Legislative Program 2019 Legislative Program | Page 2

THE CITY’S TOP
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
M C CARTY RANCH
EXTENSION WATER
QUALITY RESTORATION
AREA 3
REQUEST: $1,939,414
BENEFIT:
This project will minimize the fresh water and nutrient
discharges into the C-23 Canal, and then, into the
North Fork of the St. Lucie River. When the entire
project is complete, it will take 1,871 acres of fallow
citrus grove and a 730-acre water impoundment
located at McCarty Ranch Preserve and convert them
into a shallow water quality and treatment facility.
Every year, this project will keep up to 21 percent
of nutrient-laden discharges from entering the North
Fork of the St. Lucie River, protecting the quality of
its water.
FUNDING HISTORY
OF MCCARTY RANCH
AREA 7
AREAS 4-7 AREA 3 AREA 2 AREA 1
FUTURE
FUNDING REQUEST FUNDED FUNDED
AREA 5
77
ACRES
AREA 4 AREA 3 AREA 2 AREA 1
304
ACRES 280
ACRES 275
ACRES 210
ACRES
C-23 Canal
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DETAILS:
• The overall project will be constructed in seven
phases.
• Construction of Area 1 will be complete by April
2019.
• Construction of Area 2 will begin by May 2019.
• This appropriation request will allow the City of Port
St. Lucie to construct Area 3 on 280 acres, which will
annually hold back 1.3 billion gallons of water, 13,224
pounds of nitrogen and 2,723 pounds of phosphorus
from entering the waterway.
AREA 6
40
ACRES
• The City of Port St. Lucie appreciates last year’s
legislative appropriation, which allows the City to
design Area 3, with construction set to begin in
January 2020.