Clean water project by Army Corps and South Florida Water Management District brings hope

By Ed Killer, Treasure Coast Newspapers

Columnist Ed Killer reflects on the activation of the C-44 Reservoir & Stormwater Treatment Area in Indiantown.

C-44 Pump Station, Indiantown.

“I watched the water flow like a shallow river. It streamed from four 24-inch black pipes, across a 200-by-20 foot section of small boulders and down into a wide open field.

As I have since I was a young boy, I found myself mesmerized by the motion. Here, I thought to myself, water was actually moving in a project which is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

I have to admit, I never thought I’d see the day.”

Read the column here:

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2019/11/14/clean-water-martin-county-part-everglades-restoration-plan/2566918001/