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Section 5 Formulation of Alternative Plans

EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006

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Construction and operation of the alternatives could cause social and economic

impacts, however, the alternatives will not have significant direct or indirect

effects on population within the EAA or the South Florida region as measured by

displaced population from Compartment A and induced population growth.

The conversion to reservoirs will eliminate the production value of sugarcane

and other crops. Table 5-12 below shows the acreage of certain crops that would

be converted with a particular alternative (Water & Air Research, 2005).

TABLE 5-12: AREA CONVERTED FROM CROPS TO RESERVOIRS.

Crops

Alternative 2

(acres)

Alternative 3

(acres)

Alternatives 4 and 5

(acres)

Alternative 6

(acres)

Sugarcane 47,628 28,423 23,635 19,706

Row crops 620 620 620 620

Other agricultural 302 180 141 165

At any given time, a sugarcane farm will have 25% devoted to planting, 25% first

ratoon, 25% second ratoon, 12.5% fallow, and 12.5% in roads, canals, and

ditches. In 2002, Palm Beach County had 328,000 harvested acres of sugarcane,

yielding 39.5 tons/acre, and producing 12,851,000 tons. Average price per ton in

the U.S. in 2002 was $28.40, yielding an approximate value of sugarcane

production in Palm Beach County of $364 million. Table 5-13 below shows the

comparison between the different alternatives in terms of lost sugarcane

production and the percentage of 2002 Palm Beach County sugarcane production

lost.

TABLE 5-13: COMPARISON OF SUGARCANE PRODUCTION LOST.

Production Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternatives 4 and 5 Alternative 6

Sugarcane harvested 933,000 tons 557,000 tons 463,000 tons 386,000 tons

Value of harvest 26.5 million $15.8 million $13.1 million $11.0 million

% total value 7.3% 4.3% 3.6% 3.0%

5.4.2 Environmental Benefits

Because CERP projects are required to be selected and justified based on their

system-wide benefits, the evaluation process was based on the system-wide

performance measures developed by the Restoration Coordination and

Verification (RECOVER) team. This project is expected to primarily benefit the

following areas: Lake Okeechobee littoral zone, St. Lucie Estuary,

Caloosahatchee Estuary, and the Greater Everglades (WCAs 2, 3, and

Everglades National Park). Below are detailed descriptions of the benefits to

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