Mining and Minerals Regulation

Peace River Cumulative Impact Study (CIS)

The Peace River Cumulative Impact Study was mandated in 2003 by the Florida Legislature to assess the cumulative impacts of changes in landform and hydrology in the Peace River basin prior to DEP’s development of a Watershed Management Plan.

The primary CIS goals are to enhance and protect the hydrology and ecology of the Peace River watershed by:

Recovery of baseflows and more natural hydrology

Preservation and restoration of in-stream and floodplain habitats

The CIS objectives are:

Review and analyses relevant available data and previous work

Use analytical tools to characterize status and trends in important watershed parameters

Qualify and quantify where possible the relative effects of key watershed stressors

Develop recommendations for improved regulatory framework

FINAL Peace River Cumulative Impact Study Summary (January 2007)

The full long version of the Report is also available..... Get the full version.

Chapter 1 - Introduction (1.3 MB)

Chapter 2 - Stressors and Indicators in the Watershed (120 KB)

Chapter 3 - Peace River Basins (63.4 MB)

Chapter 4 - Cumulative Impacts to the Watershed (32.3 MB)

Chapter 5 - Overview of History and Evaluation of Regulatory Effectiveness (210 KB)

Peace River CIS PowerPoint Presentations

May 24, 2006 - Bartow

Overview of Peace River Cumulative Impact Study (71.1 MB)

Hydrology (21 MB)

Water Quality (2.1 MB)

Historical Changes in Fishes (3.4 MB)

June 21, 2006 - Arcadia

Regulatory Changes - Part 1 (7.9 MB)

Land Use Changes (84 MB)

July 26, 2006 - Punta Gorda

Water Budget - Part 1 (6.7 MB)

Regulatory Changes - Part 2 (9.1 MB)

August 9, 2006 - Wauchula

Water Budget - Part 2 (2.2 MB)

Peace River Straw Men (537 KB)

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