Everglades Reports and
Brochures
Everglades Consolidated Report: The Everglades
Consolidated Reports are developed jointly by the Department
and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to
convey updated information on Everglades Forever Act programs
and permits, as they support Everglades restoration and
protection. The Reports have been produced pursuant to the
Everglades Forever Act (EFA) (Section 373.4592(4)(d) Florida
Statutes), which requires the District and the Department to
submit a report to state officials after conducting a
scientific peer review.
A
Protocol for Collecting Surface Water Samples in Marshes
of the Florida Everglades sets forth
a protocol for collecting surface water samples from
Everglades marshes. The protocol is intended to
ensure that uniform methods are used by technical
staff involved in water quality sample collection to
collect a proper, representative sample of Everglades
marsh water. It is the Department’s intent that all
parties collecting Everglades surface water samples
will adopt the use of and ensure that all technical
staff adhere to the provisions of this protocol.
External Panel Report of the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection -
Overview and Evaluation of Everglades Nutrient Threshold
Research for the Period October, 1996 to October, 1997 (152K) is a
broad overview of the Everglades phosphorus threshold
research programs and recommendations on ways to
improve the programs. This report was based on: (1)
reviews of published documents provided to the panel
by the Department, South Florida Water Management
District, Duke University Wetland Center and Florida
International University; (2) discussions at the
February and April workshops and observations from
the two site visits to the three research areas in
the Everglades; (3) published literature on wetlands;
(4) visits to several Internet web sites relevant to
the Everglades; and (5) several rounds of interactive
review of drafts of the report by the research groups
and Department staff.
Phase I Procedures for
Evaluating the Potential for Effects to Everglades Biota from
Discharges from Pilot Testing of Supplemental Technologies
provides a minimum set of guidelines for examining
potential adverse impacts of effluent water generated
by pilot testing of supplemental technologies and
identifies other treatment and management methods and
regulatory programs that are superior to Stormwater
Treatment Areas in reducing phosphorus loads and
concentrations from Everglades Agricultural Area
runoff.
Everglades 1997 Annual
Report (124K) is the seventh annual
progress report that provides information on
restoring significant portions of the Everglades.
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