About Watershed Management
The Watershed Management Section works to foster responsible stewardship of Florida's ground and surface waters.

Total Maximum Daily Loading Program
Access Basin Rotation plans, maps, meetings, basin status and assessment reports, draft listing of impaired waters, verified lists, delisting lists and public meeting announcements.

Northwest District Water Quality Outlook
Partnering with the Escambia County Health Department, the University of West Florida, the Okaloosa County Environmental Council, citizen volunteers and area environmental groups, the Northwest District publishes water quality reports encompassing four counties and a variety of watersheds.

Florida Wetland Restoration Information Center
The Florida Wetland Restoration Information Center includes a library, a section on wetland policy and programs, guidance on restoration, funding opportunities and the Florida Ecological Restoration Inventory, an inventory of current and proposed restoration projects.

District Biology Laboratory
Monitoring for biological indicators of water quality reveal the health of habitats through Eco-summary Reports, Five-year Toxicity Surveys and Stream Condition Indexes.

District Chemistry Laboratory
Water quality monitoring and data management is conducted for watershed assessment  supporting grant projects, wastewater programs, and volunteer water quality monitoring throughout the Northwest District.

For more information, contact: brad.hartshorn@dep.state.fl.us