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County updates model, stakeholder outreach as Reasonable Assurance Plan work continues
Summary
County staff reported hydrological and water-quality model construction, stakeholder engagement, a project verification tool and a summer deadline for municipalities to submit projects as part of the Reasonable Assurance Plan (RAP) to reduce nutrients in Biscayne Bay. Staff said a draft RAP is on track for summer 2026 submission to the state.
County staff presented technical progress on the Biscayne Bay Reasonable Assurance Plan (RAP), reporting that the hydrologic and coupled water-quality model has been constructed, calibration and validation are underway, and project verification tools have been created to help municipalities submit candidates for credit under the RAP.
Pamela (county project lead) told the advisory board that the model integrates groundwater and surface water — a configuration the team said fits Miami‑Dade’s porous limestone hydrogeology — and that the modeling team (GHD with ESA coordination) will run…
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