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Upper Ocklawaha River Basin BMAP BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN PHASE 2 for the Implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads Adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin prepared by the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration Water Quality Restoration Program Florida Department of Environmental Protection Tallahassee, FL 32399 in cooperation with the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Working Group July 2014 Final Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan – June 2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Florida Department of Environmental Protection first adopted the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan by Secretarial Order in 2007 as part of its statewide watershed management approach to restore and protect Florida’s water quality. The plan was developed and has been updated in cooperation with the Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group (BWG), identified below, with participation from affected local, regional, and state governmental interests; elected officials and citizens; and private interests. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Herschel T. Vinyard Jr., Secretary Drew Bartlett, Deputy Secretary for Water Policy and Ecosystem Restoration Tom Frick, Director of the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration Trina Vielhauer, Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration Beth Alvi, Program Administrator for the Water Quality Restoration Program Charles Gauthier, Environmental Administrator for the Watershed Planning and Coordination Section UPPER OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN WORKING GROUP PARTICIPANTS AND STAKEHOLDERS - = Empty cell/no data LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL AND STATE AGENCIES OTHER INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS Lake County St. Johns River Water Management District Agriculture Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Alliance to Protect Water Resources, Inc. Lake County Water Authority Commission (APWR) Lake County Soil and Water Florida Department of Agriculture and Oklawaha Valley Audubon Society Conservation District Consumer Services Marion County Florida Department of Transportation Andreyev Engineering Orange County Florida Department of Community Affairs B&H Consulting Florida Department of Environmental Polk County Applied Sciences Protection – Central District Florida Department of Environmental Apopka BCI Engineering Protection – Tallahassee Clermont Florida Department of Health in Lake County Boyle Engineering Eustis - Brown and Caldwell Fruitland Park - Eustis Chamber of Commerce Groveland - Green Consultants Howey-in-the-Hills - HCBassMasters Lady Lake - Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council Leesburg - Jones Edmunds Mascotte - PEAR Minneola - Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) Montverde - Picciola Island Homeowners Association Mount Dora - Unaffiliated Citizens Tavares - Stormwater 360 Umatilla - Trout Lake Nature Center Winter Garden - - Ocoee - - Page i of xv Final Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan – June 2014 For additional information on Total Maximum Daily Loads and the watershed management approach in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, contact: Mary Paulic, Basin Coordinator Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Restoration Program, Watershed Planning and Coordination Section 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3565 Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400 Email: [email protected] Phone: (850) 245–8560 Page ii of xv Final Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan – June 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................................................................................................................... I LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................ VII SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... VIII CHAPTER 1 : CONTEXT, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE OF THE PLAN ............................................. 1 1.1 Background .............................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Changes in Water Quality from the First BMAP Cycle ...................................... 7 1.3 BMAP Process ....................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Allocations .............................................................................................................. 10 1.5 Considerations ....................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 2 : TP REDUCTIONS ACHIEVED AND IDENTIFICATION OF FOCUS AREAS 13 2.1 Net Estimated TP Loadings to TMDL Waters ................................................... 13 2.2 Identification of Focus Areas ................................................................................ 18 CHAPTER 3 : REGULATORY LINKS AND OVERALL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ...... 20 3.1 REGULATORY LINKS TO BMAP ENFORCEMENT .................................................. 20 3.1.1 ERP ........................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.2 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program .................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.3 Urban Nonpoint Sources ........................................................................................... 22 3.2 Overview of Management Strategies ................................................................... 23 3.2.1 Cost of BMAP Implementation ................................................................................. 23 3.3 Efforts by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ..................................................................................................................... 25 3.4 Agriculture ............................................................................................................. 25 3.4.1 Efforts by FDACS (and Private Agricultural Producers) ......................................... 26 3.4.2 Agricultural BMPs .................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 BMP Enrollment Strategy ......................................................................................... 27 3.4.4 FDACS Role in BMP Implementation and Follow-Up ............................................. 31 3.4.5 Florida Forest Service Role in BMP Implementation and Monitoring .................... 31 3.5 Related Water Resource Protection Initiatives .................................................. 32 3.6 Estimates of Future Loadings from Growth and Future Management Strategies ................................................................................................................ 33 CHAPTER 4 : LAKE APOPKA ........................................................................................................... 34 4.1 Expected TP Loading to Lake Apopka After BMAP Implementation ............ 34 4.2 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 34 4.3 Lake Apopka Initiative ......................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 5 : LAKE BEAUCLAIR .................................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER 6 : LAKE CARLTON ....................................................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 7 : LAKE DORA................................................................................................................ 39 7.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER 8 : LAKE EUSTIS .............................................................................................................. 43 Page iii of xv Final Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan – June 2014 8.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 44 CHAPTER 9 : TROUT LAKE .............................................................................................................. 45 9.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 45 CHAPTER 10 : LAKE HARRIS ........................................................................................................... 46 10.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 46 CHAPTER 11 : PALATLAKAHA RIVER .......................................................................................... 48 11.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 48 CHAPTER 12 : LAKE GRIFFIN ......................................................................................................... 49 12.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 49 CHAPTER 13 : LAKE YALE ............................................................................................................... 52 13.1 Management Strategies ......................................................................................... 52 CHAPTER 14 : ASSESSING PROGRESS AND MAKING CHANGES ........................................
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