미국 육군공병대(Army Corps of Engineers)는 연방·주·지방 관리들과 함께 주요 건설의 주요한 건설 계약을 체결한 C-44 프로젝트의 저수지 및 폭우처리시설을 점검했다. 해당 저수지는 C-44 프로젝트의 대규모의 물 저장소로 사우스플로리다 수자원관리지구와 공동으로 건설한다.

이는 에버글래이드 습지 복원 계획(CERP, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan)의 River Lagoon-South 프로젝트의 일환으로 미국 에버글래이드 습지를 복원하는 중요한 프로젝트로 인지되고 있다.

 

 

 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with federal, state and local officials, have broken ground for a major construction contract -- the reservoir component of the C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area project.

 

The reservoir is the largest water storage component of the C-44 project, which is under construction in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District, as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan's (CERP) Indian River Lagoon-South project. It's been called a critical restoration project to restore America's Everglades.

 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District awarded the $197 million construction contract to Barnard Construction Inc. (Bozeman, Mont.). The contract involves the construction of a 3,400-acre reservoir that will store an additional 16.5 billion gallons of water from the C-44 Basin.
 
"Awarding the C-44 reservoir contract demonstrates federal dollars at work to deliver much-needed water storage to this precious ecosystem," said Col. Jason Kirk, Jacksonville District Commander. "In terms of cost, this $197 million construction contract is the largest single contract award for the Jacksonville District, and Corps-wide, is the second largest contract award for a project this past year."

 

Construction of the C-44 Reservoir and STA is scheduled to be complete in 2020. Upon construction completion, up to two years of operational testing will occur.

 

Once all work is complete, the project will capture local runoff from the C-44 basin, reducing average nutrient loads and improving salinity in the St. Lucie Estuary and the southern portion of the Indian River Lagoon. It will provide, in total, 60,500 acre-feet of new water storage (50,600 acre-feet in the reservoir and 9,900 acre-feet in the STAs) and 3,600 acres of new wetlands.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 11월 23일]