TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that federal officials are allowing the state to take over work on some components of an Everglades reservoir construction to speed up its completion by five years.
Details: DeSantis (R) made the announcement in Marco Island after publicly asking President Donald Trump, following a tour of the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center on July 1, to allow Florida to take over the Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir project.
DeSantis said the agreement with the Department of the Army signed Friday would accelerate Everglades restoration and move up the EAA reservoir completion date from 2034 to 2029.
“This is a really, really big deal,” DeSantis said, adding, “We have a great partner with the Trump administration and the Department of the Army.”
