BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS -S-709 RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands -S-709 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) project is to rehydrate coastal wetlands and reduce damaging point-source freshwater discharge to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park. The BBCW project will restore wetland and estuarine habitats, and divert an average of 59 percent of the annual coastal structure discharge into freshwater and saltwater wetlands instead of direct discharges to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park.
The S-709 structure is designed to be a 40 cubic foot... read more
The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) project is to rehydrate coastal wetlands and reduce damaging point-source freshwater discharge to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park. The BBCW project will restore wetland and estuarine habitats, and divert an average of 59 percent of the annual coastal structure discharge into freshwater and saltwater wetlands instead of direct discharges to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park.
The S-709 structure is designed to be a 40 cubic foot per second (cfs) pump station, located north of the C-103 canal on the L-31E canal. When operational, the S-709 will pump water from the C-103 canal and discharge to the north into the L-31E canal using two 20 cfs submersible pumps. Pump station S-709 will also have a sixty inch culvert with a slide gate to pass flows during emergency situations. show less