en.Wedoany.com Reported - The City of Sanibel has received funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to complete dredging of the easternmost section of the Sanibel Slough.

The project will dredge approximately 1,100 linear feet of the eastern waterway between Beach Road and Elinor Way, aiming to enhance stormwater runoff capacity and treatment, reduce storm-induced flood risks, and improve water quality. Dredging operations will remove about 5,000 cubic yards of nutrient-rich organic silt from the waterway bottom to restore lost stormwater storage capacity.

According to the city, removing this silt helps reduce legacy nutrients, supports established Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) targets, and decreases the discharge of nutrient-laden stormwater from the waterway into San Carlos Bay. This will benefit seagrasses, oysters, and other local marine life, while improving wildlife habitats within the Sanibel Slough and receiving waters. Dredging is expected to begin this week and take approximately five months.

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