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Development of a Florida Water Resources Monitoring Council

Development of a Florida Water Resources Monitoring Council. Ellen McCarron Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas Florida Department of Environmental Protection May 2006. Intergovernmental Task Force (ITFM) on Monitoring Water Quality. 1992 - 1995 State-Federal-Tribal Partnership

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Development of a Florida Water Resources Monitoring Council

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  1. Development of a Florida Water Resources Monitoring Council Ellen McCarron Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas Florida Department of Environmental Protection May 2006

  2. Intergovernmental Task Force (ITFM) on Monitoring Water Quality • 1992 - 1995 • State-Federal-Tribal Partnership • To evaluate and improve monitoring • programs nationwide

  3. ITFM Recommended Action: • Establish a National Water Quality • Monitoring Council • Establish State or Tribal monitoring • “teams” to facilitate collaboration

  4. Council Formation in Florida • – the Early Days • First retreat – 2004 • to establish a concensus • for a state council • Second retreat – 2005 • to begin development • Process

  5. Florida Water Resources • Monitoring Council Formation • Florida statute/rules authority • Streamlined approach to maximize • Success • Reduce membership and goals

  6. Four Goals for Council • (streamlined approach): • Develop water quality metadata standards • for state agency adoption • 2. Support development of STORET • database replacement for Florida • 3. Coordinate fresh water and coastal • statewide monitoring program networks • 4. Coordinate Florida’s monitoring efforts • with federal programs

  7. New Council Membership: • Major state agencies (wq monitoring) • Environmental Protection • Health • Agriculture • State’s Five Water Management Districts • Sister agencies to DEP • Local government representation • (FLERA – Florida Local Environmental • Resource Agencies organization)

  8. Council Goal #1 Develop water quality metadata standards for state agency adoption

  9. Council Goal #2 Support development of a STORET database replacement for Florida Water Integrated Database (WID) – design underway (Continue uploads to EPA’s STORET system)

  10. Council Goals #3 & 4 Coordinate fresh water and coastal statewide monitoring networks Coordinate state and federal networks

  11. Contact Info: Ellen McCarron Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas Florida Department of Environmental Protection 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Mail Station 235 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Email: Ellen.mccarron@dep.state.fl.us Phone: (850)245-2108

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