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PROJECT INFORMATION Project Code Short Description Project Manager (customer) Section Field Project Manager Start Date End Date Full Description PEST Pesticide Monitoring Laura Reilly WQM mtopkin 13-APR-1976 The Routine Pesticide monitoring network encompasses most of the area covered by the SFWMD. The pesticide monitoring program was established to provide a water quality data base for 1.Complying with monitoring requirements of the Lake Okeechobee Operating Permit 2.Complying with the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District (District) 3.Complying with the MOA between TENP, District, and Army Corps of Engineers (COE) 4.Implementing Lake Okeechobee Technical Advisory Committee (LOTAC) s recommendation for a comprehensive monitoring and research plan as described in FDEP s Lake Okeechobee Monitoring and Research Plan and 5.Determining long and short term trends necessary to identify potential problem areas in terms of pollution by organic contaminants (herbicides and pesticides). Data have been collected since 1980. Initially only a few stations were collected for a narrow range of pesticides. The routine network was significantly expanded in 1984 and again in 1988, to form the framework of the current monitoring program. These data can indicate trends in the changes in water quality and allow for better management of the system. The presence of any detectable amount of pesticide may be of environmental concern, and is being documented to establish baseline levels, and to initiate follow up action by the appropriate state or federal agency. The analyses are done contractually with FDEP laboratory in Tallahassee. Query returned 1 project record(s).

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