Author: Thomas Vanmeter BelangerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : St. Johns River Watershed (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Analysis of Selected Water Quality Factors in the Upper St. Johns River Basin
Author: Thomas Vanmeter BelangerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : St. Johns River Watershed (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309142229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida, containing extensive freshwater wetlands, numerous large lakes, a wide estuarine channel, and a correspondingly diverse array of native flora and fauna. Water resource management in the river's watershed is the responsibility of the St. Johns River Water Management District (the District). The District must provide water for the region's 4.4 million residents as well as numerous industrial and agricultural users, all while protecting natural systems within the river basin. With population growth in the watershed expected to surpass 7.2 million in 2030, the District, through its water resources planning process, has begun to identify alternative sources of water beyond its traditional groundwater sources, including the potential withdrawal of 262 million gallons per day from the St. Johns River. To more comprehensively evaluate the environmental impacts of withdrawing this water from the river, the District embarked on a two-year Water Supply Impact Study (WSIS), and requested the involvement of the National Research Council. The present volume reviews the Phase I work of the WSIS and provides recommendations for improving Phase II.
Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309225701
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The St. Johns River Water Management District is responsible for managing water resources in the St. Johns River basin, which comprises 23 percent of Florida. Approximately 4.73 million people (one-quarter of Florida's population) live in the area served by the District, which contains the growing cities of Jacksonville, Orlando, and Gainesville. In order to meet the increasing water supply needs of the District's residents and other water users, the District is considering supplementing its historical supply of groundwater with water from the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers. To better understand the potential ecological impacts of such withdrawals, in 2008 the District began a large scientific study called the Water Supply Impact Study (WSIS). In late 2008, the Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) of the National Academies was asked to review the progress of the WSIS, including such scientific aspects as hydrologic and water quality modeling and how river withdrawals will affect wetlands, biogeochemical processes, plankton, benthos, the littoral zone, fish, and wetlands wildlife in the basin. For two and a half years, the WSTB Committee has followed the activities of eight District workgroups as they modeled the relevant river basins, determined the criteria to evaluate the environmental impacts of water withdrawals, evaluated the extent of those impacts, and coordinated with other ongoing projects. The first report of the Committee reviewed the Phase 1 hydrologic and environmental assessment tools and relevant data, and made recommendations regarding proposed work for the second phase of the WSIS. The Committee's second report focused on how the District was responding to the recommendations in its first report. The third Committee report primarily evaluated the hydrologic and hydrodynamic work being performed by the District. Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study, the fourth and final product of the Committee focuses on the ecological impact analyses conducted by the environmental workgroups, presents final thoughts about the hydrologic and hydrodynamic studies, and provides some overall perspectives on the WSIS.
Upper St. John's River Basin, Central and Southern Florida Project
Author: Water Quality Report
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville DistrictPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Johns River Watershed (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages :
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Health of the River
Author: St. Johns River Task Force (Fla.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Johns River (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Streamflow and Water-quality Characteristics at Selected Sites of the St. Johns River in Central Florida, 1933 to 2002
Author: Sharon E. KroeningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: St. Johns River, Florida Water Quality Feasibility Study: A Review of sediment analysis, management techniques, and sedimemt quality data for the Lower St. Johns River Basin
Author: Executive Summary of the Upper St. Johns River Basin Surface Water Management Project
Author: St. Johns River Water Management District (Fla.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : St. Johns River Basin (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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