Page 12 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - October '23

Page 12, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens
Commissioner’s Update

Tax Talk from page 11

visit the website Water Works Boulevard at Twenty-Mile Bend are the site of a multiphase
24/7 to see if they public/private project comprising the C-51 Reservoir.
potentially have By Commissioner Local government agencies have contributed expertise
any unclaimed Maria Marino and funding to plan and implement features of the overall
funds with our Water, an element we project, such as the L-8 reservoir, purchasing and restoring
office. This new cannot live without, is wetlands to connect the flow of water, construction of control
process lists something Florida receives structures and pumps, and increasing capacity.
roughly 2,300 to a lot of, especially through These agencies include Palm Beach County, the City of
3,000 outstanding the summer rainy season, West Palm Beach – whose drinking water supplies relies on
c he c ks on t he adding up to an annual adequate levels of filtered water in Grassy Waters Preserve,
website at any rainfall of about 4½ feet on Indian Trail Improvement District, SFWMD, South Indian
given time, which Left to right: Constitutional Tax average. This abundance of River Water Control District, Lake Worth Drainage District,
negates the need Collector Anne M. Gannon and water presents challenges to and Pal Mar Water Control District. The county also receives
to mail notices Chief Financial Officer Carmen improving systems to store, input on options studied and recommended through its Water
to individuals C. Richardson filter, and send it to where it is needed most, rather than Resources Task Force Advisory Board, and the Loxahatchee
thus reducing our letting it flow out to the ocean. River Management Coordinating Council.
monthly postage costs by more than $1,300! In 1985, the U.S. Department of Interior designated the Local initiatives rely on financial support from state and
To find out if you may have unclaimed funds with northwest fork of the Loxahatchee River for inclusion in federal partners. Recently, Palm Beach County received
our office, visit https://www.pbctax.com/unclaimed- the Federal Wild & Scenic River system, recognizing its a $7.7 million grant from the Florida Department of
funds/. essential habitats supporting a wide spectrum of ecological Environmental Protection (FDEP) to upgrade the levee at
Congratulations to my Chief Financial Officer, resources. In the decades to follow, the South Florida Water the southeast side of the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management
Carmen C. Richardson, and her innovation and Management District (SFWMD) embarked on a plan, in Area, which will reduce the risk of flooding in the Acreage
dedicated team for the tremendous work they do to collaboration with local government and drainage districts to and Loxahatchee communities within the Indian Trail
ensure we are fiscally responsible and delivering create additional water storage in the L-8 canal basin in order Improvement District.
exceptional service to our clients. to protect and restore the Loxahatchee River. Components of Additionally, FDEP awarded grants totaling $113 million
the Lower East Coast Regional Water Supply Plan affecting to the county toward the construction of Cells 12 and 13 of
Northern Palm Beach County – including Loxahatchee Phase II of the C-51 Reservoir. The L-8 Canal sends water
River restoration – are part of the vast Comprehensive from Lake Okeechobee into our region. Once these cells
Everglades Restoration Project, led by the U.S. Army Corps are fully connected to the L-8 Canal, the reservoir will be
of Engineers. capable of providing water to restore the northwest fork of
Project goals seek to capture water flows through canals the Loxahatchee River and connected wetlands, combat salt
and basins to meet drinking water demands; recharge canals water intrusion by canal recharge, and increase water supply.
and wells; reduce discharge to tide; treat/filter water headed Each of these costly and complex projects are pieces of the
to the Loxahatchee River and the Lake Worth Lagoon; and, overall puzzle to effectively store, filter and manage water,
reduce flooding. while enhancing our natural environment, and as you can
Water managers and project engineers have determined see, requires the help of numerous stakeholders to achieve.
that these goals are achievable by utilizing wetlands under At the end of the day, water is a precious resource and
conservation and by constructing stormwater treatment areas our county continually needs to think outside the box to aid
and reservoirs. Mecca Farms, a site just north of Northlake in water management strategies. As a man stated recently at
Boulevard on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road will serve as a county commission public hearing, water is life.
one of the water storage areas. Additionally, rock pits owned Please contact me if I can assist you at (561) 355-2201
by Palm Beach Aggregates on the north side of Southern or by email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.

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