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Central IRL BMAP 2016 Progress Report FINAL 2016 PROGRESS REPORT for the Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan prepared by the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration Water Quality Restoration Program Florida Department of Environmental Protection with participation from the Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Stakeholders May 2016 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399 FINAL 2016 Progress Report Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan – May 2016 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This 2016 Progress Report for the Central Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Basin Management Action Plan was prepared as part of a statewide watershed management approach to restore and protect Florida's water quality. It was prepared by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection with participation from the Central IRL stakeholders. For additional information on the watershed management approach in the Central IRL Basin, contact: Yesenia Escribano, Basin Coordinator Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Restoration Program 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 3565 Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400 Email: [email protected] (SD note: insert different name?) Phone: (850) 245–8446 Fax: (850) 245–8434 List of Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan participants Type of Governmental or Private Entity Participant Brevard County Counties Indian River County City of Fellsmere City of Melbourne City of Palm Bay City of Sebastian City of Vero Beach City of West Melbourne Municipalities Town of Grant-Valkaria Town of Indialantic Town of Indian River Shores Town of Malabar Town of Melbourne Beach Town of Melbourne Village Town of Orchid Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 Agencies FDOT District 5 Florida's Turnpike Enterprise South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Fellsmere Water Control District (WCD) Other Interested Parties Indian River Farms WCD Melbourne-Tillman WCD Page 2 of 64 FINAL 2016 Progress Report Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan – May 2016 Table of Contents Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................................2 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ...........................................................................................6 Section 1 : Introduction .................................................................................................................8 1.1 Purpose of the Report .......................................................................................8 1.2 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Central IRL Basin .............8 1.3 Central IRL Subbasin .......................................................................................9 Section 2 : Activities During the Reporting Period...................................................................13 2.1 Activities by Entity ..........................................................................................13 2.1.1 Brevard County ....................................................................................13 2.1.2 Indian River County .............................................................................14 2.1.3 City of Fellsmere..................................................................................15 2.1.4 City of Palm Bay ..................................................................................15 2.1.5 City of Vero Beach ..............................................................................15 2.1.6 Town of Indialantic ..............................................................................15 2.1.7 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 ...................15 2.1.8 FDOT District 5 ...................................................................................15 2.1.9 Fellsmere WCD ...................................................................................16 2.1.10 Sebastian River Improvement District (SRID) ....................................16 2.1.11 Agriculture ...........................................................................................16 2.2 Regional Projects .............................................................................................17 2.2.1 C-1 Rediversion Project .......................................................................17 2.2.2 Upper St. Johns River Project and C-54 ..............................................18 2.3 Summary of Accomplishments .......................................................................18 Section 3 : Compliance ................................................................................................................19 Section 4 : Water Quality and Biological Evaluation ...............................................................20 4.1 Water Quality Monitoring ..............................................................................20 4.1.1 Monitoring Network ............................................................................20 4.1.2 IRFWCD ..............................................................................................20 4.1.3 SJRWMD .............................................................................................24 4.2 Seagrass Compliance Test ..............................................................................29 Section 5 : South IRL Subbasin ..................................................................................................34 5.1 Activities by Entity ..........................................................................................34 5.1.1 City of Fort Pierce ................................................................................34 5.1.2 FDOT District 4 ...................................................................................34 5.1.3 FPFWCD..............................................................................................34 5.1.4 North St. Lucie River WCD (NSLRWCD) .........................................34 5.1.5 St. Lucie County ..................................................................................34 Page 3 of 64 FINAL 2016 Progress Report Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan – May 2016 5.1.6 Agriculture ...........................................................................................34 5.2 Water Quality in the South IRL Subbasin ....................................................36 5.2.1 South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) ........................36 5.2.2 FPFWCD..............................................................................................36 5.2.3 NSLRWCD ..........................................................................................36 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................38 Appendix A: BMAP Projects ........................................................................................38 Appendix B: Unfunded Future BMAP Projects ..........................................................63 List of Figures Figure 1: Central IRL Project Zone A stakeholders ......................................................................10 Figure 2: Central IRL Project Zone SEB stakeholders ..................................................................11 Figure 3: Central IRL Project Zone B stakeholders.......................................................................12 Figure 4: Water quality monitoring stations in Central IRL Project Zone A ................................21 Figure 5: Water quality monitoring stations in Central IRL Project Zone SEB ............................22 Figure 6: Water quality monitoring stations in Central IRL Project Zone B.................................23 Figure 7. Water quality sampling stations .....................................................................................25 Figure 8. Concentrations of various forms of nitrogen ..................................................................26 Figure 9. Concentrations of various forms of phosphorus .............................................................27 Figure 10. Chlorophyll concentrations ..........................................................................................28 Figure 11: Step 1 compliance evaluation for Central IRL Project Zone A, 2009–15 ...................30 Figure 12: Step 1 compliance evaluation for Central IRL Project Zone SEB, 2009–15 ...............30 Figure 13: Step 1 compliance evaluation for Central IRL Project Zone B, 2009–15 ....................31 Figure 14: Step 2 compliance evaluation for Central IRL Project Zone A, 2009–15 ...................31 Figure 15: Step 2 compliance evaluation for Central IRL Project Zone SEB, 2009–15 ...............32 Figure 16: Step 2 compliance evaluation for Central IRL Project Zone B, 2009–15 ....................32 Figure 17: Water quality monitoring stations in the South IRL Subbasin .....................................37 List of Tables List of Central Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan participants ........................2 Table 1: TN TMDLs in the Central IRL Subbasin ..........................................................................8 Table 2: TP TMDLs in the Central IRL Subbasin ...........................................................................9 Table
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