Purpose
In 2002, the nearshore waters and canals of the Florida Keys were determined by the State of Florida to be impaired due to nutrients. In response, the WQPP created a Canal Restoration Advisory Subcommittee to investigate methods to improve water quality in residential canals via a series of canal restoration demonstration projects, and to oversee the development of a Canal Management Master Plan. In September 2013, Monroe County completed a comprehensive Canal Management Master Plan (CMMP), which developed a prioritization for canal restoration and outlined feasible strategies to improve the water quality in the canals throughout the Florida Keys. A final report on the demonstration projects was completed in 2018, and the Canal Restoration Advisory Subcommittee became inactive shortly thereafter.
Members
Charlie Causey - Florida Keys Environmental Fund
Michelle Coldiron - Monroe County
Greg Corning - Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
John DeNeale - City of Key Colony Beach
Nancy Diersing - Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Peter Frezza - Islamorada Village of Islands
George Garrett - City of Marathon
Rhonda Haag - Monroe County
Skip Haring - City of Layton
Alison Higgins - City of Key West
John Hunt - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Gus Rios - Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Elizabeth Smith - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
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