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Partnerships for Restoration of the Wild and Scenic Loxahatchee River

Martin County Office of Water Quality

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

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Loxahatchee Coordinating CouncilSeptember 29, 2008

Loxahatchee River Restoration Partners

• Martin County• Palm Beach County• SFWMD• FDEP/State Parks• DCA/Florida Communities Trust• NRCS/Wetland Reserve Program• Loxahatchee River District• Florida State Legislature - LRPI • Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.

Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River Restoration Plan

• Restoration Plan to protect and restore freshwater riverine floodplain

• Determine maximum dry season flows too minimize salt water intrusion

• Dry season protection of floodplain swamp• Wet season protection of hydric

hammock/bottomland hardwood

Historic flow ways

Three Conceptual Flow Ways

Eastern Flow Way

Permit Application

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