Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This is a statewide polygon layer in which each polygon has a unique Water Body Identification number (WBID). The assessment units are drainage basins, lakes, lake drainage areas, springs, rivers and streams, segments of rivers and streams, coastal, bay and estuarine waters in Florida. The polygons roughly delineate the drainage basins surrounding the water body assessment units. The WBIDs are used in the Basin Rotation Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program as well as other applications. WBIDs are assigned a FDEP district as part of their attribution. There are multiple instances where a WBID may be assigned to an FDEP district, but physically fall within the boundary of a different district. This is because WBIDs are grouped together into basins called Planning Units and there are instances where a Planning Unit basin will fall across FDEP district boundaries. In these cases, for consistency's sake, all the WBIDs that are in the Planning Unit will be assigned to the same FDEP district. For information on which district the WBID physically falls in, please refer to the FDEP Regulatory Districts layer.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR)
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Description: Waters of the state of Florida are broken up into 5 groups that are assessed on a rotating basis (generally one group per year). This coverage is a compilation of the last five groups of assessments (Group 5, Cycle 2 through Group 4, Cycle 3) and includes any WBID/parameter combination that did not attain standards (assessment categories 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e, & 5). If a WBID (waterbody) does not attain standards for multiple parameters, overlapping polygons are created to represent each parameter. So that the assessment units (WBIDs) properly reflect their status at the time of assessment, the geometry for this layer is based on the run at the time the assessment for each group was made (Group 5 - Run 44; Group 1 - Run 47; Group 2 - Run 50; Group 3 - Run 52; Group 4 – Run 53). For more information or questions regarding the waters not attaining standards, please contact Kevin O'Donnell (kevin.odonnell@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 245-8469) or for questions specific to this layer, please contact Phil Homann (philip.homann@dep.state.fl.us or (850) 245-8472)
Copyright Text: Florida DEP Watershed Assessment Section
Description: This is a statewide polygon layer identifying the Waterbody Identification Units (WBIDs) on the Strategic Monitoring Plan that the department has scheduled to be monitored to determine whether waterbodies and waterbody segments are attaining the minimum criteria for surface waters established in the Surface Water Quality Standards (Chapter 62-302, F.A.C.) and the Identification of Impaired Surface Waters (Chapter 62-303, F.A.C.). The WBIDs or assessment units are drainage basins, lakes, lake drainage areas, springs, rivers and streams, segments of rivers and streams, coastal, bay and estuarine waters in Florida. Monitoring efforts have been prioritized in specific basins to allow there to be a focus on collecting data where there may be shortfalls, and to combine with critical ongoing sampling needed for assessment. Following data collection, sample results are uploaded to Watershed Information Network (WIN) or the state biological database (SBIO). Waterbodies assessed as impaired are placed on the Verified List of Impaired Waters and are prioritized for a TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) to be developed to determine the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and attain water quality standards. For more information or questions regarding waterbodies identified on the Strategic Monitoring Plan, please contact Kevin O'Donnell (kevin.odonnell@dep.state.fl.usor (850) 245-8469).
Copyright Text: Florida DEP, Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR), Watershed Assessment Section