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THE CITY ’ S TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

ST . LUCIE RIVER / C-23 WATER QUALITY PROJECT AT MCCARTY RANCH
REQUEST : $ 3,121,000
BENEFIT :
This project will minimize the fresh water and nutrient discharges into the C-23 Canal , and then , into the North Fork of the St . Lucie River . When the entire project is complete , it will take 1,871 acres of fallow citrus grove and a 538-acre water impoundment located at McCarty Ranch Preserve and convert them into a shallow water quality and treatment facility . Every year , this project will keep up to 21 percent of nutrient-laden discharges from entering the North Fork of the St . Lucie River , protecting the quality of its water .
DETAILS :
• The overall project will be constructed in seven phases .
• Received clearance to place Area 1 into service in July 2019 .
• Received clearance to place Area 2 into service in August 2020
• Received clearance to place Area 3 into service in March 2021 .
• Area 4 is currently under construction .
• Design for Area 5 and 6 is complete and currently out to bid for construction .
• This appropriation request for the construction of Area 7A for a 234-acre impoundment , which will annually hold back 1.14 billion gallons of water , 9,762 pounds of nitrogen and 1,320 pounds of phosphorus from entering the waterway .
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