The Jacksonville District hosted Aaron Witt and the BuildWitt team for a look at our ongoing restoration work within the South Florida ecosystem on 13 February 2026. Maj. Cory Bell took the team on a tour of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) and the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A-2 Reservoir, which focus on restoring more natural water flows into and through the central and southern Everglades.

BuildWitt hosts a YouTube channel focused on the “DIRT WORLD!” Witt travels worldwide to explore the people and projects that keep our world moving—the Dirt World. “None of us could live even one day without food, water, power, and shelter; each is no accident!” said Witt.

The CEPP EAA A-2 Reservoir and associated Stormwater Treatment Areas are storage and treatment features that capture and store water before releasing it to the Everglades. In addition to improving the quantity, quality, and timing of water deliveries to the central and southern Everglades, stress on the northern estuaries is alleviated due to improved water flow during both the dry and wet seasons.

The BuildWitt episode was recently released, and I would like to encourage you to view it and pass it along. “Why is the US Army Building a $4B Reservoir to Save the Everglades?” by BuildWitt is great way to understand what our team does in South Florida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zb4ZG9ZVc