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Watershed Planning/ Documents
Compendium of Nutrient Reduction Projects in the Estero Bay
Watershed
There are a number of
overlapping objectives pertaining to the development of a Compendium of Nutrient
Reduction Projects in the Estero Bay Watershed. They include:
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Improve coordination
of water resource projects with overlapping jurisdictions and objectives as
they pertain to the Estero Bay Watershed.
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The Compendium will
provide a foundation for a comprehensive Basin Management Action Plan to
address nutrient impairments in the watershed as identified by the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection.
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The Florida Department
of Environmental Protection may provide a nutrient reduction allocation for
each project which would be evaluated within the context of a Pollutant Load
Reduction Goal (PLRG) for Estero Bay.
Click here to read the
Compendium of
Nutrient Reduction Projects in the Estero Bay Watershed
Click here to read
A Preliminary
Evaluation of Chlorophyll a Concentrations
in the Estero
Bay Watershed 2002-2003
Estero Bay Watershed BMP Assessment
A Project of the Estero Bay Nutrient Management Partnership
and the
Southwest Florida Watershed Council
May, 2005
The EBNMP is attempting to develop a watershed plan for areas of
impaired waters in the Estero Bay basin. The ultimate
objective of course is to develop a Basin Management Action Plan
that will address various water quality issues and TMDL's in 2007.
We have hired Johnson Engineering (JEI) to help with the first task
related to the development of a plan for one of the sub-basins in
the Estero Bay watershed.
The consultant (JEI) will review the Estero Bay Watershed to
identify at least three subwatersheds that would be good candidates
for implementation of additional Best Management Practices (BMP) to
reduce existing pollutant loadings. The subwatersheds will be
prioritized based on watershed size, existing and future land use,
potential high pollutant loading areas, proximity to known water
quality projects and location and availability of land near the
subwatershed conveyance to construct BMPs. Anticipated BMPs could
include storm water treatment ponds, filter marshes, existing system
retrofits, re-establishment of historic drainage patterns among
others. This information will be obtained from aerial photographs,
the 2000 Current Planned Development Map and Lee County 2004 Future
Land Use Map, the Lee County Surface Water Management Plans and 1999
Estero Bay and Watershed Assessment done by PBS&J for SFWMD. The
consultant will obtain input from other stake holders including
local government agencies and public private partnerships to narrow
the identified subwatersheds down to one that will be studied
further.
Deliverables - The consultant will provide a summary of at least
three subwatersheds that could be investigated further. The summary
will include the area of the subwatershed, possible locations of
BMPs, locations of older developed area that don't have modern storm
water management systems and a summary of anticipated future land
use changes. After receiving input from other stake holders the
consultant will prepare a report summarizing the selection process
and identify the chosen subwatershed.
For more information on the Estero Bay Nutrient Management
Partnership, please contact webmaster@swfwc.org
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