Project Status Legend:
A standard is used for indicating CERP project status by means of a single project status metric, composed of a color indicator, which displays at a glance whether a project is on time and within budget. For each project, and based on the current approved budget and schedule, the Project Manager indicates whether the Project Status is "Red", "Yellow" or "Green" based upon the following range variables and guidelines.

	Significant Budget / Schedule Issues >10% over budget AND/OR >60 days late
	Budget / Schedule Issues Emerging >5% but <10% over budget AND/OR >30 days but <60 days late
	Proceeding According to Plan / On Schedule <5% over budget AND/OR<30 days late

CP
Critical Projects or Critical Restoration Projects. Seven projects determined to be critical to the restoration of the South Florida ecosystem, which were authorized in 1996 prior to the CERP. These are comparatively small restoration projects undertaken by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and are being implemented along with the CERP projects.

C&SF
The Central and South Florida (C&SF) Project, which was first authorized by Congress in 1948, is a multipurpose project that provides flood control; provides water supply for municipal, industrial and agricultural uses; prevents salt water intrusion; provides water supply for Everglades National Park; and protects fish and wildlife resources.

CERP
The Water Resources Development Acts in 1992 and 1996 provided the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the authority to re-evaluate the performance and impacts of the Central and South Florida (C&SF) Project and to recommend improvements and or modifications to the project in order to restore the south Florida ecosystem and to provide for other water resource needs. The resulting Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) was designed to capture, store and redistribute fresh water previously lost to tide and to regulate the quality, quantity, timing and distribution of water flows. The Plan was approved in the Water Resources Development Act of 2000. It includes 68 components packaged into over 40 projects. The currently active projects are described herein.