Question

Why was there a need for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan? Alligators took over the habitat, causing other wildlife to disappear. Water had been diverted to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Agricultural needs and developers had decreased the water supply. Hurricanes had irreversibly damaged the habitat and killed wildlife.

Answer 1

Agricultural needs and developers had decreased the water supply. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP, is a plan authorized by the U.S. Congress in 2000 with the intention of restoring south Florida's ecossystem, initially estimated to cost 8 billion dollars and take 30 years. CERP primarily seeks eviromental restoration but would also benefit both cities and farmlands by increasing the water supply in the region.