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Mission
Statement of the Lake Worth Lagoon Management Plan
"To restore,
conserve and manage the Lake Worth Lagoon ecosystem to a level of
quality to obtain measureable and significant improvements to the
Lagoon's water and sediment quality; to provide habitat for native
plants, fish and wildlife and aesthetic, recreational and economic
benefits for the residents and visitors of Palm Beach County; and to
encourage, develop and promote a partnership of public and private
interests to manage the Lagoon."
The Lake Worth
Lagoon Management Plan was adopted on August 19, 1998, and contains a
list of habitat restoration and water and sediment quality projects to
improve flora and fauna conditions within the lagoon. To date, the
Legislature has appropriated $16.9 million for the Lake Worth Lagoon
Partnership Grant Program, and over 40 projects have been implemented,
for a total cost of over $47 million.
FDEP, Palm Beach
County Environmental Resources Management, SFWMD and other interested
stakeholders are preparing a revision to the current plan, which should
be complete by the end of 2007 or early 2008.
If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact Tim Gray at
(561) 681-6708, or via e-mail at
Tim.Gray@dep.state.fl.us.
You may also visit the following links related to the Lake Worth Lagoon.
Southeast District Main Switchboard
(561) 681-6600
Map and Directions
to the Southeast District Office
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Southeast
District Watershed Management and Planning Program - Lake Worth Lagoon
