建造of the next major project for the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee is set to begin in April following the South Florida Water Management District's award of a $175.8-million lump-sum contract to Phillips and Jordan Inc.

The firm will lead construction of the A-2 Stormwater Treatment Area, a 6,500-acre constructed wetland that will naturally treat water discharged from the A-2 reservoir before it flows south into the Everglades. The reservoir and associated structures are part of an estimated $1.8-billion project under the joint state and federal Comprehensive Everglades恢复计划。

The stormwater contract includes construction of a 650-cfs temporary pump station, a 150-cfs seepage pump station and a 300-cfs pump station, plus canals, levees, culverts and earthwork. Project completion is set for December 2023, with a $5-million incentive for earlier completion, a district spokesman says. “In preparation for this contract, we began building the Inflow/Outflow Canal under another construction contract,” which is planned to finish in November.

美国陆军工程兵团将建造240,000英亩英亩的容量，建造10,500英亩的水库。军团发言人说，该机构预计将在2021年末授予该工作的合同，并于2027年或2028年估计完成。

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has promised to invest $2.5 billion in Everglades restoration and protection of the state’s water resources.

But State Sen. Wilton Simpson (R) began his two-year term as president of the Florida senate, contending that water storage south of Lake Okeechobee has “consumed a disproportionate amount of time and funding over the last several years.”

他呼吁将国家资源重定向到奥基乔比湖以北的项目，以减少污染湖泊的农场径流。新利18备用网址联邦国家大沼泽地项目由州和美国平等地资助，因此削减州资金也新利18备用网址将减少联邦资金。

一位发言人说：“我们从州长和立法机关的指示是推动[雨水]项目前进。”