The proposed water reservation rule protects all surface water released from the EAA Reservoir directed to the Lower East Coast Everglades waterbodies through the S-624, S-625, and S-626 structures (Figure 3-6 and 3-7). Model simulations of the draft operating protocol predict the EAA Reservoir, together with existing and planned infrastructure and a modified Lake Okeechobee schedule, will convey 825,000 acre-feet of surface water during an average annual water year (May-April) to the EAA Reservoir Project’s STA, STA-2, STA-3/4, or A-1 FEB, then discharged to the Lower East Coast Everglades waterbodies.