3.3.1 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) $157,626,000

 

USACE budget matrix for fiscal years 1993-01   (thousands of dollars)
Function/Project name	1993 Enacted	1994 Enacted	1995 Enacted	1996 Enacted	1997 Enacted	1998 Enacted	1999 Enacted	2000 Enacted	2001 PB
AREA MANAGEMENT
C&SF Project, O&M	7,987	11,000	11,300	9,846	9,513	9,500	8,328	8,470	10,558
Okeechobee Waterway, O&M	3,062	5,540	3,100	3,933	4,276	3,503	3,060	4,680	5,811
Removal of Aquatic Growth	2,643	3,292	3,796	3,700	3,980	3,032	2,615	3,130	3,340
Subtotal: USACE	13,692	19,832	18,196	17,479	17,769	16,035	14,003	16,280	19,709
WATER QUALITY HABITAT PROTECTION
General Regulatory Functions	1,800	1,800	1,800	1,800	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200
SCIENCE:  MONITORING[1]
Experimental Program	0	0	0	0	0	50	831	875	0
Indian River Lagoon	0	0	0	0	0	137	33	35	20
Toxic and Mutagenic Effects	0	0	0	0	500	0	0	0	0
Salinity in Florida Bay	0	0	0	0	300	0	0	0	0
Water Flow to Florida and Biscayne Bays	0	0	0	0	800	0	0	0	350
Restoration, Coordination, and Verification (RECOVER)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,790
Subtotal: USACE	0	0	0	0	1,600	187	864	910	3,160
SCIENCE:  RESEARCH1
Modeling (Hydrologic, Hydrodynamic, Ecologic, Water Quality)	0	0	0	0	2,500	1,160	997	980	545
Indicator Species	0	0	0	0	300	100	473	485	290
Subtotal: USACE	0	0	0	0	2,800	1,260	1,470	1,465	835
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Everglades & S FL Ecosystem Restoration	0	0	0	0	0	10,000	7,000	19,623	20,525
Hillsborough & Okeechobee Aquifer									4,562
Kissimmee River Restoration	2,783	7,400	4,000	5,851	3,000	3,000	8,000	27,571	20,000
Central and Southern Florida Project[2]	3,178	7,244	6,624	8,918	11,267	27,400	14,112	47,828	90,087
Melaleuca Facility Construction	0	1,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biscayne Bay [3]	0	700	0	0	0	250	100	400	543
Subtotal: USACE4	5,961	16,344	10,624	14,769	14,267	40,650	29,212	95,422	135,717
TOTALS	21,453	37,976	30,620	34,048	38,636	58,885	45,415	113,902	157,626

 

 

Operations and maintenance funding is provided for the Corps for the Federally operated portions of the Central and Southern Florida Project and the Okeechobee Waterway.  The Corps operates and maintains the Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee and the main outlets of the Lake and the Water Conservation Areas.  Additionally, five navigation locks and associated water control structures and the channels for the St. Lucie Canal and Caloosahatchee River that compose the Okeechobee Waterway, are operated and maintained by the Corps.

 

·        Central and Southern Florida Project, O&M ($10,558,000).

 

·        Okeechobee Waterway, O&M ($5,811,000).

 

·        Removal of Aquatic Growth ($3,340,000).

 

 

·        General Regulatory Functions ($2,200,000).

 

The Corps Regulatory Program consists of administering the permitting program for placement of fill in waters of the United States under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.  This is an ongoing program to identify impacts of proposed projects to the ecosystem and to ensure that compensation is provided for issued permits.  Appropriated funds are utilized for salaries and expenses for staff to review permit applications in South Florida and to lead the Federal interagency effort to improve the decision-making process.

 

 

 

·        Indian River Lagoon ($20,000).

 

Continue sea grass mapping of the types and health of sea grasses in the Indian River Lagoon.  Continue water quality testing. 

Funding Source is the Central and Southern Florida Project.

 

·        Restoration, Coordination, and Verification (RECOVER). ($2,790,000).

 

Continue the development and implementation of the Adaptive Assessment program for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.  Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

·        Florida Bay. ($300,000).

 

Continue hydrological and ecological monitoring for Florida Bay.

Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

·        Biscayne Bay. ($50,000).

 

Continue hydrological and ecological monitoring for Biscayne Bay.

Funding source is the Biscayne Bay Feasibility study.

 

 

 

·        Hydrologic Models ($150,000).

 

Under the RECOVER program, continue improvements to hydrologic models to enable use for design evaluation and development of operational criteria.  Canal routing methods, structure operations and updated topography will be further enhanced in the finite element model (FEMWATER) to provide design level parameters and better estimate impacts to private and adjoining lands from operational changes.

Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

·        Hydrodynamic Models ($150,000).

 

Continue development of hydrodynamic model of Florida Bay.  Run additional scenarios for water quality analysis using Florida Bay circulation models.  Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

·        Ecological Models ($95,000).

 

Continue integration with the Everglades Landscape Model (ELM) and Across Trophic Levels System Simulation (ATLSS) model. 

Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

·        Water Quality Models ($150,000).

 

Continue Phase II development which will include calibration of the Florida Bay water quality model.  Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

·        Indicator Species ($290,000).

 

Continue determination of species autoecology, with respect to the influences of hydropattern, nutrients, and/or salinity, for potential ecological indicator species such as alligator, apple snail, snail kite, wading birds, and sea grasses.  Determine the appropriate indicator species for evaluating the ecological effect of changes in freshwater inflow to the estuaries. 

Funding source is the Central and Southern Florida project.

 

 

·        Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration ($20,525,000).

 

This project involves the implementation of "critical restoration projects" authorized in Section 528 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996.  The legislation authorizes the COE, in consultation with the Task Force and the non-federal sponsor, to implement projects that produce independent, immediate and substantial restoration, preservation and protection benefits.  FY 2001 activities will include continuing study efforts on the Keys Carrying Capacity study, engineering and design on 8 projects, and construction on 3 projects.  Construction will also be initiated on 3 additional projects.

 

·        Kissimmee River Restoration ($20,000,000).

 

This project involves restoring the historic habitat in much of the Kissimmee River floodplain and restoring water-level fluctuations and seasonal discharges from Lakes Kissimmee, Cypress, and Hatchineha in the upper basin.  Congress authorized the recommended plan in 1992 and design and construction is underway.  The Project Modification Report recommending modifications to the upper basin was approved in FY 1996.  Construction of canal improvements in the upper basin will continue through FY 2001.  FY 2001 activities will include continuing engineering and design, initiating 3 new construction contracts and completion of 4 ongoing construction contracts.

 

·        Biscayne Bay ($543,000).

 

This study will propose solutions that would alleviate adverse factors affecting Biscayne Bay and will develop guidelines for future management of the natural resource.  FY 2001 activities will initiate Phase II of feasibility.

 

·        Central and Southern Florida Project ($90,087,000).

 

NOTE: The number shown does not reflect costs for Upper St. Johns Project (not w/in the SFWMD boundaries/not part of the Cross-Cut).

 

South Dade County, C-111 Project.  This project consists of modifications to the C&SF Project to provide more natural hydrologic conditions in Taylor Slough and to minimize damaging flood releases to Barnes Sound/Manatee Bay, while maintaining flood protection for adjacent agricultural lands.  FY 2001 activities will include continued engineering and design of project features and initiation of 2 construction contracts.

 

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.  This effort includes the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (Comp Plan) as recommended in the Central and Southern Florida Project Comprehensive Review Study (Restudy) submitted to Congress on July 1, 1999.  The Comp Plan also includes the Water Preserve Areas, Indian River Lagoon, Southwest Florida, Comprehensive Water Quality, and Florida Bay/Florida Keys Feasibility studies.  The FY 2001 activities include the continuation of Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design of features contained in the Comp Plan; continuation of the Southwest Florida, Comprehensive Water Quality, and Florida Bay/Florida Keys Feasibility studies; and the completion of the Water Preserve Areas and Indian River Lagoon Feasibility studies.

 

Manatee Pass Gates Project.  This project consists of alternative structural modifications to 23 existing water control structures and locks in the C&SF Project to reduce or eliminate manatee fatalities associated with their operation.  The project is being implemented in two phases; the first phase report was approved in FY 96 and addresses the addition of pressure sensitive devices at water control structures.  These devices will reverse the gate closure if a foreign object is detected.  In the second project phase, acoustic sending and sensing devices will be placed at lock gates.  FY 2001 activities will continue the construction of project features.

 

West Palm Beach Canal, C-51/STA 1E Project.  This project consists of design and construction of the C-51/STA 1E project to provide flood control for the western C-51 basin, provide water quality enhancement, and to restore a portion of the historic Everglades flows.  It is being implemented in conjunction with SFWMD’s Everglades Construction Project.  FY 2001 activities will continue engineering and design, complete STA-1E grading contract, initiate 4 additional construction contracts, and continue the machinery contract.

 

·        Hillsboro and Lake Okeechobee Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project ($4,562,000).

 

This project will involve conducting pilot studies on two separate sites within the south Florida ecosystem to evaluate the viability of utilizing large scale aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) technology as recommended in the Restudy report. The design of this pilot project will be pursued under the C&SF project as part of the Comprehensive Plan.  FY 2001 activities will include continuing engineering and design of the project features and initiation of construction.