Water Resources of Florida - Ft. Lauderdale
The Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) office in Ft. Lauderdale and its field office in Ft Myers work in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Lee, Collier, Hendry, Glades, Martin, Charlotte, St. Lucie, and Monroe Counties. The total FY 2000 funding for work by the FISC-WRS is about $6.3 million. Costs are shared by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Everglades National Park, the South Florida Water Management District, Dade, Broward and Lee Counties, numerous towns and cities, and several public utilities. Although there is some overlap, FISC efforts fall into two categories: hydrologic investigations and hydrologic data collection. Scientific investigations are of limited duration, usually 2 to 5 years, and address specific hydrologic questions or problems. In FY 2000, about $2.9 million has been allocated to fund hydrologic studies operated out of the FISC-WRS office. These studies include the following:
Hydrologic data collection is an ongoing effort although the sites monitored may change over time. Data collection activities are allotted $3.4 million in FY 2000, and include the following:
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