Laserfiche WebLink
<br />2 <br /> <br />SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2007 ~ <br /> <br />3 <br />4 A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SOUTH <br />5 FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT REQUESTING THE UNITED <br />6 STATES CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS NECESSARY TO <br />7 BRING THE HERBERT HOOVER DIKE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH <br />8 CURRENT LEVEE PROTECTION SAFETY STANDARDS AND TO <br />9 EXPEDITE FUNDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH PROMPT <br />10 ENACTMENT OF THE ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL <br />II OR SOME OTHER MECHANISM; REQUESTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS <br />12 TO ENACT RESOLUTIONS SUPPORTING THESE REQUESTS; <br />13 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (George Horne, ext. 6594) <br /> <br />14 <br />]? WHEREAS, lake Okeechobee was impacted by four hurricanes during the 2004 <br /> <br />16 and 2005 hurricane seasons; and <br /> <br />17 WHEREAS, subsequently, at the request of local community leaders, the <br /> <br />18 Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District commissioned an <br /> <br />19 independent, expert review panel to evaluate all U,S. Army Corps of Engineers documents <br /> <br />20 concerning the structural integrity of the 140 mile-long Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding <br /> <br />2] lake Okeechobee; and <br /> <br />22 WHEREAS, the report found that the dike does not meet current levee protection <br /> <br />23 safety standards; and <br /> <br />24 WHEREAS, the failure of the dike poses a clear and imminent threat of catastrophic <br /> <br />25 proportion to the communities surrounding lake Okeechobee; and <br /> <br />26 WHEREAS, the dike was not built to current levee engineering standards and <br /> <br />27 therefore needs expedited Congressional appropriations to be brought into compliance <br /> <br />28 with such standards; <br />