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Ecological Models developed for each region by the RECOVER team as well as
information contained within the performance measure documentation sheets.
Each one the performance measures addressed one of the specific project
objectives. For example, one of the performance measures entitled, “Lake
Okeechobee Extreme High Stage” addressed the stated project objective of
“Habitat Improvement of Lake Okeechobee.”
TABLE 5-14: RECOVER PERFORMANCE MEASURES USED FOR EAA
STORAGE RESERVOIRS PROJECT.
PM Project Objective Performance Measure Target
LO-E3
Habitat
improvement of
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee
Extreme High Lake
Stage
No events above 17 feet
LO-E10
Habitat
improvement of
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee
Stage Envelope
Minimize deviation from stage envelope (less
than 192 feet-weeks)
NE-E1
Habitat
improvement of St.
Lucie Estuary
St. Lucie Salinity
Envelope
Low flow target less than 350 cfs for 207
months
No Lake Okeechobee regulatory discharges
No more than 21 months of mean monthly flows
between 2000-3000 cfs
No more than 12 months of mean monthly flows
of greater than 3000 cfs
NE-E3
Habitat
improvement of
Caloosahatchee
Estuary
Caloosahatchee
Estuary Salinity
Envelope
Freshwater discharges from the C-43 canal at S-
79 to be maintained between 300-2800 cfs
<70 months with mean monthly flow <300 cfs;
months with low flow should occur in the dry
season (Nov-May)
<7 months with mean monthly flows >4500 cfs
GE-E2
Habitat
improvement of the
Everglades
Protection Area
Inundation Pattern in
the Greater Everglades
Wetlands
NSM 4.6 envelope for number of inundation
events and mean duration in weeks of each event
for each indicator region
GE-E3
Habitat
improvement of the
Everglades
Protection Area
Extreme High and
Low Events in the
Greater Everglades
Wetlands
NSM 4.6 envelope for extreme high and low
events and the number and mean duration in
weeks of high and low events for each indicator
region
GE-E6
Habitat
improvement of the
Everglades
Protection Area
Species Richness
Suitability for
Everglades Tree
Islands
NSM 4.6 envelope for hydroperiod of tree
islands for each indicator region
For purposes of this analysis, all applicable performance measures for a given
geographic region were used when possible. The SFWMM provided the output
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