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The following year, the state of Florida created the agency which eventually became the South Florida Water Management District, responsible for water quality, flood control, water supply and environmental restoration in 16 counties, from Orlando to the Florida Keys. [18] To control flooding, the Kissimmee River was straightened from 1962 to ...
The search for oil in Florida began in 1901 with no success. After almost 80 dry holes had been drilled throughout the state, on September 26, 1943, Humble Oil Company (later to become Exxon) discovered Florida's first producing oil well in the northwest portion of what is now Big Cypress National Preserve. [6]
The fresh water coming into Florida Bay from the Everglades creates perfect conditions for vast beds of turtle grass and algae formations that are the foundation for animal life in the bay. Sea turtles and manatees eat the grass, while invertebrate animals, such as worms, clams and other mollusks eat the algae formations and microscopic ...
Water quality has improved, but challenges remain and accelerating salt water intrusion, sea level rise and higher temperatures are ongoing threats. Since 2019, the South Florida Water Management District has completed, broken ground on, or celebrated other milestones on some 70 projects. This year, lawmakers earmarked $1.275 billion for the ...
The latest Everglades Restoration project will pass more water through the Old Ingraham Highway. The Everglades needs more fresh water moving south. This new project will help
Location: Miami-Dade, Monroe, & Collier counties, Florida, United States: Nearest city: Florida City Everglades City: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 1,508,976 acres (6,106.61 km 2) 1,508,243 acres (2,356.6 sq mi) federal [2]: Authorized: May 30, 1934; 90 years ago (): Visitors: 1,155,193 (in 2022) [3]: Governing body: National Park Service: Website: nps.gov /ever: UNESCO World Heritage Site. Type ...
The Everglades Forever Act is a Florida law passed in 1994 designed to restore the Everglades. [1] The law recognized, the “Everglades ecological system is endangered as a result of adverse changes in water quality, and in the quantity, distribution and timing of flows, and, therefore, must be restored and protected.” [2] The law was codified in § 373.4592, Florida Statutes.
In 2006, the South Florida Water Management District had acquired enough land along the river and in the upper chain of lakes to complete restoration. A 2009 report from the Corps of Engineers went into detail with the issues and plans for the Kissimmee River restoration. [8] The restoration project was completed on July 29, 2021.