NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS/PUBLIC COMMENT ON
LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGULATION SCHEDULE STUDY (LORSS)
2007
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will offer a series of four public meetings to present information on the revised draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and proposed operational revisions to the Lake Okeechobee and Everglades Agricultural Area Water Control Plan, used to regulate lake levels and discharges from Lake Okeechobee. The meetings are scheduled as follows:
7:00 p.m.
Indian River Community College - Chastain Campus
Wolf High-Technology Center
2400 SE Salerno Road, Stuart, FL 34997
7:00 p.m.
Lee County Commission Chambers
2120 Main Street, Ft. Myers, FL 33901
7:00 p.m.
Everglades Research & Education Center (IFAS)
3200 E. Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430
7:00 p.m.
Okeechobee Civic Center
1750 Highway 98 North, Okeechobee, FL 34972
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by a period for public comment. All interested individuals, groups and agencies are encouraged to attend and will be given the opportunity to provide formal public comment on the revised draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and the proposed operational revisions to Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule. In accordance with the approved study scope, only potential operational changes to the current water management system were considered; structural modifications were not considered.
Proposed revisions to the Water Control Plan include a new regulation schedule that would replace the existing Water Supply Environment (WSE) regulation schedule and associated operational guidance. The draft regulation schedule and operational guidance were analyzed in the draft SEIS. If the draft SEIS leads to a Record of Decision, then a request for approval of the new water control plan for Lake Okeechobee and Everglades Agricultural Area will be submitted to the Corps’ South Atlantic Division.
Visit the Corps website at www.saj.usace.army.mil to view the revised draft SEIS and proposed operational changes.
THE 45-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE REVISED DRAFT SEIS IS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2007.
Comments may be submitted to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Attn: Yvonne Haberer
Planning Division
701 San Marco Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to: LORSSComments@saj02.usace.army.mil
Assistance is available for individuals with special needs by calling (904) 232-1106 at least three business days prior to the meeting.