| TFWQ |
TEST FILL EVALUATION PLAN |
Joseph Koebel |
ER |
|
22-SEP-1993 |
09-DEC-1997 |
The Kissimmee River (C-38) water quality monitoring program extends along the river from the source at the southern end of Lake Kissimmee to the outfall at Lake Okeechobee. The water quality monitoring program established in 1972 provides a
water\quality and nutrient loading data base for:
1.Determining loadings to Lake Okeechobee from the Kissimmee River
2.Determining the effectiveness of the lower Kissimmee River Best Management Practices in improving water quality along the river
3.Implementing Lake Okeechobee Technical Advisory Committe s (LOTAC) s recommendation for
a comprehensive monitoring and research plan as described in the Department of Environmental Regulation s Lake Okeechobee Monitoring and Research Plan
4.Determining long and short term trends associated with the Kissimmee River restoration project
5.Determining long and short term trends necessary to identify potential problem areas in terms of water quality degradation
6.Assessing tributary and basin loading and concentration inputs to Lake Okeechobee which include the following
a) Providing levels of Total Phosphorus at the inflows to Lake Okeechobee to compare with the 0.18 mg/l total phosphorus SWIM standard for the basin loading calculations.
b) Providing data that will delineate the relative importance of tributary loading within the basin, to the basin, and to the whole basin output.
c) Providing data that will help evaluate the efficacy of the Kissimmee River Restoration Project.
7.Developing basin and spatial scale models used to predict changes in loads to Lake Okeechobee as a function of land use. This includes
a) Providing data for determining statistical or mechanistic relationships between rainfall,land use (or land type), and nutrient runoff into streams.
b) Providing data to help identify the reason for high episodic phosphorus events. |
