AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
FL Department Health Beach Sampling Sites

Beach Water Quality, Program Overview In 1998, five of Florida's coastal counties began monitoring for enterococci bacteria under a grant-funded pilot program. By the beginning of 2000, 11 Florida counties were participating in the program, which continued through July 2000. In August 2000, the Beach Water Sampling Program was extended to 30 of Florida's coastal counties through state legislation (Senate Bill 1412 and House Bill 2145) and funding. In addition, sampling under the new program include fecal coliform as well as enterococci bacteria. The rationale for selecting these two bacteria for analysis and implications of the sampling results are described below. In August 2002, the beach water sampling program also began collecting water samples on a weekly basis with additional funding from U.S. EPA. Changes to funding levels in 2011 resulted in a return to bi-weekly sampling, the elimination of all fecal coliform sampling, and a reduction of the number of sample locations. Since enterococcus bacteria are indicators of the same types of pollution as fecal coliform bacteria, this did not affect the safety of Florida Residents. At this time sampling in the northern parts of the state was also suspended during the winter months, November through February. Health Implications Enterococci are enteric bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals. The presence of enteric bacteria can be an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage. If they are present in high concentrations in recreational waters and are ingested while swimming or enter the skin through a cut or sore, they may cause human disease, infections or rashes. Please contact 850-245-4240 or email AskEH@flhealth.gov
FSMI Landward Boundary

Landward boundary limit for topo-bathymetric lidar acquisition of the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI). Includes most Estuaries, Aquatic Preserves (AP), and National Estuaries Research Reserves (NERR) in the state. The distance for the landward limit is between 500 m to 1,000 m from the shoreline, except in areas that were identified as high-priority by the Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP) in their Priority Workshops conducted between 2018 and 2019, and areas identified as high-interest by DEP’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (ORCP) AP and NERR managers. Some of these identified areas can extend beyond to 2,000 m landward. <o:p></o:p>
FSMI Regions of Interest

Landward boundary limit for topo-bathymetric lidar acquisition of the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI). Includes most Estuaries, Aquatic Preserves (AP), and National Estuaries Research Reserves (NERR) in the state. The distance for the landward limit is between 500 m to 1,000 m from the shoreline, except in areas that were identified as high-priority by the Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP) in their Priority Workshops conducted between 2018 and 2019, and areas identified as high-interest by DEP’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (ORCP) AP and NERR managers. Some of these identified areas can extend beyond to 2,000 m landward. Polygons of submerged areas created from a combination of the National Hydrography Dataset, and estuarine zones from the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP). These water areas are for general estimation of coverage, only, and may not perfectly align with on-the-ground (water) coverage.
Brownfield Sites, 2019

Brownfields are defined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. The primary goals of Florida's Brownfields Redevelopment Act (Ch. 97-277, Laws of Florida, codified at ss. 376.77-.85, F.S.) are to reduce health and environmental hazards on existing commercial and industrial sites that are abandoned or underused due to these hazards and create financial and regulatory incentives to encourage redevelopment and voluntary cleanup of contaminated properties. A 'brownfield area' means a contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be contaminated, that has been designated as such by a local government resolution. Such areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other such designated economically deprived communities and areas, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated brownfield pilot projects. For more information on Brownfield Programs, visit [Florida's Department of Environmental Protection]