Success in the making
Subtitle: an integrated plan for south Florida ecosystem restoration and sustainability
By: prepared by the Working Group of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Contributors: United States. National Park Service
Publisher: National Park Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Restoration ecology -- Florida -- Planning; Restoration ecology -- Florida -- Everglades -- Planning; Ecosystem management -- Florida; Sustainable development -- Florida
Other titles: Integrated plan for south Florida ecosystem restoration and sustainability
Description: Water is the common lifeline for the natural and built environments in South Florida. Engineered flood control and water distribution systems, agriculture, growth, and development have disrupted the region's water quality, quantity, timing, and distribution (i.e., the hydropattern). Agricultural runoff and urban stormwater have introduced high levels of phosphorus, mercury, and other contaminants into the water system, polluting lakes, rivers, estuaries and the Everglades.

Abnormally high discharge of stormwater into estuaries and coastal waters has severely degraded aquatic habitats that support fish, birds and other species. Groundwater is threatened by saltwater intrusion and other marine-induced pollutants. The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration project consists of nearly 200 environmental restoration, growth management, agricultural, and urban revitalization projects, programs, and initiatives that are designed to make South Florida more sustainable in the future.
Notes: Shipping list no.: 99-0014-S

"November 1998."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23)