CAPE CORAL, Fla. — In the middle of Florida’s dry season, you may notice canal levels are lower than usual.
The City of Cape Coral is getting closer to completing a new pipeline system to keep water levels steady all year round.
The Caloosahatchee Connect Project is expected to be finished in time for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in January.
The project aims to send reclaimed water from the City of Fort Myers to Cape Coral.
Despite Wednesday’s rain showers, yacht broker Conrad Kiesel was out boating on the water. He said he’s looking forward to the completion of the connect project, hoping it’ll make it easier for boaters like himself when canal levels are low.
“That would be great. We’d all feel a lot better about pulling it in and out then,” he said.
With very dry conditions as of lately, Wednesday’s showers brought more than an inch of well-needed rain to the Cape. The city expects the midweek showers to help raise canal levels, especially as we enter the dry season.
When the Caloosahatchee Connect Project is completed it’s expected to keep freshwater canals fuller and give Cape Coral more water for irrigation and fire protection, allowing residents like Kiesel to think less about canal levels when boating in the area.
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