Water quality: what does Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) mean for your community
What funding opportunities are available for water resource programs?
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Funding Opportunities for Water Resource Programs (list compiled by Tatiana Borisova and Tyler Pratt, University of Florida)
Water quality 101
- Water Quality in the Floridan Aquifer Region (by Natalie A. Cooper and Martha C. Monroe, FACETS fact sheet)
Where can I learn about the sources of nitrogen affecting water quality in Florida springs?
- Nitrogen Source Inventory Loading Tool (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
Where can I read about the basics of water quality policies and regulations?
- Evolution of Water Quality Regulations in the United States and Florida (University of Florida Extension publication by Kati W. Migliaccio, Yuncong Li, and Thomas A. Obreza).
What actions do we take on a regional level to address water quality issues?
- What is a Basin Management Action Plan? (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
How do we set pollution reduction goal for a spring, river, or lake? Can I participate in this process?
- Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Program (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
How to address and prevent water pollution in agricultural areas?
- Basics of Agricultural BMPs in North Florida and Southwest Georgia (by Martha C. Monroe and Charles Barrett, FACETS fact sheet)
- Questions About Best Management Practices (by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
- Agricultural Best Management Practices (by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
- Total Maximum Daily Loads and Agricultural BMPs in Florida (University of Florida Extension publication by Kati W. Migliaccio, Kelly T. Morgan, Brian J. Boman and other UF/IFAS experts).
- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Senate Bill 712 (by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
- Implementation of The Clean Waterways Act and Agricultural Best Management Practices (Blog by Michael Dukes, University of Florida)
I would like to learn more about septic system management. How can I do that?
- Septic Systems and Springs Water Quality: An Overview for Florida (University of Florida Extension publication by Mary Lusk, Andrea Albertin, Whitney Elmore, and other UF experts).
- Water Programs (by University of Florida Extension Service)
What about stormwater runoff in urban areas? How can we make sure it does not impact spring, river, and lake water quality?
- Statewide Best Management Practice (BMP) Efficiencies for Nonpoint Source Management of Surface Waters (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
I am concerned about urban fertilizer use and related impacts on water quality. Where can I learn more?
- Urban Fertilizer Ordinances in the Context of Environmental Horticulture and Water Quality Extension Programs: Frequently Asked Questions (University of Florida Extension publication by Michael D. Dukes, Lisa Krimsky, Mary Lusk, and other UF experts).
More In-Depth Reading:
Where can I find spring and river water quality monitoring data?
- Interactive Map with Water Quality Stations (by Suwannee River Water Management District)
- Santa Fe River & Springs Environmental Analysis (by The Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute – a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization)
Where can I get a comprehensive overview of the efforts to protect water resources in Florida?
- 2019 Statewide Annual Report on Total Maximum Daily Loads, Basin Management Action Plans, Minimum Flows or Minimum Water Levels, and Recovery or Prevention Strategies. (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
- Impaired Waters, TMDLs, and Basin Management Action Plans Interactive Map (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
Agency reports focusing on Suwannee River Basin.
- Santa Fe River Basin Management Action Plan (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
- Fecal Coliform TMDL For The Suwannee River Basin (2014) (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
- Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL for the Suwannee River, Santa Fe River, Manatee Springs (3422R), Fanning Springs (3422S), Branford Spring (3422J), Ruth Spring (3422L), Troy Spring (3422T), Royal Spring (3422U), and Falmouth Spring (3422Z). (2008) (by Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
Where can I read more about water quality policies and regulations?
- Handbook of Florida Water Regulation: Table of Contents. Description of handbook contents. (University of Florida Extension publication by Michael T. Olexa, Tatiana Borisova, and Jarrett Davis).
