over 80 listed species. W178 WQ Treatment ground reservoir (SW34) along former a wider, meandering cross-section with W44 Centralized treatment and re-use system in Lehigh on SR 29. entry into Panther Refuge. Area strand. littoral zones. Wastewater Acres.

Functional Group 11- Okaloacoochee Slough Functional Group 7- Camp Keais Strand Component Title Description Component Number Title Description Number Wildlife Crossing/ Construction of wildlife crossings at key BC103 Immokalee Road Functional Group 70 Wildlife Crossing/Oil Construction of wildlife crossings at key Functional Group 7 BC101 Functional Group 11 locations. Well Road West locations. East Wildlife Okaloacoochee Functional Group 70- Coastal Fakahatchee Construction of wildlife crossings at key Property acquisition, ditch removal, BC102 Crossing/Immokalee Slough Wildlife locations. restoration of agricultural plots and old Component Road West BC37 Management Additional hydrologic restoration of the field habitat, wetland restoration, and Title Description Camp Keais Marsh Area Hydrologic BC31 marsh and control of invading willow exotic vegetation removal. Number Restoration Restoration and myrt le. Okaloacoochee Ditch removal, exotic vegetation Faka Union Spoil remov al /breaching and Acquisition of the Pepper Ranch and CREW/Pepper BC38 BC89 BC35 hydrologic restoration to restore Slough C1 and C2 control, prescribed burn, and native Hydrologic exotic plant species control. Ranch Acquisition Hydrologic replanting. sheetflow and improve water quality. Okaloacoochee Property acquisition, ditch removal, Janes Scenic Increase culv erting along Janes Design, permitting, and construction of Slough Alico restoration of agricultural plots and old BC96 a water control system on the section of BC40 the I-75 Canal that runs along the Property field habitat, wetland restoration, and Driv e Culv erts Scenic Drive (55000 ft.). southern border of the Florida Panther Acquisition East exotic vegetation removal. I-75 Panther NWR BC43 National Wildlife Refuge. The water Canal Plugs Okaloacoochee Acquisition and restoration of control system will be used to Acquisition, ditch removal, exotic Slough Alico restore/improve hydrologic conditions BC41 control, prescribed burn, and native the identified area; railroad tram Property on the refuge by raising canal water replanting. Acquisition Fakahatchee remov al and/or culv erting/ levels adjacent to refuge. Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Strand/Ten breaching, ditch Removal of spoil berms, invasive exotic vegetation control, and backfill/plugging ditches, agricultural Twelve Mile Slough SLR03 BC42 plugging of the canal that runs along Thousand Islands remov al/plugging, exotic Camp Keais weir removal/refitting, road culverting, Acquisition BC44 railroad grade on the west side of Extension pasture/agricultural land restoration, component site. Connector v egetation control, farm field filter marsh construction, and invasive These areas are in close proximity to restoration, airboat trail exotic vegetation removal. FFWCC identified rookery and are Removal of invasive plant species from Rural Lands R2 suitable for hydrologic restoration by restoration, and berm removal. BC58 wetlands and restoring agricultural sites Rural Lands R1 Wading Bird BC48 removal of drainage improvements to native marsh habitat. Wading Bird and or some topographic alteration. Eastern North Improvements to pasture areas to These areas are still being utilized for Golden Gate increase utilization by Caracara and pasture. burrowing owls. Proposed Rural Lands R2 Other SW09 Estates Construction of a new weir. BC61 management should also improve The Collier County portion of this Listed Species flowway has been included in its Rural Canal/Weir forage value for deer in close proximity Lands Assessment Area, which is to Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge. These areas will still be utilized for pasture. designed to allow willing landowners to Improv ements Okaloacoochee sell or trade development rights within Wetland restoration in the northern Above ground storage reservoir section for water storage and Slough Flow-way the flowway. This would allow these Picayune Strand BC76 Florida Panther NWR from the lands to either be managed at their to capture wet season canal treatment prior to entering Panther BC50 Habitat. Caloosahatchee current level of agricultural production SW38 Storage Reserv oir Restore the historic flowway from Lake River to the Big or restored to a more natural flows for release during the dry near I-75 Trafford through the Eastern Corkscrew Cypress Swamp landscape depending upon the season. Swamp, Camp Keais to the Florida amount of compensation they Panther National Wildlife Refuge received for a particular parcel. Other CREW/Camp Keais through removal of spoil berms, Co-located Water Quality BC78 portions of the flowway are being or Picayune Strand Marsh Restoration backfill/plugging ditches, agricultural have been acquired. Treatment Area with the Flows to weir removal/refitting, road culverting, W177 at I-75 WQ Acquisition, ditch removal, pasture and the Coast Reserv oir components pasture/agricultural land restoration, BC73 Half Circle L Ranch agricultural plot reclamation, and filter marsh construction, and removal Treatment Area of exotic vegetation. exotic vegetation removal. along former strand. Acquisition and restoration of the Bear Island Road Removal of roads and backfilling or BC83 Environmental Concerns: The greatest threat to this landscape Shaggy Cypress Shaggy Cypress lands including road Network plugging the canals and ditches. Environmental Concerns: A canal and adjacent berm between Copeland and Everglades City is causing drainage, N03 Addition to Camp removal and/or culverting, ditch Acquisition, culverting, road removal, allowing saltwater intrusion into the brackish marshes, and altering surface flows in the southeast corner of the is conversion to residential development over the long term. Keais Strand removal/plugging, berm removal, and Environmental Concerns: Agricultural drainage via ditches and exotic vegetation control. berm removal, ditch filling and removal Current concerns also include disruption of the pre- Immokalee of any features impeding flowways. surrounding natural area. There is extensive salt marsh damage caused by various airboat operations. Old logging Camp Keais Strand canals has eliminated the natural sheet flow, resulting in SLC04 Increase capacity of agricultural Connector Other restoration would involve farm development hydrologic regime resulting from canal drainage SW08 Agricultural Water trams and a defunct railroad yard are impeding sheetflow through the area and encouraging recruitment of exotic detention areas. unnaturally high stages in downstream wetlands during the Containment Area field restoration and exotic vegetation in inland areas. This flushes downstream wetlands with excess removal. species. Residential and agricultural development upstream of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project (PSRP) will Above ground reservoir to capture wet wet season and too little flow to these same wetland systems Immokalee South Okaloacoochee Capture wet season canal flows on continue to dump excessive amounts of water during wet periods onto the PSRP area to maintain current levels of flows in the wet season and severely reduced flows in the dry SW39 season canal flows for release during in the dry season. There is also the threat of conversion to Rural Lands Reservoir SW06 Slough Ag Water private lands for release during the dry season. Pre-development flow-ways have been lost to canal the dry season. drainage in North Golden Gate Estates (NGGE) and in agricultural lands to the east of NGGE. This will make the PSRP Construction of a water treatment residential development over the long term. Containment Area season. Camp Keais WQ channelization and the disrupted hydrology has encouraged W130 area to help restore the flowway and Okaloacoochee area somewhat wetter than under pre-development conditions during wetter periods and drier during dry periods Treatment Area Construction of a Water Quality improve water quality. W176 Slough WQ Treatment Area. invasion of exotics. Florida Panther NWR Restore wetlands to treat flow prior to Treatment Area compared to pre-development conditions. W133 Wetland entering Panther Habitat.

Bayshore Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Functional Group 29T- Caloosahatchee Creeks Tidal A series of in-creek restorations Spoil berms removal, backfill/plugging Stairstep including removal of an agricultural 84 Conservation habitat preservation, and invasive Functional Group 34- Estero Creeks and Headwaters Flow-ways ditches, weir removal/refitting, road 30 wetland restoration, and invasive exotic Component West Branch Easement exotic removal. Connection Title Description weir, reconnecting the creek profile at Flow-way north vegetation control. Number 68 Daughtreys Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, culverting, filter marsh construction, Manuals Construct a filter marsh east of Cortez road blockages, culvert replacement of Alico Road Six-mile Cypress Land acquisition, culverting, wetland Environmental Concerns: Creek 85 Owl Creek wetland restoration, and invasive Component restoring agricultural areas to original 47 Branch Road to improve water quality for the on Bayshore Road, and invasive exotic exotic vegetation control. Title Description 10 (Alico Mine 31 Connection restoration, and invasive exotic Number grade, invasive exotic vegetation This area has been heavily Shoreline park. vegetation control. Land acquisition of mangrove islands, Flow-way) (Tam- under SR 82 vegetation control. Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration Mouth of removal of spoil piles, wetland removal, and smoothing the existing 90 Hancock Hydrologic improvements to existing 88 urbanized due to its by improving weirs, habitat restoration, restoration, and invasive exotic Preserve through acquisition and restore Alico) Exotic removal, mosquito control ditch 52 Creek Riverine East Branch marsh system including maintaining degree bends to improve flow and and invasive exotic vegetation vegetation control. Functional Group 29T removal, spoil removal, and restoration of desirable location on the Corridor 69 Daughtreys flow way, invasive exotic removal, and the site through exotic removal, and habitat. East Estero Bay Functional Creek corridor restoration: land 32 high marsh, mangrove, and associated removal. Buffer Creek floodplain preservation to reduce acquisition depending on property Agripartners removal of hydrologic alterations, Wetland restoration, shoreline Lakes Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, creek estuarine communities. The land is coast. It is characterized by encroachment. ownership, exotic plant removal, any 1 restoration, and construction of filter already acquired by State of Florida. needed hydrologic restoration Properties including unculverted power line road 11 Park/Hendry bank restoration, marsh system expansion, Creek restoration, culvert construction, Trout residential and commercial Old Bridge marsh at the previously owned FDOT especially around SR 78, and water Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration 54 Caloosahatch 96 Creek/Strickler and enhancement of three borrow pits Creek and invasive exotic vegetation control. Exotic removal and mosquito control Point property, at the connection of the 70 wetland restoration, and invasive quality improvements around SR 78. through berm and ditch removal, creek Mullock Creek expansion interspersed with ee Creeks Gulley Corridor Powell Creek paralleling I-75. 33 ditch restoration. The approximate Caloosahatchee River and Powell exotic control. The northern portion of the component SLC03 bank and bed restoration, wetland Environmental Concerns: Island Park Preserve Group 34 acreage is 250. footprint would be purchased with the Restoration Hydrologic restoration, filter marsh Creek Bypass Canal. Acquire and restore creek by exotic restoration, and invasive exotic Road/Hendry preservation areas and acquisition of the the Babcock Ranch Re-establish the north and south branch Exotic removal, trash and hazardous The map above displays the 13 Functional Groups that comprise the Southwest Florida Comprehensive Watershed Master Plan. A Functional Restoration of west shoreline of Powell removal and creek bank restoration. vegetation control. Extensive development and altered 14 construction, and invasive exotic Popash Creek property. Creek Filter North Estero waste cleanup, ditch restoration, and agriculture. As of 2007, 28 Creek and east shoreline from Harbor 71 Improve road crossing culverts. Popash Orange River of Halfway Creek and the south branch of vegetation control. 34 Corridor Restoration of a short creek system plus Construction of an improved weir hydrologic regime in this area have Halfway Creek Marsh Bay Buffer vehicle trail damage restoration to Estates to Electric Lane through Creek headwaters owned through Otter Creek Group is one or more project components in a specific geographic footprint that provide synergistic, comprehensive, regional restoration for Lower Powell 97 headwaters, specifically, creek bed and SW01 Canal/Weir 2 . Construction and percent (~20,000 acres) of 55 acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Corridor system on the Orange River. Flow-ways restore high marsh hydrology. Creek Marshes Conservation 2020 #206. bank restoration and spoil pile removal. Improvements resulted in significant ecological Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Six-mile Cypress Above ground storage reservoir to wetland restoration, culverting sections replacement of connections at across I- Bluejack Oak Hydrologic and habitat restoration with a wetlands in the watershed Land acquisition, better culverting, Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Orange River Above ground storage reservoir to 16 habitat preservation, and invasive exotic SW24 Upper Storage capture wet season canal flows for critical hydrologic locations to achieving project planning objectives. To the right is a more detailed description of each of the 13 Functional of Brooks Road to improve flow, and Popash Creek challenges brought about by potential water quality component such Telegraph wetland restoration associated with a SW23 Storage capture wet season canal flows for 75, US 41, and the railroad grade. Parcel invasive exotic vegetation control. creek bank restoration, wetland 98 removal. Reservoir release during the dry season. 72 Headwaters/ Creek Corridor creek, creek bank and bed restoration, Estero River as a filter marsh. Southern portion had been lost. All of these restoration, and invasive exotic Reservoir release during the dry season. 36 Groups color coded to correspond to the larger regional map above. Lee and invasive exotic vegetation control. recreation overuse, suppression of Spring Creek Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Hydrologic restoration, habitat North includes riparian scrub habitat opposite Six-mile Cypress Above ground storage reservoir to Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration vegetation control. Bell West Above ground storage reservoir to tidal creeks now exhibit Construction of a filter marsh or algal Koreshan State Park, along the north SW26 Lower Storage capture wet season canal flows for Royal Palm through berm and ditch removal, Harnes Marsh SW25 Storage capture wet season canal flows for natural fire regime, ditching & 3 Hydrologic wetland restoration, and invasive exotic 22 Freeman restoration, and invasive exotic 56 107 turf scrubber to help improve water Estates wetland restoration, and invasive Expansion bank of the Estero River. Reservoir release during the dry season. altered hydrology due to Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration quality. Reservoir release during the dry season. Improvement vegetation control. vegetation removal. exotic vegetation control. of a flowway, wetland restoration draining, habitat fragmentation, Exotic removals, oyster bar restoration, Riverine restoration without need for Developing comprehensive restoration Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Freeman Above ground storage reservoir to development. Nutrient and 76 Stroud Creek North side of and hydrologic improvements through * associated with a creek, and invasive acquisition. Establishing submerged Tidal and shoreline treatment plans as Alico Flow-ways Restoration of old railroad grade shoreline hardening (loss of 24 habitat preservation, and invasive exotic SW27 Storage capture wet season canal flows for exotic vegetation control. aquatic vegetation, removal of T01-T08 Caloosahatch required at 8 different location along 5 Section 25 in Construction of a filter marsh. West Spring Creek ditch changes and potentially water pollutant laden water flows Schedule Zemel connecting Little Ranches to the Powell Orange River 38 Reservoir release during the dry season. 108 invasive exotic vegetation including removal. Flow-way control structure changes. Educational 57 Grade/Powell Creek Bypass Canal including ditch Corridor ee Oxbow #1 the tidal portion of the mangroves, intertidal zones), 4725 Northwest Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Java plum, removing hydrologic Alico Road Above ground storage reservoir to Creek removal/plugging, exotic vegetation Alico Flow-ways canoe trail, possibly named "Crocodile to the coast by way of impediments, including the Caloosahatchee River. control, and berm removal. 77 Thompson wetland restoration, and invasive erosion, loss of organic soil, and Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Acquisition, hydrologic restoration and Trail." SW28 Storage capture wet season canal flows for  Draft Southwest Florida Comprehensive Watershed Master Plan Complete - Fall 2010 Buckingham Road crossing. Cape Coral Bonita Springs 25 East on Ginn Mullock Creek and Imperial Cutoff exotic vegetation control. W100 Construction of a new spreader canal invasive exotic removal. Exotic removal, berm removal, and ditch Reservoir release during the dry season. Gatorland Borrow pit restoration by creating a Hydrologic restoration and possible filter Spreader channel dredging. Many of the 6 habitat preservation, a potential filter Proposal Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, 111 Able Canal marsh creation in association with Utilities 39 restoration. The component is River in unnatural pulses, Vistas littoral shelf, reshaping the borrow pit J. Naumann Cape Coral Construction of a weir system in coastal marsh, and invasive exotic removal. Preserve Alico Flow-ways Above ground storage reservoir to  Public and Agency review of the Draft Report– Spring 2011 59 80 wetland restoration, and invasive gravel and sand pits east of Joel Blvd. W101 urban areas are on septic systems Airport Acquisition, hydrologic restoration approximately 40 acres. (Addition to and stocking it with bass and other Property Canal network of canals SW29 West Storage capture wet season canal flows for On the western boundary, install a weir sending excess freshwater Prairie Pine fresh water fish. exotic vegetation control. Lehigh Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, 26 Expansion Flow- through ditch removal, and invasive Some acquisition, exotic plant removal, to divert water into Yellow Fever Creek Lehigh Acres Urban Stormwater significantly impacting ground Reservoir release during the dry season. W161 Six-Mile Cypress and construction of additional culverts  Public Workshops Held Locally – Spring 2011 Reinke Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, to restore base flows to the Yellow Stormwater Retrofits 7 Benson Property habitat preservation, and invasive exotic way exotic vegetation control. to the estuary in the wet 61 Alico Road Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber Yellow Fever Fever Creek ecosystem, enhance water quality. 90 Headwaters under SR 82 to restore hydrologic Property and invasive exotic vegetation control. Thompson wetland restoration, and invasive East Branch removal. Road and spoil berm removal, ditch filling, W15 113 Creek minimum flows to the Caloosahatchee Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber West connection to cypress domes within the MAPS (AT S). season and too little water 81 Cutoff exotic vegetation control. Possibly W167 Daughtreys Florida Rock  Headwaters River, and reduce negative water (AT S). Acquisition, hydrologic restoration, creek weir removal/refitting, restoring area known as Six Mile Omni. Final Report Available to the Public – Summer 2011 Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration 27 Industries Flow- Ten Mile Canal Construction of an Algal Turf Scrubber Northeast construct a filter marsh from Palm Creek quality impacts to Matlacha Pass. The Creek MAPS Leitner Creek W185 in the dry season. Septic of a flowway, construction of a wildlife 8 bank restoration, marsh system expansion, agricultural areas to original grade, and Addition to Six- Hydrologic restoration and invasive exotic 62 Stolle Property along the power line easement. restoration would improve salinity North Fort Conversion to Centralized Sewer way Buffers 236 MAPS (AT S). crossing, wetland restoration, and Connector invasive exotic vegetation removal. Mile Cypress removal. leakage has led to  Report Submitted to Congress – Fall 2011 regimes for oyster recovery. W181 Myers between Business 41 and US41 from and invasive exotic vegetation control. San Carlos Conversion of septic/package plants in invasive exotic vegetation control. Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, North Palm Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration, Centralized Pondella to the Caloosahatchee. Hydrologic restoration and invasive exotic Protection of valuable habitats including W19 82 Palm Creek wetland restoration, and invasive 400 Creek wetland restoration, and invasive Acquisition and hydrologic restoration of Estates sub-basin to centralized sewer in San groundwater Land acquisition, hydrologic restoration Lehigh Acres pine flatwoods, cypress, and open Headwaters exotic vegetation control. Imperial River Airport removal and has high value as a Centralized Carlos Estates. through berm removal and weir exotic vegetation control. W43 Lehigh Acres Golf Course BMPs the flow-way, exotic vegetation removal, Green marshes. Road and spoil berm removal, contamination and * Subject to change as directed by USACE/SFWMD management Alliance of Land acquisition, road removal and/or Country Club 29 Mitigation landscape connector as it would establish SLL02 63 replacement, invasive exotic FPL North Daughtrey 9 Corridor Flow- Meadows ditch filling, restoring agricultural areas to San Carlos Park Conversion of septic/package plants in Casa La Linda Construction of a filter marsh along the culverting, ditch removal/plugging, Lehigh and re-establishing native plants along vegetation control, and possibly a filter SLC02 Branch Conversion of septic/package plants to Connector a landscape connection between airport nutrification. 83 Transmission exotic vegetation control, farm field W69 Centralized way original grade, and invasive exotic W25 Centralized the sub-basin of San Carlos Park to marsh. powerline easement. Headwaters central sewer - Lehigh Acres the river. Line Filter restoration, and berm removal. Wastewater mitigation sites. vegetation removal. Wastewater centralized sewer.