West Palm Beach: U.S. Army Corps reservoir project threatens city's water reserve supply

West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James said Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated a legal clause meant to ensure the city's water supply when the corps approved a giant reservoir project designed to help restore the Florida Everglades. The city has filed a legal brief challenging the corps'... read full story

"guarantees existing water users will always have the amount of water that was in our state permits from the year 2000, and it directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect the water supply that was in place at that time."