By the SFWMD being legally prevented from pumping water into large areas south of Lake Okeechobee, I meant large uninhabited, non-agricultural areas south of the lake.
there is a plan to build a water holding area south of the lake
White House budget office must move Everglades restoration project forward — now!
A critical element of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan — a water-storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee — is on track to get federal funding.
The reservoir will provide an outlet into which lake water can be released, treated and, ultimately, moved south to replenish the Everglades.
The estimated cost of the reservoir is $1.4 billion.https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article214520279.html