(United States Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District,

USACE and SFWMD 2002) are as follows:

* Reduction of Lake Okeechobee regulatory releases to the estuaries and reduction of
 backpumping from the EAA into Lake Okeechobee by sending the water to the
 south and into the reservoirs.

* Improved environmental releases through the storage of water and release to the
 Everglades during the dry season demand.

* Flow equalization and optimization of treatment performance of Stormwater
 Treatment Area (STA)-2, STA-3/4, STA-5, and STA-6 by capturing peak storm-
 event discharges within the reservoirs for subsequent release to the STAs.

* Improved flood control and regional water supply for the agricultural community
 currently served by the EAA canals and other areas served by Lake Okeechobee.

 The USACE and SFWMD developed the 2002 Project Management Plan for the

EAASR. Details on the background, purpose, scope, and initial planning of the EAASR

are included in this document. The Conceptual Alternative report by USACE and

SFWMD (2004a) presents 22 alternative designs for the EAASR, using any combination

of Components A, B, and C in Figure 2-2. The area, depth, volume, water control

structures, and additional features of each alternative are detailed. The Screening of

Conceptual Alternatives report also by USACE and SFWMD (2004b) details the

screening criteria and decision matrix for the initial conceptual alternatives. The

screening results found five alternatives for further analyses. These analyses led to the

development of conceptual alternatives utilizing only Component A, which where

documented in the USACE and SFWMD (2005) Integrated Project Implementation

Report and Environmental Impact Assessment (PIR/EIS). The PIR/EIS selects a single

alternative, the tentatively selected plan (TSP), and provides detailed design information.

An earlier version of the results and discussion presented in this thesis are also included

in Appendix F of the PIR/EIS. SFWMD produced the Basis of Design Report (BODR)