Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades

Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the relationship between the federal and state partners during the last two years. However, the importance of several challenges related to water quantity and quality have become clear, highlighting the difficulty in achieving restoration goals for all ecosystem components in all portions of the Everglades. Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades explores these challenges. The book stresses that rigorous scientific analyses of the tradeoffs between water quality and quantity and between the hydrologic requirements of Everglades features and species are needed to inform future prioritization and funding decisions.Table of ContentsFront MatterAbstractSummary1 Introduction2 The Restoration Plan in Context3 Implementation Progress4 Challenges in Restoring Water Timing, Flow, and Distribution5 Challenges in Restoring Water Quality6 Use of Science in Decision MakingReferencesAcronymsGlossaryAppendixesAppendix A: National Research Council Everglades ReportsAppendix B: Timeline of Significant Events in South Florida Ecosystem Management and RestorationAppendix C: Status of Key Non-CERP ProjectsAppendix D: Regulation Schedule for WCA-3AAppendix E: Water Science and Technology Board; Board on Environmental Studies and ToxicologyAppendix F: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff