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Introduction To The Strategic Monitoring Plan (SMP)

Curtis MussonDivision of Environmental Assessment and Restoration

September, 2018

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• A waterbody analyte specific annual sampling plan developed for each Regional Operations Center (ROC).

• Waterbodies are selected because they are potentially impaired but do not have sufficient data to be fully assessed.

• Additional waterbodies may be added to meet division goals.

What is the SMP

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To generate sufficient, scientifically defensible water quality andbiological data to assess surface waters as defined in

Chapters 62‐302, and 62‐303, 62-304, F.A.C. The data generated are used by the department to update the 303(d) list.

Program Goal

62-302, F.A.C . Surface Water Quality Standards62-303, F.A.C. Identification of Impaired Surface Waters62-304, F.A.C . Total Maximum Daily Load

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Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act requires states to:• Identify waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards

• Impaired Waters• Identify pollutant causing or expected to cause impairment• Submit the list of impaired waters to EPA

• 303(d) List• Establish water quality improvement targets

• TMDLs (Total Daily Maximum Loads)• Implement water quality restoration measures to achieve the TMDL targets

303(d) Clean Water Act

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• Generate water quality data and upload the results to the Watershed Information Network (WIN).

• Conduct bioassessment and enter the observations into the Statewide Biological Database (SBIO).

Staff Responsibilities

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Before Sampling � Create a WIN station

o If applicable create a new SBIO station � Create a WBID and Station folders in the appropriate year, organization, location in the Strategic Monitoring

folder on the FTP. � Create LIMS RQ � Save RQ in the appropriate year, organization, RQ folder location in the Strategic Monitoring folder on the FTP. � Schedule site in the Monitoring Activities Tracker. � Print labels and field sheets � QC labels. Site name and WIN ID need to match WIN exactly. Use WIN ID for the Field ID. � QC field sheets (if using prefilled field sheets) Site name and WIN ID need to match WIN exactly.

During Sampling � Fill out the field sheets(s) completely and correctly. Sign completed field sheets. Attach sampling labels to sheet. � Fill out Lab Submittal Form completely and correctly. Attach sampling labels to Submittal Form. If there are

errors on the label do not use them on the submittal form. After Sampling

� Review field sheets. Makes sure they are filled out completely, correctly and signed. � Update SMP sample tracker � Scan and save meter calibration log

o Scan/save daily calibration logs shortly after event o Scan/save temperature and depth calibration logs when applicable

� Enter Date Collected in the Monitoring Activities Tracker. � Enter field data into LIMS DMT

o QC WIN Station ID, Field ID, Date, Time in LIMS DMT o Initial and date the field sheet

� Enter Bioassessment data in to SBIO o Create Station Visit

Update field sheet and bioassessment forms with SBIO ID If LVS is less than 2 square meters check the LVS < 2 SQM box.

o Enter Habitat Assessment, RPS, PhysChem and Macrophyte data Update field sheet and bioassessment forms with HA, RPS and Macrophyte ID Note entered, Initial and date the bioassessment forms.

� Upload pictures to the appropriate year, organization, location in the Strategic Monitoring folder on the FTP. � QC the information in the LIMS DMT, not to be done by the person that entered the data.

o Field Data, WIN Station, Field ID, Date, Time o Initial and date the field sheet

� QC SBIO data. Not to be done by the person that entered the data o Note QC’ed, Initial and date bioassessment form.

� Scan/save field sheets, Submittal forms, CofC’s, bioassessment forms and calibration log to the appropriate year, organization, WBID, Station folder in the Strategic Monitoring folder on the FTP.

o Initial and date the field sheet � Authorize SBIO data

o Note Authorization, Initial and date bioassessment form. � Merge LIMS data in to WIN, SBIO

o Initial and date the field sheet � Verify data is in WIN

o Under the correct Station o Under the correct WBID o Initial and date the field sheet

� File hard copies of field sheets and calibration logs for long term storage.

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• Basin Groups (5 Groups, 29 Basins)• WBID (Waterbody Identification Number)

Waterbody Data Management

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Basin Groups• Assessments are done by

Basin Group Number, 1 -5

• The WBIDs of one Basin Group are assessed annually

• 2018 – Group 1

• 2019 – Group 2

• 2020 – Group 3

• 2021 – Group 4

• 2022 – Group 5

• 2023 – Group 1

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Assessment Periods

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Assessment Periods

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• Assessments are done by WBID• The receiving water and area around it• Classified by Designated Uses

• Classes 1, 2, 3F, 3M, 4, 5

• Divided into different waterbody types• Stream, Lake, Spring, Coastal, Estuary,

Beach

• Applicable water quality criteria is class and waterbody type dependent

WBID

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• Class 1 – Potable water supplies• Class 2 -Shellfish propagation or harvesting • Class 3F, 3M – Fish consumption, recreation, propagation and

maintenance of a of a healthy, well balanced fish and wildlife population

• Class 4 – Agricultural water supply• Class 5 – Navigation, utility and industrial use

WBID Classification

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• Stream: River segment, stream, spring run, or canal• Lake: A lake • Spring: The spring vent(s), not the spring run• Coastal: Open water marine water segments• Estuary: Near shore marine water segments• Beach: Bathing area subject to DOH advisories, warnings, and closures

WBID Waterbody Types

The above statements are generalizations, and may not be true for individual WBIDs.

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Stream WBIDHydrology: Stream, Creek, Branch etc..

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Stream WBIDHydrology: River

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Lake WBID

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Stream WBID

Spring WBID

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Coastal WBID

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Estuary WBID

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• Water Quality• Dissolved Oxygen• Chlorophyll –a• Nutrients• Metals• Bacteria• Pesticides• Physical parameters (pH, Temp. Conductivity, Color, Alkalinity…)• quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)• Waste Water Tracers

• Medications• Artificial Sweeteners

• Bioassessments• Stream Condition Index• Rapid Periphyton Survey• Linear Vegetation Survey• Lake Vegetation Index

Target AnalytesAnalyte suites are WBID specific

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• Exceedance Ratio• Bacteria, Metals, DO, Pesticides*, Physical parameters* • 62-303, F.A.C.

• Planning list, Table 1• Verified list, Table 3

• Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC)• Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, Nitrate-Nitrite, & Chlorophyll – a

• Bioassessments • SCI, RPS, LVS, LVI

*Water quality standards may not exist

No water quality standards currently exist for qPCR or wastewater tracers

Assessment Types

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Data Sufficiency Requirements

• Bacteria, Metals, DO, Pesticides*, Physical parameters*

• 62-303, F.A.C. Table 3• A WBID is impaired if 10% (Table 3) of

the samples exceed the water quality criterion.

• Minimum of 5 exceedances• Minimum of 5 sampling events “weeks”

Exceedance RatioSample sizes

Are listed if they have at least this # of samples that do not meet a criterionFrom To

20 25 5

26 32 6

33 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

139 147 20

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• Chlorophyll – a• Nutrients

• Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, Nitrate-Nitrate

• Expression of the criteria• Annual Geometric Mean (AGM) Most

common• Annual Arithmetic Mean (AAM)• Long Term Average (LTA)• Long Term Average of Annual Means

(LTAA)62-303.350, F.A.C.

• 4 temporally independent (> 1 week) samples per year (n=4, weeks =4)

• At least one sample taken between May 1 and September 30 and one sample taken during the other months of the calendar year. (Seasons = 2)

• Nutrient are assessed by evaluating nutrient averages in 3 consecutive year periods.

• Pass, Pass, Pass = Not impaired• Pass, Pass, Fail = Not Impaired• Pass, Fail, Fail = Impaired• Fail, Fail, Fail = Impaired• Fail, No Data, Fail = Impaired

Data Sufficiency RequirementsNumeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC)

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Data Sufficiency Requirements

• A minimum of two temporally independent bioassessment are required• Temporally independent – Greater than 3 months apart

• If there are only two SCI, or LVIs and the difference between the two scores is >20 point a third bioassessment shall be required

• The two most recent RPS, and LVS are used for assessment• Pass, Pass = Not Impaired• Pass, Fail or Fail, Pass = Inconclusive• Fail, Fail = Impaired

Bioassessments

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Excerpt of the SMP

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Status Network vs. SMPStatus SMP

Approach Random stratified Single Sampling event

TargetedMultiple sampling events per year, 1-3 years

EPA Rule 305(b) 303(d)

Analyte Suite 1 analyte suite per Resource WBID Specific

Matrix Surface water Ground waterSediment Bioassessments (LVI, HA)

Surface WaterBioassessments (SCI, LVI, RPS, LVS, HA)

Resource/Waterbodies Aquifer (Confined, Unconfined), CanalsLakes (Small, Large), Large Rivers, Small Streams

Streams, Lakes, Springs, Estuaries, Coastal waters

Water Quality Evaluation By Zone and Resource (ex. Z1-SL)Only use Status data points

By WBIDUse all available data in WIN, STORET, and SBIO

Site Selection Watershed Monitoring Section picks the site Watershed Assessment Section picks the WBIDs, You, the sampler pick the sites.

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Assessment ExamplesTPTV aka Exceedance Ratio Sample sizes


20 25 5

26 32 6

33 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

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WBID Waterbody Name

Parameter Data Assessment Call

1003 Dog Pond Iron 0/0

1006 Wakulla River Iron 0/64

1009A Western Lake Iron 1/1

10C Escambia River Iron 24/26

1943 Indian Creek Iron 4/4

Number of ExceedancesTotal Sample Size

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20 25 5

26 32 6

33 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

139 147 20

WBID Waterbody Name


1003 Dog Pond Iron 0/0 No Data

1006 Wakulla River Iron 0/64





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20 25 5

26 32 6

33 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

139 147 20

WBID Waterbody Name


1003 Dog Pond Iron 0/0 No data

1006 Wakulla River Iron 0/64 Not Impaired





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20 25 5

26 32 6

33 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

139 147 20

WBID Waterbody Name




1009A Western Lake Iron 1/1 Insufficient Data




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20 25 5

26 32 633 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

139 147 20

WBID Waterbody Name





10C Escambia River Iron 24/26 Impaired



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20 25 5

26 32 6

33 40 7

41 47 8

48 55 9

56 63 10

64 71 11

72 79 12

80 88 13

89 96 14

97 104 15

105 113 16

114 121 17

122 130 18

131 138 19

139 147 20

WBID Waterbody Name





10C Escambia River Iron 24/26 Impaired

1943 Indian Creek Iron 4/4 Planning List


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Assessment ExampleWBID Waterbody Name Waterbody

Type Class Parameters Criteria Assessment Data

Assessment Category

1043 Doyle Bayou Estuary 2 Nutrients (Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L No Data

1443E Hillsborough River Estuary 3M Nutrients (Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L

AGM2012 (4 µg/L)2013 (5 µg/L)2014 (7 µg/L)2015 (10 µg/L)2016 (6 µg/L)2017 (7 µg/L)

1508 Klosterman Bayou Estuary 3M Nutrients (Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L

AGM2015 (19 µg/L)2016 (18 µg/L)2017 (29 µg/L)

1530 Moccasin Creek Tidal Estuary 3M Nutrients (Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L

AGM2017 (7 µg/L)2018 (18 µg/L)

2059 Cleveland Cemetery Ditch Estuary 3M Nutrients

(Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L AGM2015 (2 µg/L)

Numeric Nutrient Criteria

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Assessment Category

1043 Doyle Bayou Estuary 2 Nutrients (Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L No Data No Data




AGM2015 (19 µg/L)2016 (18 µg/L)2017 (29 µg/L)


AGM2017 (7 µg/L)2018 (18 µg/L)




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Assessment Category




Not Impaired


AGM2015 (19 µg/L)2016 (18 µg/L)2017 (29 µg/L)


AGM2017 (7 µg/L)2018 (18 µg/L)




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Assessment Category




Not Impaired


AGM2015 (19 µg/L)2016 (18 µg/L)2017 (29 µg/L)

Impaired


AGM2017 (7 µg/L)2018 (18 µg/L)




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Assessment Category




Not Impaired


AGM2015 (19 µg/L)2016 (18 µg/L)2017 (29 µg/L)

Impaired


AGM2017 (7 µg/L)2018 (18 µg/L)

Planning List




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Assessment Category




Not Impaired


AGM2015 (19 µg/L)2016 (18 µg/L)2017 (29 µg/L)

Impaired


AGM2017 (7 µg/L)2018 (18 µg/L)

Planning List


(Chlorophyll-a) 11 µg/L AGM2015 (2 µg/L) Insufficient Data


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Assessment ExampleGroup Name WBID Waterbody Name Waterbody

Type Class Parameter Criteria Data Assessmetn Call

Pensacola 104 Turkey Creek Stream 3F SCI 40SCI (N=1)

Big Mean (74)Mean 1 (74), Mean 2 (ND)

Tampa Bay Tributaries 1659 Rice Creek Stream 3F SCI 40

SCI (N=2)Big Mean (63)

Mean 1 (59), Mean 2 (67)

Sarasota Bay -Peace - Myakka 1997 Hawthorne Creek Stream 3F SCI 40


Mean 1 (33), Mean 2 (ND)

Ocklawaha 2715 Gum Creek Stream 3F SCI 40 No Data

Caloosahatchee 3240L Powell Creek Stream 3F SCI 40SCI (N=2)

Big Mean (44.5)Mean 1 (62), Mean 2 (27)

Spring Coast 1567B Spring Branch Stream 3F SCI 40SCI (n=3)

Big Mean (32)Mean 1 (22), Mean 2 (41)

Stream Condition Index

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Insufficient Data



Mean 1 (59), Mean 2 (67)










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Insufficient Data



Mean 1 (59), Mean 2 (67)Not Impaired










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Insufficient Data






Mean 1 (33), Mean 2 (ND)Planning List







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Insufficient Data







Ocklawaha 2715 Gum Creek Stream 3F SCI 40 No Data No Data






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Insufficient Data










Study List




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Insufficient Data










Study List



Impaired


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Assessment ExampleGroup Name WBID Waterbody

NameWaterbod

y Type Class Parameter Criteria Data Call

Springs Coast 1392B Lake

Hancock Lake 3F LVI 43LVI (n=1)


Middle St. Johns 2899B Lake Kerr Lake 3F LVI 43

LVI (n=1)Big Mean (43)


Pensacola 179A Bear Lake Lake 3F LVI 43LVI (n=2)


St. Lucie -Loxahatchee 3194G Lake Eden Lake 3F LVI 43


Mean 1 (60), Mean 2 (54)

Kissimmee River 1860D Lake

Jackson Lake 3F LVI 43LVI (n=2)


Lake Vegetation Index

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NameWaterbod





Planning List








Mean 1 (60), Mean 2 (54)





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NameWaterbod





Planning List



Mean 1 (43), Mean 2 (ND)Insufficient Data





Mean 1 (60), Mean 2 (54)





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NameWaterbod





Planning List






Not Impaired



Mean 1 (60), Mean 2 (54)





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NameWaterbod





Planning List






Not Impaired



Mean 1 (60), Mean 2 (54)Impaired





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NameWaterbod





Planning List






Not Impaired



Mean 1 (60), Mean 2 (54)Impaired




Study List


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