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Research Review and Advisory Committee

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Research Priorities (72 kb pdf)

Research Reports

Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study

Department of Health Wekiva Information

Research Review and Advisory Committee Members (31 kb pdf)

The next RRAC meeting will be:

Date: June 21, 2012

Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

The meeting will be physically located here:

Florida Department of Health Southwood Complex (424 kb pdf)

4042 Bald Cypress Way, Room #240P

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Or you can call in to the meeting via conference call using these numbers:

Toll free call in number: 1-888-808-6959

Conference Code: 7427896255

The meeting will also be available to view via web conference.
Please view the instructions for connecting to the web conference.

RRAC Meeting Date	Associated Documents (Unless otherwise noted, all links are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and are less than 2 MB in size.)
April 10, 2012	Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Agenda Draft Minutes from the January 4, 2012 RRAC Meeting Draft May 2012 Nitrogen Study Progress Report (Track Changes) Draft May 2012 Nitrogen Study Progress Report (Changes Incorporated) Specific Appropriation 512, HB 5001 Nitrogen Study Contract Amendment #3 - Executed Nitrogen Study Contract Renewal #1 Nitrogen Study Amendment #1 to Contract Renewal #1 Nitrogen Study Progress Report #13 2011 Research Priorities
January 4, 2012	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Minutes from the November 15, 2011 RRAC Meeting Nitrogen Overview Presentation November 2011 Final February 2012 Nitrogen Study Progress Report 319 Task 1 Keys Final Report 319 Task 2 Database Final Report
November 15, 2011	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Minutes from the September 8, 2011 RRAC Meeting Nitrogen Overview Presentation Draft Nitrogen Study Progress Report (Track Changes) Draft Nitrogen Study Progress Report (Changes Incorporated) 319 Study Progress Report 319 Task 1 Keys Draft Report
September 8, 2011	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Nitrogen Study Preliminary Results Presentation Nitrogen Study Budget Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Minutes from the April 20, 2011 RRAC Meeting Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study Status Report 2011-2011 Nitrogen Study Legislative Budget Language 2011-2012 Nitrogen Study Implementing Language Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study Progress Report 11 NEHA Presentation on the Nitrogen Study NOWRA Presentation on the Nitrogen Study Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Study Field Sites Summary of Nitrogen Study Contract Amendment Revisions Nitrogen Study Contract Amendment 3 Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Study Presentation
April 20, 2011	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Minutes from the March 24, 2011 RRAC Meeting Draft Nitrogen Study Status Report Letter to the RRAC Project 319 Quality Assurance Project Plan
March 24, 2011	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials List of Items for the March 24th RRAC Meeting Draft Minutes from the December 10, 2010 RRAC Meeting Nitrogen Study Final Interim Legislative Report February 2011 Nitrogen Study Data Summary Report #4 (4.5 MB) Nitrogen Study Final Task B Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (2.1 MB) Nitrogen Study GCREC Mound Monitoring Sample Event Report #1 (2.7 MB) Nitrogen Study Progress Report Research Priorities Worksheets Progress Report on 319 Grant on Advanced OSTDS in Florida 319 Grant Amendment Wakulla County Septic Tank Study (2.2 MB)
December 10, 2010	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Minutes from the November 5, 2010 Meeting Draft Revised Interim Passive Nitrogen Report 2010 Research Priorities Worksheet
November 5, 2010	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Presentation on Nitrate Fate and Transport by Florida State University Presentation on Current Research by the University of Central Florida Draft Agenda Meeting Materials List of Items for the November 5th RRAC Meeting Draft Minutes from the June 10, 2010 Meeting Nitrogen Study Draft Interim Legislative Report, February 2011 Nitrogen Study Progress Report Nitrogen Study GCREC Mound Instrumentation Report (9.8 MB) Nitrogen Study Sample Event Report #1 Nitrogen Study Data Summary Report #1 (3.0 MB) Nitrogen Study Sample Event Report #2 Nitrogen Study Data Summary Report #2 (4.2 MB) Nitrogen Study Task D Process Forward Meeting Minutes Nitrogen Study Task D Memorandum From Hazen and Sawyer Nitrogen Study Final Task D Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (2.2 MB) University of Central Florida's OSTDS Evaluation for Nutrient Removal Report (3.8 MB) Progress Report on 319 Grant on Advanced OSTDS in Florida Draft Journal Manuscript for Town of Suwannee Study Final Report for Town of Suwannee Study (6.4 MB)
June 10, 2010	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Presentation on Nitrogen Study by Hazen and Sawyer Presentation on Suwannee Study by ECT Agenda Meeting Materials Progress Report on 319 Grant on Advanced OSTDS in Florida Town of Suwannee Study Draft Final Report (2.3 MB pdf) Nitrogen Study Budget Language Nitrogen Study Final Legislative Report May 2010 Nitrogen Study Task A.17 PNRS II Specification Report I Final Report (3.0 MB pdf) Nitrogen Study Final PNRS II Test Facility Construction Progress Report Copy of Executive Summary from 2007 DOH Wekiva Study Report Final Report Wekiva River Basin Nitrate Sourcing Study by Mactec - March 2010 Florida Department of Environmental Protections's Wekiva Webpage Senate Bill 550 Language on Maintenance and Management Program Pollution Prevention Grant Proposal
March 23, 2010	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda Meeting Materials Draft Final Study and Report for Nitrogen Study Nitrogen Study January 2010 Progress Report From Provider Executed Contract Amendment for Nitrogen Study Nitrogen Study Task A.15 Report: Final QAPP for PNRS II (3.0 MB) Nitrogen Study Task C.5 Report: Final QAPP for Field and Test Center Sites (4.4 MB zip) Progress Report on 319 Grant on Advanced OSTDS in Florida Sample Selection Flowchart for 319 Project Final Surveys to Interest Groups for 319 Project Final Suwannee Report (7.7 MB zip) Pollution Prevention Grant Draft Proposal Outline Alternative Drainfield Products in Florida Research Program Strategic Plan
December 16, 2009	Approved Meeting Minutes Agenda Draft Interim Study Report Draft Report - Section 319 Advanced Systems Sampling Project Draft - Manatee Springs Final Report (3.2 MB zip) Nitrogen Study Reports Task A - Passive Nitrogen Removal Study II, Quality Assurance Project Plan, Final Report (3 MB) Comments on the Classification, Ranking, and Prioritization Report Task A - Classification, Ranking, and Prioritization of Technologies Final Report Task C - Literature Review of Nitrogen Reduction by Soils and Shallow Groundwater, Final Report Task C - Quality Assurance Project Plan (3.9 MB) Task D - Literature Review of Nitrogen Fate and Transport Modeling, Final Report (3.6 MB) The following documents contain site and system design drawings for the Nitrogen Study. These documents are visual in nature and may not be accessible to screen readers. If you need assistance with the information contained in these document, please contact the Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs. Task A - Test Center 50% Design Drawings (latest of the drawings, 3 MB) Task A - Response to Comments on 50% Vadose Zone Test Center Design (2.6 MB) Task C - Quality Assurance Project Plan, Appendix B (4.5 MB zip)
September 10, 2009	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Agenda Town of Suwannee Draft Final Report (8.2 MB zip) Manatee Springs Background Draft Report 319 Project on Advanced OSTDS Draft QAPP The below link is to a secure website. Please note that you will need the following username and password to view this file. Town of Suwannee Study Presentation Username: 11fdoh081 Password: ect11fdoh081081
Interim Reports	Nitrogen Study Task A Literature Review of Nitrogen Technologies Final Report (4.3 MB zip) Nitrogen Study Task A Prioritization of Nitrogen Reduction Technologies The following document is a site drawing of the proposed Nitrogen Study testing location. The document is visual in nature and may not be accessible to screen readers. If you need assistance with the information contained in this document, please contact the Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs. Nitrogen Study Task C Test Facility 50% Design Documents (2.75 mb) Nitrogen Study Task C Literature Review of Nitrogen Reduction by Soils and Shallow Groundwater Draft Report Nitrogen Study Task D Selection of Existing Data Sets for Model Calibration Nitrogen Study Task D Literature Review of Nitrogen Fate and Transport Modeling Draft Report Manatee Springs Phase II Draft Final Report
July 1, 2009	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Nitrogen Study Presentation Agenda Evaluation of Test Facility Site Passive Nitrogen Removal Study II Quality Assurance Project Plan 2009-2010 Budget Language for Nitrogen Study May 2009 Nitrogen Study Progress Report May 2009 Revised Schedule for Nitrogen Study Attachment I for Nitrogen Study Final Inventory Study - (2.38 MB)
May 27 & 28, 2009	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation for May 27th Inventory Presentation Meeting Presentation for May 28th Nitrogen Workshop Test Facility Presentation Agenda Alternative Drainfield Products in Florida Article Draft Inventory of Onsite Sewage Systems Report (42 MB zip) Town of Suwannee Project QAPP Nitrogen Study Draft Literature Review of Onsite Nitrogen Reducing Technologies Nitrogen Study Evaluation of Test Facility Site Nitrogen Study Draft Classification, Ranking, and Prioritization of Technologies Report Optical Brighteners Final Field Report (11 MB zip) Optical Brighteners Final Analyses of EEM Fluorescence Data Report
February 3, 2009	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Presentation Agenda
January 5, 2009	Approved Meeting Minutes Draft Legislative Progress Report for Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study Draft QAPP for Town of Suwannee Study (2.6 MB) Agenda
December 2, 2008	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Agenda
November 6, 2008	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Report on costs to implement a statewide tank inspection program Addendum to the ITN Advertised ITN for Nitrogen Study Agenda
October 9, 2008	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Draft Results of Additional Sampling Events for Passive Nitrogen Study Presentation on Passive Nitrogen Removal Additional Sampling Events (2.9 MB) Agenda
July 30, 2008	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Presentation: Green's Environmental Presentation: Lombardo Associates, Inc (3 mb) Draft Scope of Work for Nitrogen Study Draft Scope of Work for Statewide Inventory Specific Appropriation 1682 Language Agenda
May 29, 2008	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Presentation on UCF Research Station (4.9 MB zip) Presentation on Passive Nitrogen Study Meeting MateriDepartment of Health Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs Research Review and Advisory Committeeals (html) Agenda
January 23, 2008/td>	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Meeting Materials (html)
October 18, 2007	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Passive Nitrogen Removal Project Update Presentation Keys Monitoring Study Project Update Presentation Meeting Materials (html)
June 12, 2007	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Wekiva Task 1 Presentation Wekiva Task 2 Presentation Wekiva Task 3 Presentation
May 8, 2007	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Taylor County Source Tracking Presentation (14 MB zip) DEP/SJRWMD/MACTEC Presentation Wekiva Task 1 Presentation Wekiva Task 4 Presentation
April 10, 2007	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Wekiva Task 1 Presentation Wekiva Task 2 Presentation Wekiva Task 3 Presentation
February 06, 2007	Approved Meeting Minutes Meeting Summary Meeting Presentation Wekiva Task 2 Presentation (792 kb) Wekiva Task 3 Presentation
November 30, 2006 Minutes
October 24, 2006 Minutes
September 18, 2006 Minutes
July 25, 2006 Minutes
June 29, 2006 Minutes
May 02, 2006 Minutes
January 11, 2006 Minutes
April 26, 2005 Minutes
January 20, 2005 Minutes
November 16, 2004 Minutes
September 16, 2004 Minutes

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Hardcopies of the above files can also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs Tallahassee Office.

This page was last updated May 15, 2012.

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Tallahassee Office:
Bureau Chief - Gerald Briggs
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Department of Health
Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs (HSES)
4052 Bald Cypress Way,
Bin# A08
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1713

Phone: (850) 245-4070
Fax: (850) 922-6969

Orlando Office:

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Department of Health
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Hurston S. Tower, Suite S-529
400 W. Robinson St.
Orlando, FL 32801

Phone: (407) 317-7325
(407) 317-7327
(407) 316-4540
Fax: (407) 317-7328

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Gainesville, FL 32601

Phone: (352) 955-2159
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