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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Joes Creek Oxygen and Nutrients TMDL Implementation Plan
Plan detailing how to reduce nutrient loads and improve or maintain the dissolved oxygen levels in Joe's Creek to the Total Maximum Daily Load level....
Joes Creek Bacterial Pollution Control Plan for Impaired Water Restoration
The Bacterial Pollution Control Plan detailing the water restoration of Joe's Creek in south-central Pinellas County....
Clearwater Harbor and St. Joseph Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
Documentation detailing the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Clearwater Harbor and Saint Joseph Sound prepared for Pinellas County in 2011....
Cedar Creek Restoration Plan
Aerial maps and design documentation detailing the city of Dunedin's restoration plan for Cedar Creek....
Cedar Creek Bacterial Pollution Control Plan for Impaired Findings
Document discussing the City of Dunedin's 2015 Bacterial Pollution Control Plan for Cedar Creek, including a 5-year implementation of city's response. ...
Bishop Creek Bacterial Pollution Control Plan for Impaired Findings
Document detailing the 2017 bacteria pollution control plan for Bishop Creek watershed in Clearwater and Safety Harbor....
Bishop and Mullet Creek Tidal Tributary Project Report
Full report describing the 2013 Bishop and Mullet Creek Tidal Tributary Project from Pinellas County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District....
Analytical Techniques and Pollutants Measured at Monitoring Station Sites
Documentation detailing the analytical techniques and pollutants that were measured at monitoring station sites....
Wastewater-Stormwater Partnership 2019 CIP Preview
2019 CIP presentation highlighting the priority of protecting our waters through partnerships and an action plan and the related CIP projects in various cities around Pinellas County....
Wastewater-Stormwater Partnership Action Plan Progress Update, May 2018
Document providing progress updates on the Technical Working Group's Action Plan to address the challenge of managing wastewater infrastructure between different organizations within Pinellas County....