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PORT SALERNO - MANATEE POCKET SW PRONG STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA
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John Maehl, Manager of the Martin County Ecosystem Restoration and Management Division of the Public Works Department will update the committee on the SW Prong Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) project in Port Salerno. Mr. Maehl and his staff have worked to plan and develop the Project, which aims to reduce harmful nutrients in the SW Prong. The SW Prong is the last tributary of the Manatee Pocket to receive necessary water treatment and is critical to the overall health of the waterway. The Project will consist of a treatment train involving two wet detention ponds (approximately 0.5 and 1.1 acres), two diversion weir structures, enhanced vegetated channels, and a Summit High-Performance Upflow Filter System with bioactive media prior to discharge. It is projected to remove approximately 334 pounds of TN (total nitrogen) and 234 pounds of TP (total phosphorous) per year from the downstream Manatee Pocket and the Indian River Lagoon, which are currently designated impaired by FDEP. This Project is in the Ecosystems Division CIP and is fully funded.
The project will provide important nutrient reduction in the Manatee Pocket SW Prong, enhance the natural environment and provides the public with open space and access to the area's natural features. The Lots to be conveyed to the County are key to achieving better drainage, reduced flooding and increased water quality in the Port Salerno CRA, as required by the Community Redevelopment Plan's Public Services Goal of "providing basic public infrastructure for stormwater, potable water, and sanitary systems for existing and future development." Since much of the existing development in Port Salerno was built before basic stormwater standards were established, retrofit projects represent important improvements to water quality and protection of the Manatee Pocket.
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