Restoring the Everglades
Journal Article
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· Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States)
OSTI ID:7234114
In recent decades, increasing volumes of phosphorus-enriched water have been pumped into the Everglades and have upset the system's natural balance. Most of this water comes from the 700,000 acre Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) situated between Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades. Between 1979 and 1988, approximately 220 tons of phosphorus was discharged annually into the Everglades water conservation area from the EAA. This article examines reconstructed wetlands as an effective management strategy for restoring and protecting Florida's Everglades from phosphorus overenrichment caused by agricultural storm-water runoff. A recently completed 4,000 acre project--the largest of its kind so far--could serve as the model for a much larger system, provided political, financial and legal obstacles stalling the Everglades Protection Project can be resolved.
- OSTI ID:
- 7234114
- Journal Information:
- Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States), Journal Name: Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States) Vol. 64:3; ISSN 0885-7024; ISSN CIEGEK
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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