By Andy Reid
Sun Sentinel
The clock is officially ticking on repairs needed to upgrade the levee that keeps the Everglades from flooding Broward and Palm Beach counties.
February triggered the start of the South Florida Water Management District’s two-year window to fix the Broward section of the East Coast Protective Levee, which falls short of federal safety standards.
The district, Broward County and eight western cities now have three months to finalize an agreement aimed at getting the levee up to the standards of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Inspectors have also identified deficiencies in the Palm Beach County portion of the levee, which will be subject to its own FEMA review – also expected to require upgrades.
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