A Multi-Stakeholder Partnership to Protect, Manage, and Restore our Springs: A National Estuary Program Model for the Florida Springs Coast

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1 A Multi-Stakeholder Partnership to Protect, Manage, and Restore our Springs: A National Estuary Program Model for the Florida Springs Coast Chris J Anastasiou, Ph.D. Chief Scientist & Springs Team Lead Southwest Florida Water Management District

2 Springs within the SWFWMD Over 150 springs District-wide 5 first-magnitude groups Discharge nearly 1 billion gallons/day Springs Coast 2nd largest seagrass area in U.S. Over 400,000 mapped acres

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4 Nitrate (mg/l)

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6 Frazer et al 2006 Salinity Storm Surges September 2004 Crystal River at Bagley Cove (USGS ) Rainfall Patterns Sea Level Rise

7 Habitat Destruction

8 Invasive Species 1920 s-1950 s 1950 s-1990 s Hyacinth Hydrilla - Milfoil 1990 s-2000 s 2000 s-present Filamentous Algae Phytoplankton

9 Recreation

10 Altered Aquatic Plant Community Sources: Terrell et al. 1994; Hoyer et al. 2000; Frazer et al

11 Manatee Grazing Kings Bay Kleen and Breland 2014 January 12, 2016, there were 1,042 manatees in Citrus County. Of these, 758 manatees were located in Kings Bay (USFWS)

12 Springs Coast Steering Committee Mission To build inter-agency partnerships to protect, manage, and restore springs To develop comprehensive plans for five first magnitude systems Steering Committee Management Committee Technical Working Group 12

13 Springs Coast Steering Committee City of Crystal River Citrus County Hernando County Marion County FDEP FFWCC FDACS SWFWMD Springs Coast Management Committee City of Crystal River Citrus County Hernando County Marion County FDEP FFWCC FDACS SWFWMD Florida Farm Bureau WRWSA Audubon Society Duke Energy Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council University of South Florida Florida Park Service Pasco County

14 Technical Working Group Federal, State, Local Governments Utilities Academia Environmental organizations Public citizens Private sector

15 WaterMatters.org/SWIM

16 SWIM Plan Process Define Issues & Drivers Set Quantifiable Objectives Technical Working Group Develop Management Actions Management Committee Priority Projects & Initiatives Steering Committee SWIM Plan Adoption

17 Quantifiable Objectives WATER QUALITY Water Clarity Targets Nutrient Concentrations (TMDL) Chlorophyll concentration WATER QUANTITY Minimum Flows and Levels (MFL) NATURAL SYSTEMS Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Coverage No net loss of existing shoreline Shoreline Enhancement

18 Priority Management Actions WATER QUALITY Septic Tanks Agricultural Operations Stormwater Urban/Residential Fertilizer WATER QUANTITY NATURAL SYSTEMS Water Conservation Minimum Flows and Levels (MFL) adoption Invasive Species Management Recreation Management Habitat Restoration Habitat Conservation

19 Springs Projects Water Quality & Quantity Stormwater retrofits Treatment wetlands Water reuse projects Agricultural BMPs Conservation programs Natural Systems Revegetation Living shorelines Algae and muck removal

20 Projects & Initiatives Rainbow River WATER QUALITY WATER QUANTITY Ongoing: 26 Priority Proposed: 7 Potential: 4 Ongoing: 19 Priority Proposed: 2 Potential: 1 Ongoing Projects 53 Priority Proposed Projects 11 Potential Projects 7 Total 71 NATURAL SYSTEMS Ongoing: 8 Priority Proposed: 2 Potential: 2 Conceptual Budget $ 113 million ($53.8 million Ongoing Projects)

21 Projects & Initiatives Crystal River/Kings Bay WATER QUALITY WATER QUANTITY Ongoing: 20 Priority Proposed: 15 Potential: 23 Ongoing: 26 Priority Proposed: 8 Potential: 18 Ongoing Projects 64 Priority Proposed Projects 38 Potential Projects 58 Total 160 NATURAL SYSTEMS Ongoing: 18 Priority Proposed: 15 Potential: 17 Conceptual Budget $ 97.5 million ($35 million Ongoing Projects)

22 City of Crystal River to Duke Energy Description Reclaimed Water Project Design and construction of approximately 7 miles of reclaimed water transmission mains, 1.5 mg storage tank, and associated pumping infrastructure to provide reclaimed from the City to the Duke Energy power generation complex Schedule Cost Start Mar Finish June 2015 Total - $6,228,712 City - $2,555,485 District - $2,555,485 FDEP - $1,117,742 Resource Benefits Offset 0.75 mgd (100% efficiency) Reduction in nutrient loading to Kings Bay springshed

23 Three Sisters Springs Stormwater Treatment Wetland Project Description Design, permitting, and construction of a 6-acre stormwater treatment wetland. The treatment wetland will intercept stormwater from more than 100 acres of commercial and residential land within the City of Crystal River. The project also includes a separate one-acre hydric hammock restoration. Schedule Cost Start June 2010 Finish August 2015 Total - $593,319 Resource Benefits Reduction in nutrient loading to Kings Bay Habitat restoration

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25 Description Three Sisters Springs Bank Stabilization Project Design, permitting and construction to stabilize severely undercut banks at Three Sisters Spring, which will utilize soil bags to backfill these areas and limestone rock to reinforce the shoreline. Schedule Cost Start April 2016 Finish November 2016 Total - $767,572 Resource Benefits Habitat restoration Control of sedimentation/erosion

26 Description Hunter Springs Living Shoreline Restoration of emergent littoral vegetation (living shorelines) Schedule Cost Start January 2015 Finish October 2016 Design/Permitting City of Crystal River Construction - $500,000 (estimate) Resource Benefits Habitat restoration

27 Kings Bay Revegetation Project

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29 Chris J Anastasiou, Ph.D. Chief Scientist & Springs Team Lead Southwest Florida Water Management District 7601 US Highway 301 North Tampa, FL (813) chris.anastasiou@watermatters.org WaterMatters.org/springs Photo by: Curt Bower, 2009