Proposed Water Quality Priorities Whitepaper- (Rick Woodworth) — 13 B- Clean Water Initiative — Waterways Advisory Committee (2026-05-21)

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Rick Woodworth's white paper presents a 5-tier, science-based framework for addressing water quality degradation in Marco Island's canal system. The framework prioritizes stopping nutrient inputs through Advanced Wastewater Treatment, fertilizer ordinance enforcement, and stormwater reforms before addressing accumulated sediment through dredging and aeration. The author recommends against the Tidal Leveling and Hydraulic Culvert Interconnect project (estimated cost: hundreds of millions of dollars) as scientifically unviable...