RECREATION
“Now it is going to be a reservoir and I find it intriguing
that that’s what dad always wanted,” she says. “Daddy
would say … ‘they’re going to leave this as wonderful lakes
and you’ll see in your lifetime that water is going to be an
issue.’ And this project is going to have lots of water. So he
would be tickled to death, I think, to see that the City of Port
St. Lucie owns that and it’s going to keep it for water.”
The water will come from the C-23 Canal. Instead of the >>
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CYCLIC WATER STORAGE AND
RECOVERY PROJECT
Collect water during the annual six-month rainy season;
treat and use during the annual six-month dry season,
beginning in 2040.
Water treatment plant: about 25 acres.
Water source: Stormwater runoff collected in the C-23 Canal
Piping from plant to canal: projected to be underground
Water storage: Above and below ground. In existing lakes;
in a 1.5-billion-gallon aquifer storage and recovery wellfields
to be constructed. Water may be stored 1,000 feet
down or 3,000 feet down — depths and locations depend
on results of geologic studies that will be performed.
Benefits of capturing otherwise wasted water from the
C-23: Helps meet city’s future water needs; reduces freshwater
discharge and nutrients poured into the North Fork of
the St. Lucie River, which then dumps into the Indian River
Lagoon and can cause algae blooms and reduce salinity.
Pony rides were a big hit during the grand opening of the McCarty Ranch
Preserve in November.
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