Case Study
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Florida Everglades photo © iStockphoto.com/mcpix Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan “The Dawson team played a key role in advancing Everglades restoration. Their expertise in all aspects of federal water and ecosystem restoration projects is outstanding.” – Barbara Miedema Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative CLIENTS The Florida Farm Bureau Federation, the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida and other state sugar, citrus and agricultural interests. BACKGROUND For more than 20 years, federal and state officials, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have managed the restoration and protection of the South Florida Everglades ecosystem. This effort includes the federal Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). With a cost of more than $10.5 billion, CERP is