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Northeast District - St. Johns River Programs

The St. Johns River, running 310

miles, is the longest river in

Florida. The Department of

Environmental Protection is

committed to addressing water

quality issues in the St. Johns

River. The Department has consistently worked with its federal, state, and

local partners to restore this critical natural resource. Learn more by

exploring the sites below.

About the St. Johns River

St. Johns River Watershed - DEP's

interactive Web where you can

explore your hometown water bodies

and current restoration activities.

River Returns - A team of filmmakers

and scientists explore the history,

ecology and health of the River. Also

provide tips for protecting the river.

Efforts to Restore St. Johns River Water Quality

Lower St. Johns River TMDLs - 

Through the Total Maximum Daily

Load (TMDL) program, the DEP and

interested stakeholders take steps to

evaluate and restore the Lower St.

Johns River and its tributaries.

St. Johns River Water Management

District - Water, and making sure

that it is available for all Floridians, is

at the heart of the work of the St.

Johns River Water Management

District. Learn about what the District

is doing to restore surface waters.

River Accord - A partnership

consisting of more than twenty

organizations committed time and

money to reduce the amount of

nitrogen discharged into the river.

Lower St. Johns Technical Advisory

Committee (TAC) provides a forum

to universities, agencies, citizen

groups, and private interests to

share technical information about the

environmental status and trends in

the Lower St Johns River. 

Water Quality Monitoring

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St. Johns River

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About the St. Johns

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Duval County Tributary Monitoring -

The Tributary Program, as the name

implies, focuses on the monitoring of

water quality in the tributaries of the

St. Johns River in Jacksonville. 

Approximately 100 sites along

Jacksonville tributaries are monitored

quarterly for a variety of parameters.

St. Johns River at a Glance - This

DEP report provides the public with

information on water quality in the

St. Johns River. DEP scientists

evaluate water quality along the St.

Johns by conducting quarterly 

sampling at four stations.

SJRWMD WAV Watershed Monitoring

- Throughout northeast and eastcentral Florida, participants in the

Watershed Action Volunteer (WAV)

Program are helping to establish a

baseline on the health of various

water bodies in the St. Johns River

Water Management District�s

service area.

Monitoring and Assesment - The

Northeast district does a wide veriety

of monitoring and assesments

through out the district. Data from

these activities can be found on this

page.

Public Health

Algal Bloom Information - The St.

Johns River Water Management

District monitors the River for

harmful algal blooms. For quick

reference the SJRWMD has provided

links to information on public health

and impacts to wildlife. In addition,

DEP algal bloom website has helpful

information.

Bacteria in the tributaries- The City

of Jacksonville�s Environmental

Quality Division can provide

information on the use of impaired

tributaries with water quality

exceedances for fecal coliform. For

area specific information on local

tributaries visit the City of

Jacksonville's Tributary Monitoring

Program or the DEP Lower St. Johns

River tributary page. Public health

information pertaining to fecal

coliform can be found at Duval

County Health Department's

Environmental Health Division.

Fish Consumption Advisories - Florida

Fish Consumption Advisory Web Page

of the Florida Department of Health.

This link provides access to up to

date health advisories for fish

consumption.

Florida Safe Beaches - Florida

Department of Health website

containing Red Tide and bacteria

monitoring results and advisories.

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Last updated: August 24, 2011

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