Transcript Eller PPT Presentation - South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Master Recreation Plan
Team Kick-Off Meeting
September 18, 2002
A group is capable of much more than
each member thinks is possible……….
Why Are We Here?
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Establish Recreation Planning Team
 Discuss Team Directives
 Program-Level Management Plan
 Master Recreation Plan
 Initial Assignments/Taskings
How many states in the US sell more
fishing licenses than Florida?
None.
According to the USFWS, Florida ranks #1
with 2.8 million, followed in order by
California, Texas, Michigan, and New
York.
Signing of the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2000
Why are the Everglades
Unique and Important?
As Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote,
“There are no other Everglades in the world.”
The Everglades have been designated:
• a National Park
• an International Biosphere Reserve
• a World Heritage Site
• a Wetland of International Significance
• home to 68 threatened or endangered plant and animal species
South Florida Ecosystem
 Area - 18,000 square miles
 Population 1950s ~ 0.5 million
 Population today ~ 6 million
The C&SF Project
 Project Purposes: Flood
control, water conservation,
regional water supply, prevention
of salt water intrusion, fish and
wildlife conservation, water supply
to Everglades National Park,
recreation
 Project includes: 10 locks,
1,000 miles of canals, 720 miles of
levees, over 150 water control
structures, and 16 pump stations
Historic
Flow
Current
Flow
A Region in
Trouble….
 Too much/too little water for
the Everglades/south
Florida ecosystem
 Massive reductions in
wading bird populations
 Degradation of water quality
 Repetitive water shortages
and salt water intrusion
 Declining estuary health
 1.7 billion gallons of water a
day wasted to tide
Comprehensive Review Study
“The Restudy”
 Study first authorized by
Congress in 1992
 Reexamination of C&SF
Project to:
 Restore south Florida
ecosystem
 Enhance water supplies
 Maintain flood control
Rescuing an Endangered Ecosystem:
The Plan to Restore America’s Everglades
Comprehensive
Everglades
Restoration
Plan
a series of environmental
and other improvements
over 30+ years with an
estimated cost of $7.8 B
The Central and Southern Florida Project
Comprehensive Review Study
(The Restudy)
Getting the Water Right
Quantity
Timing
Quality
Distribution
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
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Water storage areas/facilities
• 15 surface storage areas
• 3 in-ground reservoirs
• 330 aquifer storage and
recovery wells
19 stormwater treatment
areas
2 wastewater reuse plants
Removal of over 240 miles of
canals, levees and structures
Operational changes
How Much?….Who Pays?
FEDERAL NON-FEDERAL
50%
$
50%
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$7.8 billion over
30+ yrs
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$172 million/yr to
operate & maintain
SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONS
KISSIMMEE
BASIN
N
ORLANDO
UPPER EAST
COAST
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE
EVERGLADES
AGRICULTURAL
AREA
FT MYERS
MIDDLE EAST
COAST
LOWER WEST COAST
LOWER EAST
BIG CYPRESS
NATIONAL
PRESERVE
COAST
MIAMI
EVERGLADES
NATIONAL
PARK
SOUTH DADE/
KEY WEST
FLORIDA KEYS
Partnership
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SFWMD and Corps
Two project managers
One From Each Agency
Paul Warner, SFWMD
Tambour Eller, Corps
Community Involvement
 Integral to plan
development and
acceptance
 Key to successful
implementation
What will
the Future be?
The Best Way to
Predict the
Future is to
Create It
Let’s Get Started……
How many duck stamps are sold
annually in Florida?
22,000.
Duck hunting is a popular activity,
especially in the Water Conservation
Areas.