Storm Treatment Areas (STA's)

Everglades Agricultural Area Stormwater Treatment Areas Expansion

This expedited project will expand the size and enhance the performance of existing stormwater treatment areas created as part of the Everglades Construction Project. These constructed wetlands naturally reduce stormwater runoff pollution levels flowing from the Everglades Agricultural Area before entering the Everglades. This project will add approximately 18,000 acres of additional treatment area to the existing Everglades Agricultural Area Stormwater Treatment Areas. The expansions are being built in Compartment B, an approximate 9,500-acre parcel of land located in southern Palm Beach County, and Compartment C, an approximate 8,800-acre parcel of land located in eastern Hendry County.