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A Citizens' Guide to Lake Management Seminole County Lake Management Program A Citizens’ Guide to Lake Management HELPING TO PROTECT, PRESERVE & RESTORE SEMINOLE COUNTY’S LAKES. Seminole County Department of Public Works • Roads-Stormwater Division 177 Bush Loop • Sanford, FL 32773 • 407-665-2439 OVERVIEW OF THE SEMINOLE COUNTY LAKE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM • Provides technical assistance with aquatic plant he water quality of the lakes, which to management most people is a matter of how clear the Twater is, directly relates to the quality of water • Provides funding resource options coming into the lakes from their surrounding • Brings other local and state agencies and watersheds. Increasing development pressure and management professionals to establish the best poor management practices around lakes has raised management plan concerns about water quality and impacts on our he development of a successful Lake lakes. Management Program is dependent on active ften property owners find that they do not Tcommunity participation. SCLMP is very active in have all the resources to properly manage their meeting with property owners, lake associations and Olake. The Seminole County Lake Management professional officials to promote and assist in various Program (SCLMP) offers options that are lake management projects. It’s the cumulative understandable and responsive to undesirable lake effect of all of our efforts that will help protect our conditions affecting water quality and biological watershed. habitats for insects, fish, birds and other wildlife. ontact Us: For more information about this he term “Environmental Stewardship” is program, please contact: taking active participation to care for natural C Tresources ensuring that they are sustainably Lake Management Program Coordinator managed for current and future generations. By Department of Public Works becoming a lake steward, citizens actively care for the needs of their lake. SCLMP promotes Roads-Stormwater Division remediation of undesirable lake conditions by 177 Bush Loop • Sanford, FL 32773 facilitating stewardships (lake associations) and Phone: (407) 665-2439 partnerships among various stakeholders including E-mail: [email protected] fellow neighbors, landowners, community groups and local and state government professionals, working together protecting/improving/managing your lake. CLMP provides the following resources for unincorporated County lakes: S• Conducts detailed lake assessment and restoration studies • Provides actions to control invasive aquatic plants • Prepares reports analyzing the condition of County lakes • Provides public education, volunteer monitoring and technical assistance to lake groups and lakeside residents Seminole County - A Citizens’ Guide to Lake Management Page 1 HOW YOU CAN PROTECT SEMINOLE COUNTY’S WATERWAYS • Wash cars and boats in the yard – If vehicles any of our daily activities can cause pollution are washed on a paved surface, the detergents to our lakes. This includes: lawn maintenance (phosphates) can run into the street and end up in Mservices that do not shield grass clippings from the lake. Detergents add nutrients, which aid the moving into the lake, excess fertilizing, use of growthf o algae within the lake. phosphorus-containing fertilizer, leaf-litter • Don’t Litter – Trash, food wrappers and litter in the streets can get into lakes and cause harm to fish and accumulation in street gutters from surrounding wildlife.t I also destroys the beautiful natural view. private neighborhoods and altered shorelines. Each • Protect against erosion – Exposed soil on of these activities greatly affects the nutrient levels construction sites and earthen stockpiles can wash of the lake since the basic elemental make-up of into the storm drains, which run into the lakes. these components is nitrogen and phosphorus. As Make sure barriers, such as silt fencing or turbidity screens, are erected to prevent the soil from the materials break down, they are washed into discharging into the lake. the lake during storm events and irrigation. This • Be a responsible boater – Oil, gasoline and trash input of excess nitrogen and phosphorus leads to depositedn i lakes by boaters are harmful to the an excess in algae production and degrades water lake and the wildlife. Use caution when operating boats near the shore because waves can erode the quality. By reducing the pollution sources around shoreline and disturb wildlife. the lake and continuing to encourage native aquatic • Use lake-friendly surface cover – Surfaces such plant communities (to help uptake nutrients) within as pavers, porous stone, gravel and mulch are much the lake, this nutrient cycle can be slowed to a more better for walkways and driveways than asphalt or productive rate for your lake. concrete.f I you do have a paved area, divert the runoff into a separate area, such as a grassy swale o help prevent these negative impacts to the that allows the water to soak into the ground rather lakes, follow these simple suggestions: than discharging directly into the storm drain or lake. T• Fertilize and spray sparingly – These substances • Keep septic tanks and drain fields away from cane b very detrimental when they are carried to the lakes – Keep septic tanks and drain fields away the y lakes b stormwater runoff. When fertilizers and from the water’s edge and make sure that they are pesticides are applied to a lawn, keep them away working properly. Use low phosphorous detergents from the driveway and streets so they don’t run into if you have a septic tank. Septic tanks and the drain the storm drain. Assurance a 25-foot buffer between field must be 75 feet from the surface water. the fertilized area and the water body. Most people • Conserve water – Using less water in homes, yards, fertilize and spray more than is necessary. businesses and agriculture can help conserve water. • Be careful with grass and leaves – Grass Observe water guidelines. Consider the right plant clippings and leaves can add nutrients (nitrogen for the right site characteristics. Effective watering and phosphorous) to lakes. Don’t blow them into conserves water and reduces runoff. the r street o lake; instead, blow them back into the • Properly maintain vehicles – Automobiles and lawn, which provides nutrients for your lawn. other vehicles that leak oil, gas and other fluids • Maintain lakefronts – Aquatic plants provide pollute the lakes when these materials are washed habitat, food and shelter for fish and wildlife. down the storm drain. Keep driveways and parking Plants also reduce erosion and filter stormwater areas pollutant free. Properly dispose of motor oil at runoff, which helps to protect water quality. A the County landfill. portionf o the lakefront (the lesser of 50 feet or 50 • Obtain the proper permits for shoreline percent, with a permit) can be cleared for boating structures – Structures such as docks, seawalls and swimming, but aquatic vegetation should be and boardwalks require an application and proper maintained. Seminole County - A Citizens’ Guide to Lake Management Page 2 HOW YOU CAN PROTECT SEMINOLE COUNTY’S WATERWAYS (Continued) permits. A private landowner must obtain a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and a homeowners’ association or community area must obtain a permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District. A zoning clearance and building permit must also be obtained from Seminole County or a local municipality. • Report suspicious activities – Keepn a eye out for activities that might be harmful to lakes. Chemical spills or dumping, wetland or shoreline destruction, wildlife harassment or any other suspicious activity should be reported to local environmental officials. For more information, contact the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office- Special Operations Division at (407) 665-6600 or report water pollution to (407) 665-7623. eminole County and the University of South Florida have developed an interactive web Sapplication using the County’s Geographic Information System (GIS) database to provide Do you know how long it takes water quality data, lake management data, trash to disappear from lakes? hydrology, weather data, ecological, watershed, historical information, bathymetric maps, fishing reports, comprehensive mapping capability, aerial photographs, lesson plans for educators, volunteer opportunities and a way to report illicit discharges. eminole County has been monitoring the water quality in the majority of the unincorporated SCounty lakes since 1999 and has hydrological data on some of our waterbodies since the 1930’s. This Paper towels – 2 to 4 weeks data is complied into the atlas under the specific Newspapers – 6 weeks water body page. Cardboard box – 2 months Apple core – 2 months he atlas was developed as a “One-Stop Cigarette butt – up to 12 years Information Shop for All Water Resources” Painted wood – 13 years Tto provide citizens, environmental professionals, Styrofoam cup – 50 years planners and others with current and historical Aluminum can – 200 years water resource data and other related information Plastic drink bottle – 450 years on Seminole County waterbodies. To access this Glass bottles – Undetermined information, log on to our Web site: www.seminole.wateratlas.org Seminole County - A Citizens’ Guide to Lake Management Page 3 AQUATIC PLANTS AND INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS lants are an important part of a healthy, diverse asic Components of the Seminole County aquatic ecosystem. Aquatic plants play a vital Lake Management Program include: Prole
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