Reports

ACEPD, UF IFAS and Save Our Suwannee (SOS) cooperating research determining economic effects of springs on the local economy.

Social experiment with pre and post questionnaires determining understanding of water usage and springs protection.

Reasoning, stakeholder input and social research behind education about protection of springs.

Identifying areas of need for water conservation and research.

Information regarding the county's pet waste campaign and its level of success in the community.

Current Problems, Inc. volunteers conducted a survey along Lake Santa Fe to determine invasive plant species occurrence, making botanical observations as well as noting the public's interactions with an invasive species campaign (also in Surface Water and Water Quality sections).

KES completes biological surveys of karst features within Alachua County. Karst Environmental Services

Karst Environmental Services, Inc. and Alachua County EPD partnered to release a report documenting current (2017) springs biological and botanical conditions. This report will provide baseline information to support springs restoration efforts.

A study providing an extremely detailed description of Poe Springs and surrounding springs in the SF River Basin.

ACEPD, UF IFAS and Save Our Suwannee (SOS) cooperating research determining economic effects of springs on the local economy (also in Public Outreach section).

Grant-funded study concerning and educating about natural forest cover at Poe Springs Park in western Alachua County.

Utilizing isotopes to determine sources of nitrate in the Poe and Hornsby springsheds.

AMEC analyzes land uses and nitrate contributions to springs of SF River.

Reasoning, stakeholder input and social research behind education about protection of springs (also in Public Outreach section).

SDII Global Corporation analyzes springshed delineations of the SF river.

FGS utilizes 2 models to understand aquifer recharge and vulnerability.

KES determines the path of groundwater from Mill Creek and Lee Sinks.

USGS measures nutrient levels in Poe and Hornsby Springs.

Research by ACEPD prepared for Florida's DEP concerning areas surrounding the county's wellfields and potential contaminants (also in Water Quality section).

Investigation and preparation for future wellhead development in a western Alachua County municipality. Revised 1996.

An older yet informative report detailing the hydrogeologic history and water usage rates for 1980s Alachua County.

Examining the relationship of soil composition in stormwater ponds and the nutrient concentrations in surface waters (also in Stormwater section).

Structural Stormwater Treatment Units (SSTUs) of the city of Gainesville are monitored and tested by ACEPD for potential nutrient loading back into natural systems.

Seven areas in Alachua County watersheds were analyzed for fecal coliform concentrations.

ACEPD looks at fecal coliform "hot spots" around Alachua County and identifies potential sources of contamination.

Report prepared for SJRWMD with exhaustive data for the Orange Creek Basin.

Testing inlet protection devices at two sites in Alachua County.

Partnership with SJRWMD sampling eight county sites for stormwater data.

Phase two of the FDEP Watershed Restoration Assistance grant funded Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative, including an assessment of Hatchet Creek. (Also in the Water Quality section.)

DB Environmental explores the various forms and amounts of phosphorus along Little Hatchet Creek as part of the Newnans Lake Initiative Project.

Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. completed a Phase I Report for the grant funded Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative. (Also in the Water Quality section.) Funding provided by FDEP's Watershed Restoration Assistance program.

Appendix G contains Model Input data to accompany the Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative Phase I Report. (Also in the Water Quality section.)

A continuation of data collection from the county's creeks, including an assessment of Stream Condition Index (SCI), macroinvertebrate populations and ecosystem health. Also in the Water Quality section.

Dr. Lippincott explores potential avenues to reduce nutrient loading to Newnans Lake from LHC and GRS.

Dr. Lippincott evaluates the potential ramifications of dredging Newnans Lake to alleviate high nitrogen, phosphorus and algal content.

Water & Air Research, Inc. samples four spots on the Santa Fe River to evaluate the biological integrity of the river in June of 2015.

Seven areas in Alachua County watersheds were analyzed for fecal coliform concentrations (also in Stormwater section).

A continuation of data collection from the county's creeks, which includes an in-stream assessment of macroinvertebrate populations and ecosystem health.

ACEPD looks at fecal coliform "hot spots" around Alachua County and identifies potential sources of contamination (also in Stormwater section).

ACEPD determines potential source of fecal coliform contamination through wildlife surveys by observation and surveying residents.

Report prepared for SJRWMD with exhaustive data for the Orange Creek Basin (also in Stormwater section).

Comprehensive data collection from the county's creeks, which includes an in-stream assessment of macroinvertebrate populations and ecosystem health.

Current Problems, Inc. volunteers conducted a survey along Lake Santa Fe to determine invasive plant species occurrence, making botanical observations as well as noting the public's interactions with an invasive species campaign.

2012 - 2013 data for the county's municipal and package wastewater treatment plants.

Analysis for potential contaminants in county wastewater effluent and Sweetwater branch.

Biannual report with nutrient values from the county's wastewater treatment facilities.

Biannual report with nutrient values from the county's wastewater treatment facilities.

Biannual report with nutrient values from the county's wastewater treatment facilities.

Identifying areas of need for water conservation and research (also in Public Outreach section).

The second phase of the FDEP Watershed Assessment Restoration grant funded Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative. Includes an assessment of Hatchet Creek. (Also in the Surface Water section.)

DB Environmental explores the various forms and amounts of phosphorus along Little Hatchet Creek as part of the Newnans Lake Initiative Project.

ECT completed a report for Phase I of the grant funded Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative. Funding provided by FDEP's Watershed Restoration Assistance program. (Also in the Surface Water section.)

Appendix G contains Model Input data to accompany the Newnans Lake Improvement Initiative Phase I Report. (Also in the Surface Water section.)

Dr. Lippincott explores potential avenues to reduce nutrient loading to Newnans Lake from LHC and GRS (also in Surface Water section).

Dr. Lippincott evaluates the potential ramifications of dredging Newnans Lake to alleviate high nitrogen, phosphorus and algal content (also in Surface Water section).

Water & Air Research, Inc. samples four spots on the Santa Fe River to evaluate the biological integrity of the river in June of 2015 (also in Surface Water section).

AMEC analyzes land uses and nitrate contributions to springs of SF River (also in Springs and Groundwater section).

Examining the relationship of soil composition in stormwater ponds and the nutrient concentrations in surface waters (also in Stormwater section).

Structural Stormwater Treatment Units (SSTUs) of the city of Gainesville are monitored and tested by ACEPD for potential nutrient loading back into natural systems (also in Stormwater category).

Building upon bioassessment data of past years. (Also in the Surface Water section.)

Analysis for potential contaminants in county wastewater effluent and Sweetwater branch (also in Stormwater section).

Seven areas in Alachua County watersheds were analyzed for fecal coliform concentrations (also in Surface Water section).

A continuation of data collection from the county's creeks, which includes an in-stream assessment of macroinvertebrate populations and ecosystem health (also in Surface Water section).

ACEPD looks at fecal coliform "hot spots" around Alachua County and identifies potential sources of contamination (also in Surface Water section).

ACEPD determines potential source of fecal coliform contamination through wildlife surveys by observation and surveying residents (also in Surface Water section).

Report prepared for SJRWMD with exhaustive data for the Orange Creek Basin (also in Surface Water section).

Testing inlet protection devices at two sites in Alachua County (also in Stormwater section).

USGS measures nutrient levels in Poe and Hornsby Springs (also in Springs and Groundwater section).

Partnership with SJRWMD sampling eight county sites for stormwater data (also in Stormwater section).

Comprehensive data collection from the county's creeks, which includes an in-stream assessment of macroinvertebrate populations and ecosystem health (also in Surface Water section).

Current Problems, Inc. volunteers conducted a survey along Lake Santa Fe to determine invasive plant species occurrences, making botanical observations as well as noting the public's interactions with an invasive species campaign (also in Surface Water and Public Outreach sections).

Research by ACEPD prepared for Florida's DEP concerning areas surrounding the county's wellfields and potential contaminants.