Proposed Water Quality Remedial Actions & Priorities — 7A- WAC Actions & Priorities — Waterways Advisory Committee (2026-04-23)

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The Marco Island Waterways Advisory Committee has developed a priority framework for improving water quality in the city's canal system. The framework focuses on stopping nutrient pollution first by upgrading wastewater treatment and enforcing fertilizer rules, then removing accumulated sediment through dredging, and finally monitoring progress with public education. The Committee recommends against a proposed tidal leveling project that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars but provide minimal water quality benefit...