James D. Englehardt sees no reason why southeastern Florida needs to draw a half billion gallons of water from the Everglades every day and then discharge treated wastewater into the ocean and saltwater aquifers. That water could easily be reused, he says, because wastewater coming out of south Florida treatment plants already meets 87 of the 93 numeric federal standards for drinking water. As a professor of environmental engineering at the University of Miami, Englehardt was in a position to make his thought a reality. With support from the National Science Foundation and the cooperation of the university and regulators,
