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United States 1,456,000,000 1,292,436,125.64 8.76 13.29 In 1999 an evaluation of the C&SF was submitted to Congress as part of the Water Development Act of 1992 the seven-year report called the "Restudy" cited indicators of harm to the ecosystem: a 50 percent reduction in the original Everglades diminished water storage harmful timing of water releases from canals and pumping stations an 85 to 90 percent decrease in wading bird populations over the past 50 years and the decline of output from commercial fisheries Bodies of water including Lake Okeechobee the Caloosahatchee River St Lucie estuary Lake Worth Lagoon Biscayne Bay Florida Bay and the Everglades reflected drastic water level changes hypersalinity and dramatic changes in marine and freshwater ecosystems the Restudy noted the overall decline in water quality over the past 50 years was due to loss of wetlands that act as filters for polluted water it predicted that without intervention the entire South Florida ecosystem would deteriorate Water shortages would become common and some cities would have annual water restrictions. National Hurricane Center/National Weather Service 1995. . Name change The Miami metropolitan area also includes several urban clusters (UCs) as of the 2000 Census which are not part of the Miami Urbanized Area These are the Belle Glade UC population 24,218 area 20,717,433 square meters and population density of 3027.6 per square mile; Key Biscayne UC population 10,513 area 4,924,214 square meters and population density of 5529.5 per square mile; Redland UC population 3,936 area 10,586,212 square meters and population density of 963.0 per square mile; and West Jupiter UC population 8,998 area 24,737,176 square meters and population density of 942.1 per square mile.

Government and infrastructure The Metromover is free and has three loops throughout Downtown Brickell and the Arts & Entertainment District There are Metromover stations at roughly every two blocks in the area. Downtown is South Florida's main hub for finance commerce and international business Brickell Avenue has the largest concentration of international banks in the U.S. Florida has many seaports that serve container ships tank ships and cruise lines Major ports in Florida include Port Tampa Bay in Tampa Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Port of Jacksonville in Jacksonville PortMiami in Miami Port Canaveral in Brevard County Port Manatee in Manatee County and Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach the world's top three busiest cruise ports are found in Florida with PortMiami as the busiest and Port Canaveral and Port Everglades as the second and third busiest Port Tampa Bay meanwhile is the largest in the state having the most tonnage as of 2013 Port Tampa Bay ranks 16th in the United States by tonnage in domestic trade 32nd in foreign trade and 22nd in total trade It is the largest most diversified port in Florida has an economic impact of more than $15.1 billion and supports over 80,000 jobs. . Cypress 10 Communities, 42nd Mayor of Miami, The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals conduct spring training in West Palm Beach at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. 5.2 Chambers of commerce 4.2 Student media Academic Health Center Buildings home of the Wertheim College of Medicine and the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work.