LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holds news conference at Everglades agricultural reservoir project
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday is set to speak at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the EAA Reservoir Project Site in Palm Beach County.
(Watch the event live at 10:30 a.m. by clicking the video player above.)
According to the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the project includes two new major features: a treatment wetland that will clean water and a reservoir that will store excess water from Lake Okeechobee.
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