A DELICATE ECOSYSTEM HANGS IN THE BALANCE

By THE TAMPA TRIBUNE | Tbo.com
Published: November 25, 2007

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SEVEN YEARS AGO

Congress approved the Everglades

restoration plan. Funding delays have affected construction costs and

deadlines, prompting concern from

experts about the overall project's

completion.

THEN THIS MONTH

The federal water bill was passed. It

contains about $2 billion for restoration efforts at two critical projects: the Indian River Lagoon in St. Lucie and Martin counties, and Picayune Strand State

Forest in southwest Collier County.

BUT WILL IT WORK?

Efforts to improve water quality and flow to the Everglades hinge on a series of complex projects, many of which have never been tried before. One early success: treating runoff water in Palm Beach and Henry counties before it flows south.

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