Client
St. Johns River Water Management District
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Location
Various Location, Florida
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Key BCI Staff
Walter Reigner, PE, CPESC
Jennifer Sagan
Xiaoqing Huang, PhD
Zhulu Lin, PhD, EI
May Lehmensiek
Alicia Steinmetz
Jessica Taft
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Project Costs
$2.7 Million
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Start Date
July 1999
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Completion Date
Ongoing 

Scope

• Determine long-term trends and status of river and water body water quality
• Determine spatial and temporal trends in plankton communities and how they relate to water quality
• Providing phycological, taxonomic, and toxicological services on an as needed basis
• Responding to algal blooms via sampling and analysis
• Establish biologically relevant restoration targets and aid in the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the lower St. Johns River
• Determine the effect on grass bed extent and growth in the St. Johns River resulting from limited light availability
• Evaluate the association between agricultural runoff and tributary water quality
• Utilize PAR, water quality and plankton data to support the identification of areas of impaired water quality for federal and state classification and restoration  targets
• Coordination of a statewide cyanobacteria assessment sponsored by FDEP’s Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force
• Conduct submerged aquatic vegetation and wetland plant monitoring surveys
• Assist in developing and establishing minimum flows and levels on numerous lake systems
• Conduct water quality and sediment monitoring, wildlife surveys, and sediment sampling and analysis
• Provide database management and programming support