Florida: WRDA Aids Everglades Projects, Miami Dredging
In Florida, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 authorizes three projects related to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a federal-state initiative, and one to dredge the Port of Miami’s harbor.
“It’s a milestone,” says Mark Perry, state co-chair of the Everglades Coalition, an alliance of 45 conservation and environmental organizations. “We’re excited in the environmental community. It starts the federal-state partnership. The state went forward and committed to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. It’s now finally taking hold with a full partnership.”