Water Quality
Pinellas County monitors surface water quality to provide long-term assessments of water quality, measure success of management efforts and meet regulatory program requirements.
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Environmental Management Division
Environmental Management, a division of Public Works, is responsible for monitoring and protecting Pinellas County's environmental resources. This division conducts proactive monitoring and manages projects and permits for the protection of our natural and built environmental resources.
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About Us: Public Works
The Public Works Department manages essential transportation, pedestrian and drainage infrastructure, as well as critical natural and urban environmental resources for Pinellas......
Vegetation Management
Vegetation Management controls invasive and nuisance weeds in our stormwater, retention and mitigation ponds, lakes and ditches. Control methods are a combination......
Overview of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of 2010
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest marine oil spill in history. Resulting from the April 20, 2010 explosion on BP’s......
Red Tide
Red tide is a type of harmful algae bloom (HAB) caused by an increase or “bloom” in the concentration of certain microscopic......
Watershed Information
A watershed is an area of land that drains to an open body of water, such as a stream, river, lake or......
Stormwater Runoff
Stormwater runoff is rain that runs through our yards, streets and parking lots, picking up pollutants along the way. The runoff then......
Surface Water Assessment
The Surface Water Assessment is for stormwater services in unincorporated Pinellas County to address flooding, water quality and the operation of County-owned......
Watershed Management – Lake Seminole Watershed
Lake Seminole is the second largest lake in Pinellas County at 684 acres. Its watershed encompasses 4,160 acres and includes multiple tributaries......
Watershed Management – Lake Tarpon Watershed
Lake Tarpon is the largest lake in Pinellas County with a surface area of four square miles. Its watershed encompasses 2,860 acres,......
Regulatory Programs
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Under the Federal Clean Water Act, counties and cities are required to reduce the amount of stormwater......