| EVPA |
Everglades Protection Area |
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WQM |
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20-DEC-1993 |
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The Everglades Protection Area Project (EVPA) consists of all three Water Conservation Areas (WCA1,2,3), and is designed to monitor the physical,
chemical and biological quality of the Everglades Protection Area. The water, sediment, and tissue quality data obtained under this program will be used to
1. Evaluate water quality status and trends
2. Assess compliance with federal and state water quality statutes, the Everglades Forever Act; and the Everglades Settlement Agreement
3. Aid in the translation of narratives to numerical water quality criteria and in the development of site-specific alternative criteria
4. Guide mid and long term resource management decision making to restore the ecological structure and function of the Everglades
5. Minimize the duplication effort between monitoring programs, ensure uniformity of monitoring methods and data interpretation, and provide a comprehensive framework for data interpretation.
The sampling of inflows, outflows, biological, sediments, organics, and rain within the EVPA are addressed in other sections of this publication.
Sample analyses for all parameters except Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) are performed by USGS laboratory in Ocala under a contractual agreement. TOC and DOC are analyzed by SFWMD laboratory. Pesticides are analyzed by FDEP laboratory. |
