 Workshops
& Special Sessions
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
| 10:20 – 12 noon
CERP 101 – Background and Key
Components of the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan: Implementation Status and Lessons
Learned
NOTE: There is no fee
to participate in this workshop. Please sign up in
advance when registering online for the conference.
Workshop Background:
 The
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is
a $10.9 billion ecological restoration program which
is planned to be implemented over 30 years. Congress
approved CERP as a framework for restoration in the
Water Resource Development Act of 2000. CERP
provides a blueprint for the restoration,
protection, and preservation of natural systems in
central and south Florida, including the Everglades.
The goal of CERP is to improve the quantity,
quality, timing and distribution of water deliveries
to the greater Everglades ecosystem, while providing
for the needs of the human environment, including
water supply and flood protection.
This workshop will provide a review the history of
drainage and water management in south Florida and a
review of the unintended consequences resulting from
urban and agricultural development in the region. An
overview of the more than 40 major projects and 68
project components will be presented. A summary of
CERP implementation progress to date will be
presented along with challenges and lessons learned
during implementation.
Workshop Objective:
 The
objective of the proposed workshop is to acquaint
participants with the conditions that created the
need for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan, a review of key restoration plan features and
desired restoration outcomes. A summary of key
implementation challenges and lessons learned will
be presented, along with an update on the status of
restoration project planning, design and
construction, Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) and
Adaptive Management and Monitoring activities.
Who
Will Attend:
The intended audience for this
workshop includes scientists, engineers and program
managers with an interest in ecosystem restoration
program implementation.
For more information, contact Beth Miller-Tipton
at bmt@ufl.edu |
