SFWMD to host Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual workshop

WEST PALM BEACH – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board will hold a workshop meeting on Tuesday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at SFWMD headquarters, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach.

This workshop will provide the Governing Board with an overview of the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is the federal agency responsible for developing the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is updating the Lake Okeechobee operations manual to reevaluate and define operations for the Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule that take into account additional infrastructure that will soon be operational. The additional infrastructure that will be taken into consideration includes the Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation, Kissimmee River Restoration Project, as well as the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir and C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area.

For more information and to register for the online meeting, visit this page on the SFWMD website.