What is the geographic scope of the plan?
The Lake Belt study area is located in southeast Florida, in the northwest area of Dade County as presented in Figure 1. The area is generally bounded by the Everglades and Krome Avenue to the west, the Florida Turnpike to the east, the Dade-Broward County line to the north, and Kendall Drive to the south. The study area encompasses approximately 57,000 acres. While the alternatives are generally limited to the immediate study area, the effects or impacts of the alternatives will be felt throughout Florida. The significance of the Everglades as a natural wetland system, and the need for its restoration, is nationally and internationally recognized. Additionally, the long-term need for potable water in any urban and industrialized area of the world is understood by every man, woman, and child. While south Florida has enjoyed many years of seemingly unlimited fresh water, it is now feeling the threat of future water shortages. While limestone extraction is not as intuitive as water or en
