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The Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park was acquired in 1989 with two Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grants. [4] The land was used as pastureland for cattle grazing before its acquisition. The name Myakkahatchee comes from the Seminole language: "miarca" meaning "big water" and "hatchee" alluding to "river." [4]
Myakkahatchee Creek is a small stream located near the city of North Port in Sarasota County, Florida. It is fed by Big Slough, [ 1 ] and it is a tributary of the Myakka River . [ 2 ] The stream supplies water to the city of North Port.
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) purchased 8,249 acres (3,338 ha) through the state's "Save Our Rivers" program in 1994. A land swap between the water district and Sarasota County was done as part of the purchase and added 253 acres (102 ha) to the preserve.
The added water is projected to raise levels in Lake Brooklyn by nearly 10 feet and Lake Geneva by almost 5 feet. But $118.7 million has been committed to funding the pipeline, largely from ...
New water treatment plant can filter 12.5 million gallons of water per day and gives the city utility more capacity to provide water to growing city.
Length: 72 miles (116 km) Basin size: 314.7 square miles (815 km 2) [1]: Basin features; River system: Myakka River Watershed: Landmarks: Myakka River State Park, T. Mabry Carlton Reserve, Snook Haven, Deer Prairie Creek Preserve, Jelks Preserve, Myakka State Forest, Myakka Park
The construction costs for the treatment plant, pump station, lift station, all the piping and a warehouse from which to work from is expected to be between $10 million and $12 million.
The program includes 60 miles (97 km) of new pipelines to convey the treated water across four regional groundwater basins, an industrial facility, and two MWD treatment plants. The program calls for a water treatment facility that would be one of the largest in the nation, producing 150 million gallons per day or 168 thousand acre-feet per ...