{"id":51285,"date":"2024-10-24T17:14:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=51285"},"modified":"2024-10-24T17:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:14:13","slug":"lake-seward-flood-relief-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/lake-seward-flood-relief-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Seward Flood Relief Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flooding along the edge of Lake Seward has severely damaged homes and prevented access to others. In coordination with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Polk County has put a plan in place to direct water away from Lake Seward to Banana Lake, ultimately flowing into Lake Hancock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"716e69\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #716e69;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4.webp?resize=1024%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51286 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4-scaled.webp?resize=1024%2C513&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4-scaled.webp?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4-scaled.webp?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4-scaled.webp?resize=1536%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4-scaled.webp?resize=2048%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/75707110007-wed-4-scaled.webp?w=2220&amp;ssl=1 2220w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lake Seward Flood Relief Plan consists of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Installation of piping through an existing easement on the northwest edge of Lake Seward to a connection point on Tillery Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Construction by experienced licensed contractors of temporary conveyance piping to pump water north along Tillery Road to its intersection with Clubhouse Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Additional piping and use of existing conveyance systems would then move that water to the county&#8217;s pond\/holding basin near Elizabeth Place, just north of Clubhouse Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That water can then flow through a control structure northward into Banana Lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ultimately, that water will drain through the Banana Lake system, under U.S. Highway 98, and into Lake Hancock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once water reaches Lake Hancock it becomes part of the larger volumes of the Lake and will ultimately flow through the P-11 control structure into Saddle Creek and beyond into the Peace River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pumping is expected to move water off Lake Seward and should provide relief to the residents who are currently flooded, or otherwise are unable to safely reach their homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flooding along the edge of Lake Seward has severely damaged homes and prevented access to others. 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