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Data Requests

The Department of Environmental Protection is one of many organizations collecting water quality data in the State of Florida. Among these are local county agencies, the St. Johns Water Management District, and the Fish and Wildlife commission. All of these agencies contribute their data to Florida's STORET database, named as an amalgamation of "store" and "Retrieve". Once entered, water chemistry, field data, and bench biological data are available for download from DEP's STORET Public Access site. Instructions on how to filter through and download data For assistance with data retrieval contact Natalie Ayala by e-mail using Natalie.Ayala@dep.state.fl.us  by phone at 407-897-4178. For biological assessment results contact David Scharr by e-mail using David.Scharr@dep.state.fl.us  by phone at 407-897-4183.

Additional Sources for Water Quality Data and Information

Central District Ecosummaries (FDEP)

Ecosummaries are assessments of the ecological health of specific waterbodies based on the available chemical and biological data.

• Alexander Springs Ecosummary

• Blue Cypress Lake (August 2012)

• Deep Creek (Putnam County) Ecosummary (January 2011)

• Lake Beauclair Ecosummary (July 2011)

• Lake Carlton Ecosummary (July 2011)

• Lake Dora Ecosummary (May 2012)

• Lake Eustis Ecosummary (August 2011)

• Lake Holden Ecosummary (2012)

• Lake Louisa Ecosummary (October 2011)

• Lake Mills (June & October 2012)

• Lake Ola Ecosummary (May & November 2011)

• Lake Russell (September 2012)

• Lake Virginia Ecosummary (June 2012)

• Lake Waunatta Ecosummary, October 2010

• Lake Weir Ecosummary (October 2010) 

• Little Tomoka River at Breakaway Trail Ecosummary (April 2010)

• Mill Creek Ecosummary (August 2010)

• Ocklawaha River above St. Johns River Ecosummary (January 2011)

• Sand Creek at CR 415 Ecosummary (April 2010)

• Silver River (April 2012)

• Trout Lake Ecosummary (August 2011)

• Unnamed Drain at Halifax Drive (April 2010) 

• Wildcat Lake Ecosummary (August 2012)

Envirofacts Multisystem Query (U.S. EPA)

• This US EPA database integrates information about hazardous waste, toxic and air releases, Superfund sites, and water discharge permits. 
• Link to Envirofacts Multisystem Query

Florida Fish Advice (Department of Health)

• The Department of Health provides current health advisories for fish consumption. This page is updated periodically.
• Link to Florida Fish Advice: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/floridafishadvice/

Florida Healthy Beaches Program (Department of Health)

• Beginning with a 1998 pilot program, 11 Florida coastal counties began conducting beach water sampling every two weeks and reporting the results online and in local news media. In August 2002, the coastal counties began collecting weekly samples. The coastal beach water samples collected by the county health departments are analyzed for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria.  High concentrations of these bacteria may indicate the presence of microorganisms that could cause disease, infections, or rashes.
• Link to Florida Healthy Beaches: http://esetappsdoh.doh.state.fl.us/irm00beachwater/default.aspx

St. Johns River Water Management District

• Florida is divided into five water management districts to preserve and manage Florida's precious water resources. The St. Johns River Water Management District is responsible for managing groundwater and surface water supplies in all or part of 18 counties in northeast and east-central Florida.
• Link to St. Johns River Water Management District web

USGS Real-Time Water Datastrong

• View real time data including stream flow conditions, precipitation data and water quality data for the United States Geological Survey.
• link to USGS Real-Time Water Data

• Developed by the University of South Florida, the Water Atlas connects several websites from different government agencies. The site provides site specific water quality summaries for many water bodies by county. 
• Link to Water Atlas

• Water Data Central has been created to serve as a window on the data, environmental programs, and other useful information and reports about water that are available from the department and its partner environmental and public health agencies. 
• Llink to Water Data Central