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Department of Health Wekiva Information
History:
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Governor Jeb Bush signed
The Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act
into law on Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at Wekiva Springs State
Park, in Apopka. The law authorizes building the Wekiva Parkway
and provides protection to the Wekiva River system. The Act
requires a comprehensive approach to protecting the Wekiva River
system involving local governments, state agencies, and the St.
Johns River Management District. The Act requires the Department
of Health to address nitrogen reduction through appropriate
onsite disposal standards.
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Current Status:
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Department of Health rulemaking for the Wekiva Study Area was put on hold by the Legislature until May 1, 2010.
February 2010 - Interim Report issued.
The department has issued an
Interim Report on the Passive Nitrogen Reduction Study (678 kb pdf). The report recommends that the Legislature provide at
least $2 million to fund the next phase of the project, primarily for field monitoring over at least a one-year monitoring period
of performance and cost of technologies at home sites, and of nitrogen fate and transport. This funding also will continue the
development and monitoring work at the test facility, and of modeling. Additional funding will be needed from the 2011 legislative
session to complete monitoring and other field activities, and final reporting with recommendations on onsite sewage nitrogen
reduction strategies for Florida's future.
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Further Information:
Links to Reports and Presentations:
Links to other Wekiva-related sites:
*Note: Most materials are in the Portable Document Format (PDF). You may need to download the free
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This page was last updated
March 8, 2010.
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