Effective use of land for water storage can benefit South Florida agriculture, business, environment and tourism. Effective use of land for water storage can benefit South Florida agriculture, business, environment and tourism.

River of Grass Coalition

Join the effort to secure U.S. Sugar Corp. land today to ensure South Florida’s economic security, continued access to a clean water supply and environmental benefits.

South Florida's ecology is continuously shaped by extremes of drought and flood that have been worsened by ecologically insensitive wetlands drainage.

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Adequate water storage and supply is the answer to accommodate the demands of man as well as nature.

The River of Grass Coalition believes that acquiring land from a willing land seller like U.S. Sugar Corp. for ecosystem restoration will provide significant benefits including:

  • Cost-savings to taxpayers due to lower water storage facility construction, operation and maintenance costs for Everglades restoration
  • Delaying higher consumer water utility fees for people who live in cities that are exhausting water-use resources. Cities that have to implement expensive water supply alternatives such as desalinization and reverse osmosis are forced to pass along costs to residents and businesses
  • Providing a sustainable future for industries such as tourism, boating, commercial fishing and real estate
  • Create job opportunities in engineering and construction management
  • Offering a more natural way for the ecosystem to recover from decades of bad flood control policies while at the same time creating habitat for wildlife

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Statement of Support

River of Grass Coalition
River of Grass Coalition Initiative
Statement of Support
Secure Land Now for Florida’s Economy and Water Supply!

As individual citizens, businesses, community leaders, civic organizations, municipalities and trade and professional organizations, we support the River of Grass Coalition Initiative to acquire the land needed to secure clean and abundant fresh water for human and environmental needs.  

The flow of abundant clean water through the Everglades is the key to South Florida's tourist, boating, fishing and agricultural industries. Hundreds of thousands of good-paying Florida jobs depend on these industries.  Florida must act to secure the land now, while it is available from a willing seller.

We support the public purchase of U.S. Sugar Corp. land to convey, store and treat water for the Everglades.  The absence of land to move, store and treat water has limited previous Everglades restoration efforts and water supply planning.   The flow of abundant clean water through the Everglades is the key to South Florida's economy.

Over the last 20, years, we taxpayers have committed billions of dollars to Everglades restoration projects.  Our investment will now be secured by Governor Crist’s initiative.  Public purchase of the land currently owned by U.S. Sugar Corp. is the best and most cost-effective option available to ensure Florida's water and economic security.  

River of Grass Coalition
River of Grass Coalition Initiative
Statement of Support
Secure Land Now for Florida’s Economy and Water Supply!

As individual citizens, businesses, community leaders, civic organizations, municipalities and trade and professional organizations, we support the River of Grass Coalition Initiative to acquire the land needed to secure clean and abundant fresh water for human and environmental needs.  

The flow of abundant clean water through the Everglades is the key to South Florida's tourist, boating, fishing and agricultural industries. Hundreds of thousands of good-paying Florida jobs depend on these industries.  Florida must act to secure the land now, while it is available from a willing seller.

We support the public purchase of U.S. Sugar Corp. land to convey, store and treat water for the Everglades.  The absence of land to move, store and treat water has limited previous Everglades restoration efforts and water supply planning.   The flow of abundant clean water through the Everglades is the key to South Florida's economy.

Over the last 20, years, we taxpayers have committed billions of dollars to Everglades restoration projects.  Our investment will now be secured by Governor Crist’s initiative.  Public purchase of the land currently owned by U.S. Sugar Corp. is the best and most cost-effective option available to ensure Florida's water and economic security.  

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