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We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of many SFWMD and USGS personnel in emplacing wells and seepage meters and servicing those instruments in the remote interior areas of the central Everglades, including Eugene Shinn (USGS), Christopher Reich (USGS), Donald Hickey (USGS), Robert Mooney (USGS), Cynthia Gefvert (SFWMD), Jonah Jackson (USGS), James Vincent (SFWMD), Peter Dauenhauer (SFWMD), Bruce Webb (SFWMD), Simon Sunderland (SFWMD), Edward Rectenwald (SFWMD), Walter Bedit (SFWMD), and Mark Hummel (SFWMD). William Orem (USGS) and David Krabbenhoft (USGS) of the USGS Integrated Geochemical Studies in the Everglades project, Reston, Virginia and the USGS Mercury Studies Team, Middleton, Wisconsin, respectively, are acknowledged for their continuing collaboration in field work. We thank the following individuals for their detailed comments on an early draft of the manuscript: Christopher McVoy (SFWMD), Ken Tarboton (SFWMD), Harry Jenter (USGS), Cynthia Gefvert (SFWMD), Fred Sklar (SFWMD), and Wasantha Lal (SFWMD). Heidi Bazell (SFWMD) provided extensive help with the SFWMD database. The investigation was supported by the USGS Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystem Science Initiative and the USGS National Research Program. Finally, we acknowledge the help and leadership of managers at USGS and SFWMD, including Aaron Higer (USGS), Jayantha Obeysekera (SFWMD), Ronald Best (USGS), and John Lukasiewicz (SFWMD).