Land Owners Oppose Reservoir. Legislators Deny Eminent Domain for Reservoir.

The anatomy of reservoir building in Florida:

The reservoir project: a massive 60,000-acre shallow reservoir to stop dirty water in Lake Okeechobee from polluting the coasts and revive South Florida’s wilting marshes

The opposition: Sugar farmers who refused to sell

The legislative action: Deny the use of eminent domain to complete the reservoir

Miami Herald | Vast reservoir is key to state Everglades plan. Federal concerns could derail it.