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Lower St. Johns River Documents Click the links below to go to the Documents contained on this page:
1. Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC) 2. Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Plans 3. Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Documents 4. Lower St. Johns River FDEP TMDL Documents & Status Report 5. Tributaries Fecal Coliform Technical Reports 6. Verified Lists of Impaired Waters 7. Lower St. Johns River Initiative Documents 8. The State of the River Report 9. St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study 10. Low Impact Development (LID) 1. Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC)A more complete listing of NNC documents is on the TAC NNC page: EPA Documents
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Documents
A link to the Florida Department of Environmental Protections website on Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida’s Waters follows: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wqssp/nutrients/ 2. Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) PlansThe SWIM Act was enacted in 1987 and designated the Lower St. Johns River Basin as a SWIM waterbody based on its water quality. The SWIM Plan for the basin was initially developed in 1989 was updated in 1993. The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), in conjunction with basin stakeholders, updated the plan in 2008, which describes the management issues related to water quality, biological health, toxic contaminants, public education, and intergovernmental coordination and a 5-year list of projects to address these management issues. The updated plan also includes the Lake George basin and designates this basin as a SWIM waterbody.
SWIM Plans have also been completed for other areas in the state. Below are links to the SJRWMD website: http://floridaswater.com/plans.html
3. Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Documents BMAPs outline projects, programs, and management actions to address the nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Once adopted by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, the reduction requirements outlined in the document are binding and may be linked to related national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permits.The BMAP documents are available on the FDEP website at: Lower St. Johns River Main Stem Nutrients BMAP (October 2008) This document is also located on the FDEP website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/northeast/stjohns/TMDL/tmdl.htm
Lower St. Johns River Main Stem BMAP Annual Progress Reports Click on the links to view the documents: LSJR BMAP Annual Progress Report 2009 - 010610.pdf
Monitoring Plan for the Implementation of Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Lower St. Johns River Main Stem BMAP This document describes in more detail the monitoring approach and data analysis outlined in the LSJR Main Stem BMAP. Follow this link to view the document: LSJR BMAP Monitoring Plan - Final - 022410
Tributaries BMAP #1-Lower St. Johns River Fecal Coliform (December 2009)
The final version of the document is available at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/Water/watersheds/docs/bmap/lsjr-tribs-fecal-bmap.pdf Tributaries BMAP #1-LSJR Fecal Coliform Annual Progress Report Tributaries BMAP #2-Lower St. Johns River Fecal Coliform (2010) The Lower St. Johns Tributaries BMAP #2 was adopted by DEP Secretarial Order in August 2010, and includes the following 15 Tributaries of the LSJR:
The final version of the document is available: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/Water/watersheds/docs/bmap/bmap-lsjt2.pdf FDEP has also adopted BMAPs in the following basins:
These BMAP documents are available on the FDEP website at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/watersheds/bmap.htm. 4. Lower St. Johns River FDEP Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Documents & Basin Status Report
LSJR Basin Main Stem TMDL The final TMDLs can be found on the FDEP website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/final_tmdl.htm#Group2 Draft TMDLs for the LSJR Basin can be found on the following FDEP site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/draft_tmdl.htm#Group2 FDEP had provided a guidance document to assist local stakeholders in the implementation of fecal coliform TMDLs, titled “Implementation Guidance for the Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Loads Adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection”. It can be found at the top of the page on this link: Basin Status Report & Assessment Report The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) developed a Basin Status Report and a Water Quality Assessment report for the Lower St. Johns River as part of the watershed management approach for addressing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). These reports are available on the FDEP website. Draft Plan for the Development of a Statewide Total Maximum Daily Load for Mercury (Mercury TMDL) 5. Tributary Fecal Coliform Technical Reports The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has verified 75 tributaries of the Lower St. Johns River as impaired for fecal coliform bacteria. In an effort to address these impairments, technical reports are being prepared for each tributary to analyze available data to identify the most probable sources of fecal coliform. The technical reports that have been completed to date are available on the FDEP FTP site. Below is a list of the Technical Reports that are being posted when they become available on the above website: LSJR Tributaries Technical Reports
6. Verified Lists of Impaired Waters For a list of the Final Verified Lists for Impaired Waters for the Group 2 Basins, including the Lower St. Johns River, go to the following FDEP site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/WATER/watersheds/assessment/adopted_gp2-c2.htm
FDEP announces the availability of draft Verified Impaired and Delist lists for Group 5 Basins Posted 5/31/11 7. Lower St. Johns River Initiative Documents The Lower St. Johns River Initiative is a funding effort led by St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) to obtain state funding to implement projects to improve water quality and protect surface water resources. These projects include reuse, wastewater facility upgrades, stormwater management, and agricultural best management practices (BMPs).
8. The State of the River Report The State of the River Report
The 2009 State of the River Report (Full Report and appendices) and the brochure are posted below, and can be found by following this link: http://www.sjrreport.com.
River Accord Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) Dated July 27, 2006 Click on the link to view the River Accord Memorandum of Understanding.
2009 River Accord Annual Report Posted 10/7/2009 Click on the link to view the 2009 River Accord Annual Report. You can also follow this link to view the River Accord Annual Report: http://www.coj.net/Mayor/River+Accord/The+River+Accord+Progress.htm
9. St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study St. Johns River Water Management District is seeking new water sources, beyond groundwater, to support a rapidly expanding human population in the watershed. One alternative would be to withdraw 262 million gallons of water per day from the river. To gauge the potential environmental effects, the Water Management District has undertaken a Water Supply Impact Study and has asked the National Research Council to review its scientific aspects and provide advice to the ongoing effort. http://sjr.state.fl.us/surfacewaterwithdrawals/impacts.html http://sustainability.nationalacademies.org/pdfs/August_2009.pdf The following publication is for sale: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12733
10. Low Impact Development (LID) LID is an approach to land development (or re-development) that works with nature to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible. By implementing LID principles and practices, water can be managed in a way that reduces the impact of built areas and promotes the natural movement of water within an ecosystem or watershed. Applied on a broad scale, LID can maintain or restore a watershed's hydrologic and ecological functions. Three short LID guidebooks are now on the EPA’s Green Infrastructure website, as part of the Green Infrastructure Municipal Handbook:Retrofit Policies; Green Streets; Rainwater Harvesting. To review these guidebooks and other information, visit this website: http://cfpub2.epa.gov/npdes/greeninfrastructure/munichandbook.cfm Green Industries BMP Manual The new Green Industries BMP manual, titled “Florida-Friendly Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the Green Industries”, is #4 at the following address: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/nonpoint/pubs.htm
Consumer Fertilizer Task Force Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services The task force has finalized its scheduled meetings. Click on the link to view the Final Report: http://consensus.fsu.edu/Fertilizer-Task-Force/index.html 11. Other Related InformationScience-to-Action Economic Incentives for Marine Conservation Guidebook and Policy Briefs (2/1/11) The Science-to-Action partnership 40-page guidebook and two policy briefs offer contributions to solutions for the global ocean crisis. These publications are based on five years of social science research in over 35 marine managed areas in fifteen countries. The Science-to-Action partnership offers recommendations for successful implementation of marine conservation to maximize the benefits to people and nature. Key social scientific findings and recommendations are presented in the new guidebook and policy briefs. For more information, go to: http://www.science2action.org/
Posted 6/7/11 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission/Florida Marine Research Institute - Annual Fisheries Reports The Fisheries-Independent Monitoring Program Annual Data Summary Reports are below: FIM_2008_Annual_Report Status and Trends of Wetland in the Coastal Watersheds of the Eastern United States A report by USFWS and NOAA, 2009 Assessment of Coastal Water Quality at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, 2009 Evaluation of Water Quality for Two St. Johns River Tributaries Receiving Septic Tank Effluent, Duval County, Florida (2004)
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of Jacksonville, conducted a 4.5 year study to evaluate the effects of septic tank removal on two tributaries to the St. Johns River beginning in April 1999. Fishing Creek and Big Fishweir Creek were selected because they drain neighborhoods, Pernecia and Murray Hill B, respectively, identified by JEA as priority locations for septic tank phase-out projects. Major ion and nutrient concentrations, detection of organic wastewater compounds, and fecal coliform concentrations were documented in order to evaluate the effects of septic tank removal projects on stream water quality. Bacterial source tracking was included in sampling efforts to further define septic tank influence on the water quality of the tributaries.
Florida-Friendly Landscaping Website Florida-Friendly Landscaping is an innovative approach to maintaining an attractive, colorful, and diverse yard. It is friendly to wildlife and is less work than the traditional yards we've known for decades. Click on this link for more information: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/FFL/index.html
Posted 12/8/2009 “The Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Handbook” and other FYN publications. This is the new 2009 edition of the Handbook from FDEP and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program. This 52 page book describes how to minimize nonpoint source pollution from landscapes, especially residential ones. It is an integral part of the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) program being implemented throughout of the state by the Cooperative Extension Service, Water Management Districts, and many others entities. Follow the link for the handbook and other information: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/homeowners/publications.htm
Modeling Onsite Wastewater Systems at the Watershed Scale: A User’s Guide. Water Environment Research Federation (WERF), 2009. Click on the link to view this report: Modeling_OSTDS_Impacts.pdf This research provides guidance for conducting watershed-scale modeling assessments and decision making associated with onsite wastewater system (OWS) pollutants, with a focus on nitrogen and phosphorus. The researchers discuss fundamental modeling concepts and philosophy and summarize fundamentals of hydrology and pollutant transport related to OWS. They describe mass-balance screening models and GIS screening models, as well as complex numerical models that include groundwater models, vadose-zone models, surface-water models, and integrated watershed models. They provide guidance on model selection, obtaining model input and calibration data, model parameterization, model-sensitivity analysis, model calibration, and long-term model care. They describe use of model results for risk-based decision making. Case studies demonstrate how the methodologies presented in the guide are applied, and demonstrate the use of models to evaluate alternative watershed management scenarios. Reviews of GIS-screening models and watershed-scale models are included in the appendix. Pesticides Found in Central Florida Lakes USGS News Release (06/12/2009) Pesticides_Florida_Lakes_Final.pdf “Water Quality and Evaluation of Pesticides in Lakes in the Ridge Citrus Region of Central Florida” USGS SIR 2008-5178 This USGS Report evaluated pesticides, pesticide degradates (including triazines), nutrients, and other solutes in lakes in the central Florida citrus region. Effects of citrus agriculture, variations in concentrations within the lake water column, and predictions of pesticide occurrence based on usage estimates & chemical properties were evaluated in the study. This is one of the first regional-scale studies nationally to evaluate pesticides in small- to medium-sized lakes (5 to 400 acres), and to analyze for the occurrence of hydroxysimazine, a degradate of simazine. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5178 Questions or requests for bound copies of the report should be directed to: Other Algal Bloom information is available on the Algal Bloom Tab: http://lsjr.org/AlgalBloomInfo.html
Resource Guide for Public Health Response to Harmful Algal Blooms in Florida (2009) Click on the link to view the publication: ResourceGuide_FL_algal_blooms_2009.pdf Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Technical Reports The Florida Department of Health website has links to HAB Technical Documents and Reports.Follow the link and go to the Technical Documents and Reports section: http://www.myfloridaeh.com/community/aquatic/Publications_and_Articles.htm
American Heritage River Initiative (AHRI) The St. Johns River was officially designated an American Heritage River on July 30, 1998, because of its cultural and historical significance in the United States. Follow this link for historic documents and more AHRI information: http://www.epa.gov/rivers/98rivers/stjohns.html The Media of Water: The following stories are of general interest about water and water issues in the media: National Geographic Photo Galleries Ohio's Cuyahoga 40 Years Later Forty years ago the Cuyahoga River actually caught fire when a spark from a train ignited industrial waste on the river. NPR provides an update at the link. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105750930
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