PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday will hold a news conference in Palm Beach County.
The event will be held at the EAA (Everglades Agricultural Area) Reservoir project on U.S. Highway 27 South.
DeSantis will be joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Alexis Lambert, but specific details about the topic of the news conference have not been released.
According to the Everglades Foundation, EAA is designed to store excess Lake Okeechobee water so it can be cleaned in an adjacent stormwater treatment area and then sent south to nurture the Everglades and Florida Bay.
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The reservoir will also supply freshwater for the Biscayne Aquifer, which is the source of drinking water for millions in South Florida.
In addition, the foundation says the EAA Reservoir will help to significantly reduce the harmful discharges of polluted Lake Okeechobee water to Florida’s east and west coasts.
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