Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is the single largest restoration program underway in the South Florida Ecosystem. The CERP, authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2000, is implemented by a federal-state partnership to restore, protect, and preserve the region’s water resources by addressing the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution (QQTD) of water. CERP projects are categorized by “generation” reflecting their year of authorization.
Integrated Delivery Schedule
The Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) provides an overall strategy for CERP project planning, design, and construction based upon ecosystem needs, benefits, costs, and available funding. The schedule helps restoration planners, stakeholders, and the public focus on priorities, opportunities, and challenges and provides a path forward to complete construction on previously authorized projects while outlining the next projects to undergo planning and design.
CERP Projects
CERP Science
The implementation of CERP is guided by science and research. The Restoration, Coordination, and Verification (RECOVER) team is the multi-agency science body of the CERP program. Its efforts are informed by Everglades restoration research efforts and pilot projects.