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Land development and water use have transformed the state, primarily through drainage and infill of the wetlands that once covered most of the peninsula. Much of Florida consists of karst limestone veined with water-filled caves and sinkholes, [2] which provide homes to many species of aquatic life, some unique to particular Florida locations. [3]
As the land from Lake Okeechobee slopes gradually to Florida Bay, water flows at a rate of half a mile (0.8 km) a day. Before human activity in the Everglades, the system comprised the lower third of the Florida peninsula. The first attempt to drain the region was made by real estate developer Hamilton Disston in 1881.
The Surface Water Improvement and Management Act of 1987 was a law passed by the Florida Legislature in order to protect surface waters of, which include estuaries, rivers, lakes, and streams. [1] The act created the Surface Water Improvement and Management Program , which seeks to control nonpoint source pollution .
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.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is creating a 4 million-acre conservation area in western Florida. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area was announced Monday Secretary ...
Pyrite remains in commercial use for the production of sulfur dioxide, for use in such applications as the paper industry, and in the manufacture of sulfuric acid. Thermal decomposition of pyrite into FeS ( iron(II) sulfide ) and elemental sulfur starts at 540 °C (1,004 °F); at around 700 °C (1,292 °F), p S 2 is about 1 atm .
The Savings Clause ensures protections are in place to safeguard South Florida’s water supply for millions of people. ... rain and floodingfrom a slow-moving weather system that soaked South ...
A Florida city voted this week to remove fluoride from its drinking water, with one city commissioner citing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments on the matter as one of the reasons. The city ...