Peace River Basin Resource Management Plan
The department developed this plan in cooperation with the Southwest
Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and a stakeholder group of
representatives from local governments, regional water suppliers,
regional planning councils, the mining industry, agriculture interests,
development groups, environmental organizations and recreational
interests. The management plan makes a series of recommendations to be
undertaken over the next four years to address cumulative impacts in the
basin and begin the long road toward recovery, including:
- Develop a specific land acquisition plan for the Peace River
Basin through a collaboration of local, state, and regional
conservation land acquisition programs.
- Develop a proposal to ensure adequate funding for continued
reclamation of older mined lands.
- Jointly review DEP and SWFWMD wetlands permitting in the basin
to determine whether regulatory actions can be improved to minimize
cumulative impacts more effectively.
- Develop a single mining and reclamation permit process to
establish a more comprehensive and environmentally protective
program.
- Adopt and implement scientific pollution loading limits to
protect and restore water quality in the Peace River basin.
Peace River Basin Resource Management Plan
Table of Contents
(1.54 MB)
Executive Summary
(609 KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction
(520 KB)
Chapter 2 - Geographic Overview of Peace River Basin
(26.7 MB)
Chapter 3 - Cumulative Impacts to Water Resources
(39.1 MB)
Chapter 4 - Buffer Areas and 100-Year Floodplain
(210 KB)
Chapter 5 - Addressing Cumulative Impacts - Recommendations
(7.43 MB)
Chapter 6 - Peace River Basin Resource Management Plan
Implementation (130 KB)
Chapter 7 - References
(124 KB)
Management Plan Meetings
July 13, 2006 - Wauchula
September 7, 2006 - Wauchula
September 29, 2006 - Bartow September 29, 2006 - Bartow
October 24, 2006 - Bartow
November 9, 2006 - Bartow
December 12, 2006 - Bartow
May 11, 2007 – Wauchula
Stakeholder Meeting Summaries
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