Earthology assists SFWMD in acquiring Grant Funding through FDEP
- Alyssa Cavanaugh
- Aug 15
- 3 min read
Dave Colangelo has been working on an augmented staff contract with South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) as the District's Resiliency Plan Coordinator/Grant Writer for the last several years. He has helped the District acquire nearly $300M in grant funding for resiliency projects through federal and state grant programs. Most recently, three projects were awarded grant funding through the FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection) Resilient Florida Program:
L-8 8 Flow Equalization Basin (FEB)/G539 Pump Station - $5,008,147
This resiliency project will provide flood control and water supply protection. The L-8 FEB is located along the L-8 Canal in Palm Beach County and receives flows from the C-51 West and S-5A drainage basins. The S-5A and S-319 Pump Stations continue to provide the existing level of flood protection to the S-5A Basin and the C-51 West Basin, with the FEB, adding an additional 45,000 acre-feet of storage capacity that reduces flows to tide during storm events or sending water south when the system is at capacity by attenuating peak flows. This project includes the enhancement of the G-539 Pump and the L-8 FEB, to reduce the impacts of flooding and sea level rise throughout the C-51 and S-5A drainage basins.
C-7 Basin Resiliency - $20,970,000
The C-7 Basin Resiliency Project aims to reduce flooding and SLR risks to water resources basin wide. The S-27 Structure is a salinity barrier, built in the 1950s, with the goal of protecting inland water resources from saltwater intrusion and enabling C-7 Canal stormwater drainage. Sea level rise is limiting the ability of the flood control system to convey floodwaters to the tide, thus increasing the risk of saltwater intrusion. The project will increase the flood protection level of service in the C-7 Basin and its communities and critical assets by enhancing existing infrastructure and increasing discharge capacity. The project will reduce overall flooding risks to critical assets, protect water supply sources and increase quality of life to communities living within the C-7 Basin. The full project includes the following features: 1. Installation of a forward pump station facility and surge barrier. 2. Enhance storage capacity by integrating nature-based features with the construction of a 2-acre, temporary detention area on W.H. Turner High School Property, with a living shoreline along the C-7 Canal. 3.Incorporate Biosorption Activated Media (BAM), to reduce harmful nutrients such as Nitrogen and Phosphorous from stormwater.
C-9 Basin Resiliency - $7,120,000
The C-9 Basin Resiliency Project aims to reduce flooding and SLR risks to water resources basin wide. The S-29 Structure is a salinity barrier, built in the 1950’s, with the goal of protecting inland water resources from flooding and saltwater intrusion and enabling C-9 Canal stormwater drainage. Sea level rise is limiting the ability of the flood control system to convey floodwaters to the tide, thus increasing the risk of saltwater intrusion. The project will increase the flood protection level of service in the C-9 Basin and its communities and critical assets by enhancing existing infrastructure and increasing discharge capacity. The full project includes the following features: 1. Installation of a forward pump station facility and surge barrier. 2. Enhance storage capacity by integrating nature-based features with the construction of a temporary detention area in Pickwick Lake with a living shoreline along the C-9 Canal.
Great work Dave!
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