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, responds to citizen inquiries and manages various projects and permits for the protection of our natural and built environmental resources.
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Pinellas County Waterbodies and the TMDL Program Explanation
Presentation about potentially impaired waterbodies in Pinellas County and the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program....
Overview Of Recent Anclote River Studies with Maps and Graphs
Overview of recent environmental studies of the Anclote River, covering land use, land cover, shoreline vegetation, salinity and circulation....
McKay Creek Watershed Evaluation and BMP Report 2014
Plan initiated by Pinellas County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) develops elements of a management program for the McKay Creek watershed....
McKay Creek BPCP for Water Quality
Plan from the City of Largo to reduce the fecal coliform presence in the non-tidal portion of McKay Creek....
Map of Pinellas Current and Planned Watersheds
Map depicting the current, in-progress and future watersheds in Pinellas County....
Long Branch Creek Watershed Nutrient Source Evaluation and Assessment
Final report detailing the nutrient source evaluation and assessment for the water quality and levels in Long Branch Creek Watershed....
Long Branch Creek Watershed BMP Recommendations Report
Final project detailing the Long Branch Creek Watershed's Best Management Practices and Recommendations....
Long Branch Creek Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Implementation Plan
2017 plan implementing the total maximum daily load for dissolved oxygen levels in Long Branch Creek....
Long Branch Creek BPCP for Impairment and Quality
Report detailing the Long Branch Creek Bacterial Pollution Control plan in 2017....
Klosterman Bayou and Joes Creek Field and Lab Nutrient Source Evaluation
The final report detailing the Klosterman Bayou and Joe's Creek Nutrient Source Evaluation's field and labwork from February 2010....