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Nonpoint Source Program Update FLORIDA NONPOINT SOURCE PROGRAM UPDATE April 2015 Page 1 of 121, Florida Nonpoint Source Program Update – April 2015 Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration Bureau of Watershed Management Nonpoint Source Management Section 2300 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Nonpoint Source Management Section would like to acknowledge the valuable participation, cooperation, and assistance received from staff in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the water management districts, and the Florida Department of Health, and from individuals in the private sector who contributed to the preparation of this document and to nonpoint source management efforts throughout Florida. We appreciate and value our partners! Page 2 of 121, Florida Nonpoint Source Program Update – April 2015 Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................... 9 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 10 Vision Statement .............................................................................................................. 13 Goals and Objectives ....................................................................................................... 14 1. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................... 17 Restoring Impaired Waters ............................................................................................ 17 Protecting Unimpaired Waters ...................................................................................... 28 2. NPS GRANT AND FUNDING ADMINISTRATION................................................... 31 Section 319 Grant Administration – Challenges ........................................................ 31 NPS Program Activities .................................................................................................. 34 NPS Management Plan and Annual Reports .............................................................. 34 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) ............................................................. 35 Partnerships and Interagency Cooperation ................................................................. 35 3. URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................. 38 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 38 Education .......................................................................................................................... 40 Watershed Plan Development ....................................................................................... 42 Support Local Communities in Stormwater Pollution Reduction ........................... 43 Point Source Stormwater (NPDES Stormwater Permitting) ..................................... 44 4. SURFACE WATER, COASTAL, AND WETLAND NPS MANAGEMENT ............. 47 Florida Surface Water ..................................................................................................... 47 Coastal Protection ............................................................................................................ 49 The Florida Everglades ................................................................................................... 51 5. GROUND WATER AND SPRINGS NPS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ............... 55 Ground Water Regulatory Programs ........................................................................... 59 Ground Water Quality Standards and Criteria........................................................... 62 Installation Discharges to Ground Water: Permitting .............................................. 63 Ground Water Monitoring ............................................................................................. 64 Page 3 of 121, Florida Nonpoint Source Program Update – April 2015 Florida Springs ................................................................................................................. 66 6. AGRICULTURAL NPS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.............................................. 72 History of the Florida Agricultural NPS Management Program ............................. 73 Agricultural Incentive/Technical Assistance Activities ............................................ 75 Agricultural BMPs ........................................................................................................... 76 FDACS’ Role in Agricultural BMPs .............................................................................. 77 Agricultural Regulatory Programs ............................................................................... 80 Aquaculture NPS Management Program .................................................................... 85 Agricultural Operations and the Water Management Districts ............................... 86 The Western Basins and the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Programs ........................................................................................................................... 92 7. SILVICULTURE NPS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ................................................... 95 Florida Silviculture NPS Management Program ........................................................ 96 8. ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................... 101 OSTDS Regulation ......................................................................................................... 102 OSTDS Technical and Advisory Committees ........................................................... 104 Local Ordinances ........................................................................................................... 104 Education and Compliance .......................................................................................... 105 Inventory......................................................................................................................... 106 OSTDS Influence on Springs and Surface Waters .................................................... 106 9. MINING ............................................................................................................................ 109 Environmental Impacts of Mining .............................................................................. 109 10. BIOASSESSMENT OF WATERBODIES .................................................................... 112 Florida's Bioassessment Program................................................................................ 112 Surface Water Monitoring Program ........................................................................... 114 Page 4 of 121, Florida Nonpoint Source Program Update – April 2015 List of Tables Table 1. Prioritized List of Adopted BMAPs and Impairments Being Addressed.......... 26 Table 2. NPS Lead Agencies and Cooperating Partners ..................................................... 36 Table 3. Ground Water Classifications.................................................................................. 63 Table 4. Summary of Ground Water Monitoring Programs and Data Sources: Programs that Include Potable Ground Water Sampling: Department- Maintained Monitoring Networks .......................................................................... 64 Table 5. Summary of Ground Water Monitoring Programs and Data Sources: Department-Maintained Monitoring Networks ................................................... 65 Table 6. Section 319 Grant Funding, FY04–FY11 ................................................................ 105 Table 7. Tier I Monitoring Programs ..................................................................................... 117 Table 8. Tier I and Tier II Blended Monitoring Programs.................................................. 117 Table 9. Tier II Monitoring Programs.................................................................................... 117 Table 10. Tier III Monitoring Programs ................................................................................ 118 List of Figures Figure 1. The Watershed Management Approach ............................................................... 19 Figure 2. Ground Water Estuarine Connection .................................................................... 57 Figure 3. Florida's Hydrological Divide ................................................................................ 58 Figure 4. Springs of Florida ..................................................................................................... 68 Figure 5. EAA and C-139 Basin Map...................................................................................... 92 Figure 6. Tiers I, II, and III of the IWRM Network............................................................. 118 Figure 7. Florida's Rotating Basin Groups........................................................................... 119 Figure 8. Florida's 29 River Basins ........................................................................................ 120 Page 5 of 121, Florida
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