Future Prospects & Restoration for the Everglades

        With the proper care and research that the Florida Everglades and government officials provide, the condition of this ecosystem will improve in the future. Many plans by volunteers and government official have been created to help this area filter out the harmful chemicals in the water. To protect this ecosystem in the future, the Central and Southern Florida Project legislation is now being modified to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which hopes to protect the water sources of the Everglades. This plan for the future will cost approximately ten million for the projects, and the main goal is to capture the fresh water in this area that is not being properly used, and to distribute it areas that need this fresh water. The future of the Florida Everglades will not only make it its priority to revive this faulty ecosystem, but also to help provide better water to the local farmers to boost southern Florida’s economy.  Some of the major components on this plan to protect the future of this ecosystem are to create underground water storage, to reuse wasted water, to properly treat wetlands, and to preserve the water in this ecosystem. Also plans to continue to decrease the level of phosphorous in the Everglades has been enacted by The Everglades Forever Act, which has provided a hopefully future for this ecosystem, decreasing levels from 80ppb to 10ppb. Although this plan will take a while until it sees result, and will cost money and requires support of local residents, the Florida Everglades will be able to create a more productive economic benefits for not only Florida but also for the nation as a whole. (1)