Saturday, September 12, 2015

SFWMD: Restoration strategies for our Florida Everglades

Amazing work is being done by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) you can read about here. An excerpt from the article:
     The State of Florida and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a consensus on new strategies for improving water quality in America's Everglades. Based on months of scientific and technical discussions, these strategies will expand water quality improvement projects to achieve the phosphorus water quality standard established for the Everglades.
     Under these strategies, the South Florida Water Management District is implementing a technical plan to complete several projects that will create more than 6,500 acres of new stormwater treatment areas (STAs) and 116,000 acre-feet of additional water storagethrough construction of flow equalization basins (FEBs). Flow equalization basins provide a more steady flow of water to the STAs, helping to maintain desired water levels needed to achieve optimal water quality treatment performance.
Here is the entire, final version of the Restoration Strategies Regional Water Quality Plan. Below is a video of one project in progress: