Polk stormwater projects ranked

BARTOW — A stormwater treatment plan proposed for wetlands adjacent to Lake Conine in Winter Haven was the top-ranked project by the county's Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee, whose recommendations go to the Polk County Commission.

Other projects in the order in which they were ranked were Crystal Lake, Crooked Lake West and Audubon Saddle Creek.

The Lake Eva and Lake Gwynn projects tied for fifth place, followed by projects proposed for Lake Annie and Lake McLeod.