Project Status Updates

Last Updated: 05/29/2026 Category: Drainage Current Phase: Design Development

Charlotte County Engineering is proposing to design and implement a canal maintenance program to include dredging the upland freshwater canals to help improve the water quality of the waterways.

Manatee Exclusion Grates

Last Updated: 05/29/2026 Category: Disaster Recovery Site Category: Drainage

Outfall culverts that were replaced or repaired due to hurricane damage are required to have a manatee exclusion grate installed. These grates help prevent manatees from getting stuck in the culvert. There are 37 culvert locations throughout the county that will have these grates installed.

Oyster Creek Flow Enhancement

Last Updated: 05/29/2026 Category: Drainage Current Phase: Design Development

Removal and disposal of all nuisance and exotic vegetation and trash from approximately 18.65 acres of Oyster Creek.

Waterway Hurricane Debris Removal-Grant Funded

Last Updated: 05/29/2026 Current Phase: Construction

Remove hurricane debris from approximately 37 miles of navigable waterways througout the county.

Weir Inspection and Repair Design

Last Updated: 05/29/2026 Category: Drainage Current Phase: Design Development

The ELK 3.45, FOR 5.11 and a weir on the Pellam Waterway were found to be damaged. The cause of the damage is not known. An engineering firm has been retained to assess these three water control stuctures to determine the extent of the deficincies and then to prepare a cost effective plan that will successfully restore the structures so that they operate as designed.