Description: Outstanding Florida Waters, (OFW), are waters designated worthy of special protection because of their natural attributes. This special designation is applied to certain waters, and is intended to protect and maintain existing acceptable quality standards. The OFW layer is a GIS spatial dataset that represents the OFW boundaries throughout the state of Florida. This project involves adding new data to and modifying existing data within the OFW data layer for better accuracy and representation. Boundaries for Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) as described in Section 62-302.700, F.A.C. This layer includes all three types of OFWs: OFW Aquatic Preserves, Special OFWs, and Other OFWs.
Description: Section 373.802(4), Florida Statutes (F.S.), defines “Outstanding Florida Springs” or “OFS” to include all historic first magnitude springs, as determined by the department using the most recent Florida Geological Survey springs bulletin, and the following additional six springs: De Leon, Peacock, Poe, Rock, Wekiwa, and Gemini. OFS do not include submarine springs or river rises. There are 31 OFS springs consisting of 25 historic first magnitude springs and the 6 named additional springs. While the statutory definition includes the spring runs associated with these springs and spring groups, this coverage identifies the WBIDs associated with the OFS spring vents.
Description: Springsheds interpreted from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) generalized potentiometric surface maps, Florida Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment information from the Florida Geological Survey (FGS), and relevant data and publications from the USGS, FGS, Florida's water management districts, and other sources.