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Links The Florida Legislature
2003
23-January-03
Editorial: An Everglades deadline
Unfortunately, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection Secretary David Struhs didn't attend the Everglades
Coalition's 18th annual conference this month in Delray Beach. Mr. Struhs was
very busy, an aide said, "writing phosphorus criteria" for the
Everglades. More than 400 people at the conference, though, had some words about
Everglades restoration -- including "phosphorus criteria" -- that Mr.
Struhs needed to hear. Conference-goers kept the message simple, with
T-shirts that read "Keep the Everglades a Perfect 10." That refers to
the 10-parts-per-billion phosphorus limit, which scientists say the state must
set and enforce to restore water quality and protect native vegetation and
wildlife. "No loopholes," read a wall banner, meaning that the tough
water-quality standard should apply throughout the Everglades, not give breaks
to sugar farms or drainage basins for suburban runoff. Read
more . . .
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