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What we do--TMDLs--Impaired
Waters--Invasive
Snails--Links
The Watershed Management and Monitoring Section
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Water quality monitoring for identification of impaired surface
waters and development of TMDLs
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Monitoring includes sampling, analyses of samples and
interpretation of data
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Prepares and distributes
EcoSummaries- reports designed to give
information about the health of selected water bodies
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Coordinates District review of DRIs and other planning documents
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Investigates reported fish kill incidents
What is a TMDL?
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TMDL= Total Maximum Daily Load
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TMDLs are the maximum amount of a pollutant (such as nutrients)
that a water body can receive without being degraded
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US Environmental Protection Agency
(US EPA) requires TMDLs on
water bodies that are impaired
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More
about TMDLs (PowerPoint Presentation. note: PowerPoint
viewer can be downloaded for free from Microsoft.com)
What does impaired mean?
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A water body that doesn't meet standards
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Standards are determined by the intended use of the water body
(fishing, swimming, recreational)
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Water
body classifications
Invasive, Exotic Island Apple Snail found in Lake
Brantley, (Seminole
County)
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Surface Water Management and Monitoring
Central
District Office
Watershed Management and Monitoring Section
3319 Maguire
Blvd, Suite 232
Orlando,
Florida 32803-3767
phone: 407
894-7555
fax: 407
897-6499
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