Charlotte H Harbo bor F Flatw twoods s Initi tiati tive Update Prepared by Roger Copp, Water Science Associates June 20, 2018
Componen ents o s of Cha harlotte H e Harbor Fla latwoods In Init itiative • Cecil Webb has too much water • Historic outflows blocked • Downstream wetlands have plenty of water in wet season, but are too dry in dry season • Solution: store water for multiple beneficial uses
Ov Over erview o of P Projec ects U Under nderway • Bond Farm is being converted to a reservoir to reduce high water conditions in Cecil Webb WMA • Water stored in Bond Farm Reservoir may be conveyed to Yucca Pens at end of wet season to extend wetland hydroperiods • Discussions are underway to obtain a drainage easement through the McNew Ranch and private land west of U.S. 41 • Bond Farm Reservoir capacity is inadequate to address excess water in Cecil Webb 3
Overview of Projects U Underway, c , cont’d. • Additional studies of Yucca Pens are being planned to refine the hydroperiod requirements of wetlands • Wells recently installed in Yucca Pens WMA • Ecologic studies of Yucca Pens wetlands have begun • Modeling work will then be conducted using ecologic and hydrologic information to evaluate restoration alternatives • Conversion of the Southwest Aggregates mine to a reservoir would provide additional storage for excess water in Cecil Webb • The SW Agg reservoir will only store water that is flooding Cecil Webb and is not needed in Yucca Pens • Water from mine reservoir would be piped to Cape Coral to augment their irrigation water supply 4
Maps o s of Study Area ea S Sho howing Water ersh shed eds Runoff originates in SFWMD, enters SWFWMD, and then re-enters SFWMD Existing path is to Gator Slough Note that most of the drainage basin is in SFWMD 5
Impact of Bond P Plus S SW A Aggregates Water levels in Cecil Webb remain above recommended hydroperiod depths during the wet season 6
Be Benefit o of S Southwest A Aggregates o on Ce Cecil Webb WM WMA • Reduced water levels are observed in the impacted areas of Cecil Webb WMA • Impact of Bond plus SW Agg is greater than reservoir on Bond Farm • Additional storage beyond Bond plus SW Agg may be needed
Simulated W Water Levels i in C Cecil W Webb wi with Bond a and SW Agg • Simulated water levels remain elevated during wet season • Duration of high water levels longer than optimum Water Depth Relative to Ground Surface 3 2.5 2 1.5 Depth, ft 1 0.5 0 -0.5 -1 -1.5 1/1/11 4/1/11 6/30/11 9/28/11 12/27/11 3/26/12 6/24/12 9/22/12 12/21/12 3/21/13 6/19/13 9/17/13 12/16/13
Impacts N Near t the S SW Agg Reser servoir • Simulated groundwater Levels show normal SW FL seasonal patterns with no apparent impact from adjacent mining operations to residential neighborhood north of SW Aggregates Ground El.
Measu sured ed 2 201 017 WLs i s in n Wel ells E s East of Mine ne • Water levels in MW-E2, 200 ft away from the withdrawal lake, dropped 2 feet due to pumping. No drop at MW-E3, 1500 ft away • Water level changes will be reduced in future pumping due to hydraulic barrier 26 8.0 7.5 25 7.0 24 6.5 Water Level Elevation (ft. NAVD) 6.0 23 5.5 22 5.0 Rainfall (inches) 4.5 21 4.0 20 3.5 3.0 19 2.5 18 2.0 1.5 17 1.0 16 0.5 15 0.0 4/20/17 4/27/17 5/4/17 5/11/17 5/18/17 5/25/17 6/1/17 6/8/17 6/15/17 6/22/17 6/29/17 7/6/17 7/13/17 7/20/17 7/27/17 Rainfall MW-E1 MW-E2 LM-1 MW-E3
Water B Bala alance Check of of Cec ecil W il Web ebb an and Yucca P Pens WMA Acres • At least 10K AF Cecil Webb areas too 10,000 available annually. wet • Bond Farm is less than Yucca Pens Wetlands 6,000 ¼ of that amount • Additional storage and conveyance is needed • There’s adequate water for both Yucca Pens and Cape Coral
Sum ummary o of C Cha harlotte H e Harbor F Flatwoods s Restoration P Plan • The plan is still in development • Objective is to reduce problem flooding in Cecil Webb, augment hydroperiod in Yucca Pens, and provide excess flows to augment Cape Coral water supply • Only take water into SW Agg when Bond is full and Cecil Webb still has too much water • Modeling results suggest storage need exceeds combined storage volume of Bond + SW Agg • If hydroperiod need exceeds volume available in Bond, then additional measures may be needed
Questions?
How S Stored W Water W Will b ill be U e Use sed • Bond and SW Agg are filled in wet season • Bond Outflow (20 cfs) is at end of wet season (late October) for about 2 months • SW Agg outflow begins in January and can deliver 17 cfs (11 MGD) for four months Simplified Reservoir Operations 35 30 25 20 cfs 15 10 5 0 6/1/12 8/1/12 10/1/12 12/1/12 1/31/13 4/2/13 Flow to Bond flow to SW Agg Bond to YP SW Agg to CC
Estimate o of Long-term Availa ilable le Y Yield eld • A simulation was conducted from 2007 through 2015 • Inflows during wet season and released to the City in dry season after Feb 15 • Available yield = 4,600 ac-ft/yr for 8 out of 9 years. • Irrigation yield 12.5 MGD for 120 days
On-going E g Efforts ts t to Better U Understand Yucca P Pens • Cape Coral installed five data loggers in south Yucca Pens and one data logger near Zemel Road and powerline • Additional borings and monitoring wells are planned to improve understanding of Yucca Pens hydrology • Ecologic studies of Yucca Pens wetlands may begin in 2018 to document areas that are too dry
Yuc ucca P Pens ns New Da Data C Collec ection Hopefully soon Operational
Recommend
More recommend
