Surface Water Improvement
and Management (SWIM) Plan
455 Draft - August
2000
Southwest Florida Water
Management District
SWIM Section,
Resource Management Department
7601 U.S. Highway
301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637
(813) 985-7481
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY (90KB)
The SWIM Act
Lake Tarpon SWIM Plan - The Third Generation
Water Quality
Aquatic Vegetation
Fisheries
Flood Control
Hydrologic and Habitat Restoration
Public Education
Pollutant Load Reduction Goal
LAKE TARPON
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Management Strategies for Water Quality
External Nutrient Loading
Internal Nutrient Loading
Management Strategies for Aquatic Vegetation
Management Strategies for Fisheries
Management Strategies for Hydrologic and
Habitat Restoration
Management Strategies for Public Education
LINKAGE
TO OTHER WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (150KB)
Internal Linkages
External Linkages
Stormwater Rehabilitation
Feasibility and Conceptual Design Study for
a Stormwater Treatment Facility at John Chesnut, Sr. Park
Fisheries Monitoring
Refinement of Stage and Flow Measurements at
the Lake Tarpon Outfall Structure
Enhanced Lake Level Fluctuation
PRIORITY
PROJECTS Part II (190KB)
Aquatic Vegetation Mapping and Management
Hydrologic and Habitat Restoration
Brooker Creek Habitat Restoration - Channel
L (Pinellas County
Brooker Creek Habitat Restoration - Channel
F (Pinellas County)
Brooker Creek Headwaters Restoration
(Hillsborough County)
Public Education
Refinement of Groundwater Nutrient Estimates
APPENDIX A
- ISSUE ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS (500K)
WATER QUALITY ISSUES
Trophic State
Surface Water
Groundwater
Appendix A, part II (240KB)
Pollutant Loading
Sources: Water and Nutrient Budgets
Pollutant Load Reduction Strategies
Control of External Nutrient Sources
Summary of Cost Effectiveness of External
Nutrient Removal Strategies
Control of Internal Nutrient Sources
Summary of Expected Pollutant Load
Reductions
Appendix
A, Part III (500KB)
AQUATIC VEGETATION ISSUES
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Emergent Aquatic Vegetation
FISHERIES ISSUES
HYDROLOGIC AND HABITAT RESTORATION ISSUES
PUBLIC EDUCATION ISSUES
APPENDIX B
- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS (500KB)
Definition of Management Boundaries
Description of the Water Body and Its
Watershed
Land Use
APPENDIX C
- PERMITTED SOURCES AND WATER USE PERMITS
(Large - 2MB)
APPENDIX D
- REGULATORY JURISDICTIONS
Federal
State
Regional
Local Governments
WordPerfect version of this document
provided to laketarpon.org courtesy of Lizanne Garcia, Environmental
Specialist, SWFWMD. Web conversion by Paul Kempter.
Development of this update of the Lake Tarpon Surface Water Improvement
and Management (SWIM) Plan was facilitated by Pinellas County’s development of
the Lake Tarpon Drainage Basin Management Plan or DBMP (PBS&J 1998). The Lake Tarpon Drainage Basin Management
Plan was developed by Coastal Environmental/PBS&J in conjunction with the
Lake Tarpon Management Committee.
Although there are too many individuals to list by name, the District
would like to acknowledge the hard work of the members of the following groups
or agencies represented on the Lake Tarpon Management Committee who contributed
to the DBMP (PBS&J, 1998) and ultimately the Lake Tarpon SWIM Plan.
Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management (PCDEM)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC)
City of Tarpon Springs
Save Our Lake, Invite Discussion (SOLID)
East Lake Homeowners Association
Highland Lake Homeowners Association
The development community at large (represented by Lansbrook Development
Corp.)