Middle St. Johns - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Water Quality Assessment Report: Middle St. Johns 463
Statewide Comments
Formal Public Meeting Comments (Sanford, FL., 6/11/03)
The taped proceedings of this meeting were requested of WPC by WAS, but they haven’t
been received to date.
Written Public Comments:
ORANGE AUDUBON CONSERVATION
9. During the TMDL workshop in Sanford of June 11, 2003, we discussed my request
for revising the projected TMDL development schedule for Crane Strand (WBID
3014) as specific on the verified list. The projected year for dissolved oxygen is
2004, which is acceptable; however, we are requesting to change the coliforms
parameter from 2008 to 2004. Crane Strand is a very stressed waterbody that delivers
pollutants to Michael’s Dam several miles downstream, where the designation of
Outstanding Water starts. This designation has been adopted by the ERC and it
would be of considerable interest for DEP to protect the outstanding designation from
an environmental and legal standpoint [Alex Alexander, Orange Audubon
Conservation].
RESPONSE: As a point of clarification, water segment 3014 is actually designated
as Crane Strand Drain while water segment 3023 is designated as Crane Strand
proper. Every effort will be made to address the coliform bacteria listings in 2004
rather than 2008.
ORANGE COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF ORLANDO, OCOEE, WINTER PARK AND MAITLAND
10. A number of changes were suggested with regard to the assignment of monitoring
stations to water segments. These suggestions were based upon local knowledge of
the basin and more accurate station location information than was available to FDEP
at the time of the original list development. FDEP analyzed the new information
through GIS mapping, and those with which we concur are provided below. These
reassignments have been made to the IWR database and are now reflected in current
impairment lists. Those highlighted below were found late in our reanalysis and have
been added to the final IWR analysis on November 5, 2003.