In February 2023, diggers set to work on a multibillion-dollar project to build a reservoir in the Everglades the size of Manhattan Island. Decades in the making, the reservoir – when it's completed sometime in the 2030s – will help to deliver a secure and long-term supply of clean drinking water to Florida's residents.

The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir will be situated just south of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in the state. Conservationists have dubbed it "the crown jewel" of the Everglades' restoration.

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