Everglades Restoration

Font Size By Associated Press
.

M60o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Everglades Restoration
Published: Wed, March 26, 2008 - 3:17 am
Last Updated: Wed, March 26, 2008 - 3:20 am
MIAMI (AP) - After years of delays, engineers for the Everglades
restoration project are about to begin building 22 linear miles of
levee to contain the largest free-stranding, aboveground reservoir
in the world.
The pool will hold as much as 62 billion gallons of water and
remove phosphorous and harmful nutrients. The clean water will then
flow into the Everglades to sustain wildlife and preserve
endangered species.
The project has been delayed for eight years, but Congress has
finally agreed to start paying half the cost of the resevoir.
Florida Congressional members are hoping to drum up more federal
support for Everglades restoration. This week they will show off
the preliminary work to David Obey, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee.

---
Information from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel,
http://www.sun-sentinel.com

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


Recent Commented: News Reports

Courts Side With Confederate…

8 Total Comments
Courts Side With Confederate Flag Ban High School students sued after their school system banned… more »

Man Charged With Abusing Girlfriend’s…

2 Total Comments
Man Charged With Abusing Girlfriend’s Baby The 3-month-old was admitted to the USA Children's and Women's… more »

Semmes Incorporation Supporters…

5 Total Comments
Semmes Incorporation Supporters Plead Their Case Proponents held a meeting to talk about why Semmes should… more »

Elberta Woman Stabbed To Death…

2 Total Comments
Elberta Woman Stabbed To Death Family members found 60-year-old Pamela Ellison's body Tuesday… more »

Where Will Fay Go?

23 Total Comments
Where Will Fay Go? Storm straddling east coast of Florida. Barely any motion.… more »

Roadblock Nabs Alleged Speeders…

54 Total Comments
Roadblock Nabs Alleged Speeders Hear both sides of the story that stopped traffic on the… more »

 


Contact Information   •   Internships   •   Open Ratings   •   Advertise With Us
FFC-EEO Report   •   Children's Programming   •   FCC Form 388   •   Public File




Advertisement