september 18, 2002 master recreation plan team kick-off meeting comprehensive everglades restoration...
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September 18, 2002September 18, 2002
Master Recreation PlanMaster Recreation PlanTeam Kick-Off MeetingTeam Kick-Off Meeting
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration PlanComprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
A group is capable of much more than A group is capable of much more than each member thinks is possible……….each member thinks is possible……….
Why Are We Here?Why Are We Here?
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 Signing of the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA)Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2000 of 2000
Why are the Everglades Why are the Everglades Unique and Important? Unique and Important?
As Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote,As Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote,
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
““There are no other Everglades in the worldThere are no other Everglades in the world.”.”
South Florida EcosystemSouth Florida Ecosystem
Area - 18,000 square miles
Population 1950s ~ 0.5 million
Population today ~ 6 million
The C&SF ProjectThe C&SF Project
Project PurposesProject 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 includesProject includes:: 10 locks, 1,000 miles of canals, 720 miles of levees, over 150 water control structures, and 16 pump stations
HistoricHistoricFlowFlow
CurrentCurrentFlowFlow
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
A Region in A Region in Trouble….Trouble….
Study first authorized by Congress in 1992
Reexamination of C&SF Project to: Restore south Florida
ecosystem Enhance water supplies Maintain flood control
Comprehensive Review StudyComprehensive Review Study“The Restudy”“The Restudy”
Comprehensive Comprehensive Everglades Everglades Restoration Restoration
PlanPlan
a series of environmental and other improvements over 30+ years with an estimated cost of $7.8 B
Rescuing an Endangered Ecosystem: The Plan to Restore America’s Everglades
The Central and Southern Florida Project Comprehensive Review Study (The Restudy)
QualityQualityQuantityQuantity
TimingTiming DistributionDistribution
Getting the Water RightGetting the Water Right
• 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
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration PlanComprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
$7.8 billion over 30+ yrs
$172 million/yr tooperate & maintain
How Much?….Who Pays?How Much?….Who Pays?
FEDERALFEDERAL50%50%
NON-FEDERALNON-FEDERAL50%50%
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SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONSSOUTH FLORIDA REGIONS
LAKELAKEOKEECHOBEEOKEECHOBEE
EVERGLADES EVERGLADES AGRICULTURALAGRICULTURAL AREAAREA
MIDDLE EASTMIDDLE EASTCOASTCOAST
LOWER EASTLOWER EAST
COASTCOAST
KISSIMMEEKISSIMMEE
BASINBASIN
NN
MIAMIMIAMI
UPPER EAST UPPER EAST COAST COAST
BIG CYPRESSBIG CYPRESSNATIONAL NATIONAL PRESERVEPRESERVE
KEY WESTKEY WEST
NATIONALNATIONALPARKPARK
EVERGLADES EVERGLADES
LOWER WEST COASTLOWER WEST COAST
ORLANDOORLANDO
FT MYERSFT MYERS
SOUTH DADE/SOUTH DADE/
FLORIDA KEYSFLORIDA KEYS
PartnershipPartnership
SFWMD and Corps Two project managers One From Each Agency Paul Warner, SFWMD Tambour Eller, Corps
Community InvolvementCommunity Involvement Integral to plan Integral to plan
development and development and acceptanceacceptance
Key to successful Key to successful implementationimplementation
What will the Future be?
The Best Way to The Best Way to Predict the Predict the Future is to Future is to
Create ItCreate It
Let’s Get StartedLet’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.