ST1E |
C51 - Stormwater Treatment Area 1E Inflows |
Holly Andreotta |
WQM |
druiz |
30-JUL-1997 |
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Stormwater Treatment Area One East (STA1E) was constructed to fulfill the goals of the original 1994 Everglades Forever Act (EFA) to improve water quality in the Everglades. The project is monitored in accordance with NPDES and EFA permits from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The permits include specific conditions requiring the District to monitor water quality at the inflow and outflows of the project. The remaining stations for this project are collected under the Long Term Plan (LTP) and the STA Optimization program. Sampling began in ST1E for water quality in 2004. Runoff from the Everglades Agricultural Area is routed through an inflow canal for treatment in the project then discharged to the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, located to its west. The water 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 to quantify the tons of nutrients removed by the STA annually. 4. Guide mid and long term resource management decision making to augment the nutrient removal capability of the STA to assist restoration of the ecological function of the Everglades. |