Final Lists of Impaired Waters for the Group 1 (Cycle 3) Basins-Everglades West Coast Basin
Submitted by VanHoudt_L on January 24, 2017 - 2:21pm
The department has revised the verified lists of impaired waters and delist lists by Secretarial Order for the following Group 5 basins: Everglades, Indian River Lagoon, Springs Coast, and Upper East Coast. The Group 5 list was revised to make necessary changes in response to additional information provided to and evaluated by the department.
Please Note: Revisions to the Group 4 Lists of Impaired Waters 2013
As part of the agency action adopting the lists of impaired waters for the Group 1 Basins, the department also revised the verified list of impaired waters by Secretarial Order for the following Group 4 basin: Withlacoochee River, which was originally adopted on Nov. 2, 2010. The Group 4 list was revised to make necessary changes in response to additional information provided to and evaluated by the department.
Please Note: Revisions to the Group 3 Lists of Impaired Waters 2017
Please Note: Revisions to the Group 2 Lists of Impaired Waters 2017
Please Note: Revisions to the Group 1 Lists of Impaired Waters 2016
The department has revised the Verified List of impaired waters by a Oct. 21, 2016 Secretarial Order for the following Group 1 basins: Everglades West Coast and Suwannee. The Group 1 lists were revised to make necessary changes in response to additional information provided to and evaluated by the department.
The amendments to the Verified List can be found at the link provided below and include the Office of General Counsel case numbers for the listings.
The department uses water quality data from a wide variety of sources, including its own monitoring programs, to regularly assess Florida’s rivers, streams, lakes, springs and estuaries to determine whether they meet publicly adopted water quality standards. These standards are established to protect public health, preserve aquatic habitat and wildlife, and ensure safe and healthy fishing and recreational uses. Surface waters that do not meet the standards set for them are determined to be “impaired” and in need of restoration.
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