Issue

Flood Prevention

After Bonita Springs experienced significant flooding along the Imperial River in 1995 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)commissioned the "South Lee County Watershed Study".  In 2007 when the SFWMD attempted to force the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to install 5 large culverts under I-75 as it is widened to six lanes the Estero community including the Brooks Concerned Citizens (BCC) and The Conservancy of Southwest Florida urged the SFWMD and Lee County to update the South Lee County Watershed Study. SFWMD and Lee County agreed to jointly fund this update and allocated $250,000 for this project. During 2008 the Imperial River flooded once again adding greater urgency to the issue. The Update was approved in the late spring of 2008 and SFWMD set a May 14, 2009 deadline for completion.

Documents

May 2009 - Brook Concerned Citizens Letter to SFWMD
May 2009 - Conservancy Statement
May 2009 - BCC Watershed Update

Estero Development Report Articles

April 2009 - Late Stage Report on the S Lee Cty Watershed Plan Update
Sept. 2008 - South Lee County Watershed Plan Update
May 2008 - South Lee County Watershed Plan Update
April 2008 - I-75 Culvert Study Content Gets County and Water District Approval 
March 2008 - I-75 Culvert Study Slow to Get Underway
March 2008 - Expansion of Culverts under I-75 ECCL Minutes
April 2008 - I-75 Culvert Study Content Gets County and Water District Approval
April 2008 - Notes to SFWMD and LEE COUNTY Concerning Study on Proposed Culverts Submitted by Brooks Concerned Citizens (BCC)
April 2008 - Updated Water Study Testimony of Nick Batos, Brooks Concerned Citizens, April 8, 2008
March 2008 - I-75 Culvert Study Slow to Get Underway
March 2008 - Estero's recommendations to the Water District and County staff re what should be included in the Culvert Study
Feb 2008 - Five Large Culverts under I-75 Must Be Studied Before Installation
Feb 2008 - Conservancy Cover Letter and Letter to SFWMD and county commissioners re staff report
Jan 2008 - Does Estero Really Need Five Additional Culverts Under I-75?