Middle St. Johns - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Water Quality Assessment Report 2005
Middle St. Johns Appendices
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appendix A: Legislative and Regulatory Background on the Watershed
Management Approach and the Implementation of TMDLs.................................. 196
Federal and State Legislation on Surface Water Quality and TMDLs.......................................... 196
Determining Impairment Based on the State’s Impaired Surface Waters Rule............................ 198
Implementing TMDLs ...................................................................................................................... 200
Table A.1: Basin Groups for Implementing the Watershed Management Cycle,
by Department District Office ................................................................................ 202
Table A.2: Basin Rotation Schedule for TMDL Development and Implementation ............. 202
Figure A.1: Five-Year Rotating Basin Cycle in the Department’s Six Districts................... 203
Table A.3: Potentially Affected Stakeholders and Actions To Achieve TMDLs.................... 204
Appendix B: Ecological Resources in the Middle St. Johns Basin......................... 207
Table B.1: Areas and Descriptions of Natural Communities in the Middle
St. Johns Basin......................................................................................................... 207
Table B.2: Percent Area of Natural Communities by Planning Unit .................................... 209
Table B.3: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Alexander Springs
Creek Planning Unit ............................................................................................... 210
Table B.4: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Deep Creek
Planning Unit .......................................................................................................... 211
Table B.5: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Econlockhatchee
River Planning Unit ................................................................................................ 212
Table B.6: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Lake George
Planning Unit .......................................................................................................... 213
Table B.7: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Lake Jesup
Planning Unit .......................................................................................................... 214
Table B.8: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Lake Kerr
Planning Unit .......................................................................................................... 215
Table B.9: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Lake Monroe
Planning Unit .......................................................................................................... 217
Table B.10: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Lake Woodruff
Planning Unit ........................................................................................................ 218
Table B.11: Rare and Protected Plant and Animal Species in the Wekiva River
Planning Unit ........................................................................................................ 219
Table B.12: Definitions of Codes Used for Plant and Animal Species Listed in
Tables B.3 through B.11 ....................................................................................... 221
Table B.13: Characteristics of Lake Ecoregions in the Middle St. Johns Basin .................. 222