County-owned property is not open to public use. The three water conservation areas are part of the original Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project. The large areas of remnant Everglades surrounded by levees and canals were created to provide water supply and flood control to south Florida. The US Fish and Wildlife Service manages conservation Area 1. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission manages WCAs 2 and 3.
All areas are open for public use.
The 410-acre tract adjacent to ST.N 1E is planted in sugar cane. The Restudy identifies 930 acres needed in Acme Improvement District Basin B to treat and store 3,800 acre-feet of runoff prior to discharge to the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. The Restudy proposes two reservoirs, one fluctuating up to four feet in depth, the other to eight feet deep.