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Watershed Monitoring

The DEP Integrated Water Resource Monitoring Network (IWRM) Program, is a multi-level or "tiered" monitoring program designed to answer questions about Florida's water quality at differing scales. The program is supported by several DEP water quality monitoring groups in Tallahassee and in regional (district) offices. In general, Tier I addresses statewide and regional (within Florida) questions, Tier II focuses on basin-specific to stream-segment-specific questions, while Tier III answers site-specific questions.

The Central District's Watershed Management and Monitoring (WMM) Program efforts are mostly related to Tier II monitoring which includes basin assessments and monitoring required for total maximum daily load (TMDL) development.  Samples are collected at five watershed basins on the rotation schedule.

Central District's Basin Rotation Schedule

Guide to Phases

Phase 1: Preliminary Evaluation of water quality
Phase 2: Strategic Monitoring and Assessment to verify water quality impairments
Phase 3: Development and Adoption of TMDLs for waters verified as impaired
Phase 4: Development of Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) to achieve the TMDL
Phase 5: Implementation of the BMAP and monitoring of results

Maps

• Map with CD Basins [.pdf 621 kb]

• Water Management Basin Rotation Project

Additional information about the DEP Watershed Assessment Program:

• Watershed Monitoring

• Watershed Assessment Program

• Watershed Monitoring Basin Reports

• Basin 411

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Central District Office

Watershed Management and Monitoring Section

3319 Maguire Blvd, Suite 232

Orlando, Florida 32803-3767

phone: 407-897-4100

fax: 850 412-0472

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