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Ron DeSantis: “Adding to what we were already doing, 1.8 million pounds of…”

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Governor DeSantis Makes Major Everglades Restoration Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 03:09

Massive reduction in nutrients in South Florida waterways, almost 750,000 pounds per year of nitrogen and about a half a million pounds per year of phosphorus. Annual nutrient removal efforts because of the Prod those projects. Adding to what we were already doing, 1.8 million pounds of nitrogen and almost 800,000 pounds of phosphorus are removed each and every year. This is a major deal. We've also been able to move more water south to the Florida Everglades. That's important for the aquifer. (03:09–03:19)

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