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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 Tasks:
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In May of 2006, $250,000 from the funds in Specific
Appropriation 566 was allotted to the Florida Department of
Health. These funds are for the "Department of Health to conduct
or contract for a study to further identify and quantify the
nitrogen loading from onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS)
within the Wekiva Study Area. The objectives of the study shall
be determined by the department's Research Review and Advisory
Committee, which shall also have oversight of the study. The
department shall provide a report to the Executive Office of the
Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives no later than June 30, 2007. The report shall
assess whether OWTS are a significant source of nitrogen to the
underlying groundwater relative to other sources and shall
recommend a range of possible cost-effective OWTS nitrogen
reduction strategies if contributions are significant."
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Current Status:
Links to Reports and Presentations:
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This page was last updated June 10, 2008.
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