Water Quality Report Cards

Introduction

FDEP’s Watershed Monitoring Section manages two statewide water monitoring programs, the Status and Trend Networks. Each network answers questions about the conditions of Florida’s surface and ground water. Both networks collect data used to develop protection and restoration goals. FDEP has produced two interactive tools, the Status Report Card and the Trend Report Card, to present results to a variety of users.

Status Network

This network gives an annual snapshot of statewide water conditions. Results are used to calculate the portion of waters meeting water quality standards. This network is not designed to answer questions about specific waterbodies.

Results

• The interactive Status Report Card illustrates Status Network results from 2009-2011.
• The 2009-2011 Combined Report and Statewide Reports for 2009, 2010, and 2011 give more details.

More Information

• Visit the Status Network web page for the history of the network, sampling methods, and previous years’ reports.
• Download the Design Document for the current monitoring design, resources sampled, indicators, and thresholds.

Trend Network

Results

• The interactive Trend Report Card illustrates Trend Network results from 1999-2010.
• Chapters five and six of the 2012 Integrated 305(b) / 303(d) Report give more details.

More Information

• Visit the Trend Network web page for the history of the network, interactive maps, and data available through FL STORET.
• Download the Design Document for the current monitoring design, resources sampled, indicators, and analysis.