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As part of the professional engineering services provided by PEER to the South Florida Water Management District, PEER prepared a conceptual design for diverting flow from the eastern and western branches of main Nubbin Slough to the Nubbin Slough Stormwater Treatment Area (STA). The STA is a constructed treatment wetlands system for reducing phosphorus loads from agricultural runoff that discharge into Lake Okeechobee to meet the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) goals established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

As the prime consultant, PEER formulated alternatives for diverting flow to the STA; modeled and analyzed flows for the proposed alternatives using HEC-RAS model; analyzed and assessed the function of thirteen undersized culverts that were restricting flow and flooding adjacent roads and properties along the eastern tributary to Nubbin Slough; explored potential upstream and downstream impacts related to the implementation of this project; recommended the most technically and economically feasible flow diversion option; and prepared conceptual design plans for diverting Nubbin Slough flows to the STA.
PEER also designed improvements to natural stormwater drainage channels and upgrades for existing misaligned and undersized culverts to mitigate/prevent flooding along the adjacent roads and properties.

Contact: Nader Bazzazieh
naderb@peercpc.com
(301) 816-0700