Biscayne Bay Water Quality Monitoring Network
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Material Information

Title:
Biscayne Bay Water Quality Monitoring Network
Creator:
Hunt, Carlton D.
Todt, Fred
Rudnick, Dave
Stone, Trisha
Coley, Teresa
Charkian, Braham
Sculley, Sean
South Florida Water Management District ( Contributor )
Publisher:
Battelle
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
PDF, 48 pages, illustrations, charts, maps

Notes

General Note:
Abstract: Project BISC serves the mandates listed above. The District and DERM initiated and maintained this monitoring program to identify areas of ecological concern and provide a clear understanding of baseline conditions using both systematic and investigative monitoring. The main purpose has been to characterize water quality spatially and seasonally, and to detect long-term trends. Additionally, the program has also been used to identify specific hotspots, develop and monitor comprehensive stormwater improvement programs, develop non-degradation criteria, and develop freshwater response relationships. An objective of the program is to maintain the long-term dataset for characterization of water quality through various climatic cycles, events and watershed changes. DERM data is used to address Dade County water quality permitting issues and support various non-degradation and TMDL planning activities for Biscayne Bay. As such, the focus of DERM's sampling is in canals; DERM's Bay sampling program is on receiving waters with a focus on channels. Several DERM stations are named in RECOVER's Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) as key stations for assessment of environmental response to the CERP. FIU data is used to support long-term water quality assessments and planning. The FIU stations purposely avoid sampling in channels in Northern Biscayne Bay. Funding for the DERM program comes from the State of Florida through the District, while funding for FIU originates with the District. The monitoring program includes all of Biscayne Bay from the Broward County line to U.S. Highway 1 at Key Largo and tributaries to Biscayne Bay. Several District canals empty into Biscayne Bay. Monitoring sites are fixed and are denser in the northern area of the bay than the southern area. The program covers roughly 1400 square miles. Two water quality-monitoring contracts support the District's management of the Biscayne Bay region, one with Miami-Dade DERM and one with FIU. The FIU Biscayne Bay project was optimized during a previous effort. District staff suggested that the FIU information be evaluated with the DERM data for this BISC optimization. In addition to spatial redundancies, frequency of sampling and the parameters that are sampled by both organizations should be compared to determine if redundancies or data gaps exist.
General Note:
Project Start Date: 1978 began, was updated in 1995

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
South Florida Water Management District
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
FI12083110