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South Florida Water Management District outlines pump station and conveyance work for Cutler Wetlands component of Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Phase 1
Summary
District staff told the Cutler Bay council the BBCW Phase 1 Cutler Wetlands work includes a 400 cfs pump station, a box culvert and a microtunnel to redirect C-1 Canal water into restored coastal wetlands; construction began in 2022 and officials expect major features complete around late 2025.
Nicole Niemeyer, project manager with the South Florida Water Management District, told the Town of Cutler Bay council on Oct. 16 that the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) Phase 1 Cutler Wetlands component is moving forward with site work and in-progress construction. The project, authorized by Congress in 2014 as part of a comprehensive Everglades restoration plan, aims to reduce point-source discharges from the C-1 Canal, restore salinity regimes and reestablish nursery habitat along the shore.
Niemeyer said the Cutler component includes an S-701 pump station with a capacity of about 400 cubic feet per second, a concrete-lined conveyance channel, a box culvert under SW 90th…
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