Middle St. Johns - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Water Quality Assessment Report: Middle St. Johns 225
PROJECTS
• Little Econlockhatchee Surface Water Plan: Seminole and Orange Counties
have completed a comprehensive water quality and flood remediation plan that includes
projects to address chronic water quality and flooding problems in the watershed.
• East Orlando Regional Retrofit System/Orange County: The East
Orlando/Azalea Park Regional Stormwater Facility, in the southern and upstream portion
of the Little Econlockhatchee River Planning Unit, requires the construction of a regional
stormwater facility to provide water quality treatment, flow attenuation, and flood control
for both the East Orlando and Azalea Park canals. The two canals are in close proximity
to one another, so that a single water quality improvement and flow attenuation pond
could serve both systems. Much of the 1,481-acre watershed was developed prior to
current stormwater rules and does not have adequate stormwater controls. The project
will include the construction of a pond on approximately 88 acres largely owned by
Orange County.
• Crane Strand System Retrofit and Stormwater Park/Seminole County:
Crane Strand, a tributary to the Little Econlockhatchee River, is the third highest
contributor of pollutants to the river. Because most development in the watershed
occurred before the 1980s, stormwater treatment systems were not required. The project
includes a pollution abatement and flow attenuation facility to treat stormwater and
reduce flood levels for a developed area of approximately 300 acres. The proposed pond
will be in Seminole County, although the system will benefit both Orange and Seminole
Counties.
Lake George Planning Unit
STAKEHOLDERS
The Lake George Working Group was formed in July 1997 as part of the
Department’s ecosystem management initiative. Membership included the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the FWC, the Department, the SJRWMD, and concerned residents
and property owners. The group’s primary concern was the accumulation of muck in the
Drayton Island area of Lake George. The group has not met for about two years.
Stakeholder groups affiliated with the government of Volusia County are described
under the Deep Creek Planning Unit.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL INITIATIVES
Activities funded by Volusia County are listed under the Deep Creek Planning Unit.
Lake Jesup Planning Unit
STAKEHOLDERS
The Friends of Lake Jesup group was created in the early 1990s to advance the
restoration of the lake’s water quality, habitat, and navigational values. Because of