Description: Statewide coverage of sampling locations (stations) primarily from WIN, STORET, SBIO, USGS & Legacy STORET providing data for the IWR Run 65 database. All available historic data are included in the database, therefore some stations may not contain any data used in current assessments. A station can only be used for IWR assessment purposes if it represents ambient water quality of surface water and the station can be definitively tied to one of the ~6,700 water bodies which we assess. A station will not be included in this coverage if it samples wastewater effluent, groundwater, is a rain gauge, etc.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR)
Description: A TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load is a scientific determination of the maximum amount of a given pollutant that a surface water can absorb and still meet the water quality standards that protect its designated uses including recreation, human health, and aquatic life. Water bodies that do not meet water quality standards are identified as 'impaired' for the particular pollutants of concern — nutrients, bacteria, mercury, etc. — and TMDLs must be developed, adopted and implemented for those pollutants to reduce pollutants and restore the water body so that designated uses are attained. The threshold limits on pollutants in surface waters — Florida's surface water quality standards on which TMDLs are based —are set forth primarily in rules 62-302 and 62-303, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), and the associated table of water quality criteria. Adopted TMDL rules are included in Chapter 62-304, FAC. The data layer depicts the hydrologic basins where the State of Florida has proposed future development of TMDLs through 2022. These basins are based on the Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watersheds that are delineated by USGS using a nationwide system based on surface hydrologic features. This system divides the country into 21 regions (2-digit), 222 subregions (4-digit), 370 basins (6-digit), 2,270 subbasins (8-digit), approximately 20,000 watersheds (10-digit), and approximately 100,000 subwatersheds (12-digit). The HUC basins shown here are at the 8-digit level.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Environmental Assessment & Restoration
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Description: Statewide coverage of Storage Retrieval (STORET) sampling stations. STORET is an acronym for STORage and RETrieval database, and is currently used for the storage of biological, chemical, and physical data for ground and surface waters. While the United States Environmental Protection Agency designed STORET as a national water quality database, Florida's STORET database design is dictated by a state regulation called the Impaired Waters Rule (Chapter 62-303, Florida Administrative Code). Many organizations provide data to STORET.
Description: The "verified list" is the list of Florida's waterbodies that fail to attain any of its designated uses and/or meet the minimum criteria for surface waters established in the Surface Water Quality Standards (62-302, F.A.C.) and the Impaired Waters Rule (IWR, 62-303, F.A.C.). The entire state of Florida is divided into five basin groups in which each waterbody is re-assessed on a rotating basis every five years. If a waterbody is assessed as impaired, a TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) must be developed to determine the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and remain healthy. Once a TMDL has been completed, the waterbody is removed from the verified list regardless of whether or not the waterbody meets standards. For more information or questions regarding the verified list and assessments, please contact Kevin O'Donnell (kevin.odonnell@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 245-8469). For more information or questions regarding TMDLs please contact Erin Rasnake (Erin.Rasnake@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 245 - 8338).
Copyright Text: Florida DEP, Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR), Watershed Assessment Section
Description: What is a TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load)? A scientific determination of the maximum amount of a given pollutant that a surface water can absorb and still meet the water quality standards that protect human health and aquatic life. Water bodies that do not meet water quality standards are identified as 'impaired' for the particular pollutants of concern--nutrients, bacteria, mercury, etc.--and TMDLs must be developed, adopted and implemented for those pollutants to reduce pollutants and restore the water body so that designated uses are attained. The threshold limits on pollutants in surface waters--Florida's surface water quality standards on which TMDLs are based--are set forth primarily in rules 62-302 and 62-303, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), and the associated table of water quality criteria. Adopted TMDL rules are included in Chapter 62-304, FAC.What is a WBID? For assessment purposes, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has divided the State of Florida into water assessment polygons with a unique waterbody identification (WBID) number for each water segment.1) Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Nutrient TMDLs include TMDLs for the following impaired parameters Dissolved Oxygen, BOD, Nutrients, and Un-ionized Ammonia.2) Bacteria TMDLs include TMDLs that are impaired for Fecal Coliforms.3) Other TMDLs include TMDLs for pollutants other than Dissolved Oxygen, Nutrients, and Bacteria, such as Iron, Lead, and Turbidity. Planning List Through 2022: TMDLs in process of being developed. Draft: after a TMDL is presented at a Rule Development Workshop, but before it is adopted into rule.State Adopted TMDL: those TMDLs that have been adopted into State Rule (62-304, FAC), but have not been approved by EPA.State Adopted and EPA Approved TMDLs: those TMDLs that have been adopted into State Rule and have been approved by EPA, Region 4.
Copyright Text: environment, TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load Impairment, Environmental Monitoring and Modeling
Description: Areas Undergoing Restoration (RA) Supporting TMDL Implementation (RA Plans and other non-BMAP TMDL implementation): These are local restoration strategies similar to BMAP strategies but were done without going through the BMAP process.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) DEAR, Water Data Services Section (WDSS)
Name: EPA Established Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
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Description: A TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) is ascientific determination of the maximum amount of a given pollutant that a surface water can absorb and still meet the water quality standards that protect human health and aquatic life. Water bodies that do not meet water quality standards are identified as "impaired" for the particular pollutants of concern--nutrients, bacteria, mercury, etc. TMDLs must be developed, adopted and implemented for the identified pollutants to reducethepollutants and restore the water body so that designated uses are attained.This dataset containsonly those TMDLs which have been established by the EPA. This layer was created using data from the EPA TMDL website here: http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/waters/f?p=131:12. All features shown as having a mercury impairment were removed from the dataset.
Description: This is a spatial representation of the Florida DEP projects funded by the EPA's 319 grant, TMDL grant, Water porjects and Legislative projects by grant year. Projects that do not have a single specific location (for example, statewide or regional projects) are centrally represented. The centrally represented location is at a lat/lon of about 27.816865N/-81.53023E.
Copyright Text: Division of Water Restoration Assistance - This data layer was created from data provided in a spreadsheet from staff in the Division of Water Restoration Assistance, the Nonpoint Source Management Program.
Description: This layer contains all monitoring locations that have been processed through the Watershed Information Network (WIN) application. WIN is the DEP repository for reporting and managing environmental quality data from non-regulatory databases or data sources from a range of data providers across the State of Florida. WIN replaces Florida STORET as an active data repository. WIN data, together with Florida STORET data, are used for a range of purposes, including but not limited to Impaired Waters Rule assessments, development of Total Maximum Daily Loads, Basin Management Action Plans, Strategic Monitoring Plans, and criteria development, including Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC). Data providers to WIN and users of those data include federal, DEP and other state agencies, local agencies, academic institutions, volunteer organizations, private laboratories, and others. Monitoring locations must pass all WIN Minimum Data Quality Standards (MDQS), be individually visually verified by the organization that loaded the locations, and be associated to a NHD Reach Code, when required. Reach codes are required for all types of monitoring locations except for Oceans, Wetlands, Spring Boils, Spring Vents, and Ground Water types.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Description: This layer contains all monitoring locations that have been processed through the Watershed Information Network (WIN) application. WIN is the DEP repository for reporting and managing environmental quality data from non-regulatory databases or data sources from a range of data providers across the State of Florida. WIN replaces Florida STORET as an active data repository. WIN data, together with Florida STORET data, are used for a range of purposes, including but not limited to Impaired Waters Rule assessments, development of Total Maximum Daily Loads, Basin Management Action Plans, Strategic Monitoring Plans, and criteria development, including Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC). Data providers to WIN and users of those data include federal, DEP and other state agencies, local agencies, academic institutions, volunteer organizations, private laboratories, and others. Monitoring locations must pass all WIN Minimum Data Quality Standards (MDQS), be individually visually verified by the organization that loaded the locations, and be associated to a NHD Reach Code, when required. Reach codes are required for all types of monitoring locations except for Oceans, Wetlands, Spring Boils, Spring Vents, and Ground Water types.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection