Upper Wakulla River and Spring Water Quality Management
- Review of Wakulla Springs Nitrate-Nitrite Trends.2022.Deyle
- Think About Personal Pollution (TAPP).WSA presentation.10-23-20.Heidecker
- Update on Nitrogen Concentration from the Main Vent of Wakulla Springs.2020.Barr
- Intact Cellular Harvesting for HAB Abatement in Lake Munson. 2020. AECOM
- Florida Springs Council (Petitioners) BMAP Proposed Recommended Order. Jan 2020
- FDEP BMAP Proposed Recommended Order. Jan 2020
- Revised Upper Wakulla River and Wakulla Spring Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). 2018. FDEP
- Revised Nitrogen Source Inventory and Loading Estimates for the Wakulla BMAP Area. 2018. Lyon & Katz
- Local Spring Water Quality Improves. April 20, 2018. WCTV
- Restoring Wakulla Springs – Essential Next Steps Pamphlet. 2017. Wakulla Springs Alliance
- Wakulla Springs Baseline Ecosystem Assessment Report Card. 2016. Florida Springs Institute
- Wakulla Springs Baseline Ecosystem Assessment. 2016. Florida Springs Institute
- Nitrogen Contributions of Karst Seepage into the Upper Floridan Aquifer from Sinking Streams and Sinking Lakes in the Wakulla Springshed. 2016. McGlynn & Deyle
- Upper Wakulla River and Wakulla Spring Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). 2015. FDEP
- Nitrogen Source Inventory and Loading Estimates for the Wakulla Spring BMAP Contributing Area. 2014. Eller & Katz
- Current and Recent Trends in Nitrate in Wakulla Springs and River. 2013. FDEP
- Nutrient (Biology) TMDL for the Upper Wakulla River (WBID 1006). 2012. FDEP
- Nitrate in Groundwater Wakulla County FINAL Report. 2012. Leseman
- Nitrate-N Movement in Groundwater from the Land Application of Treated Municipal Wastewater and Other Sources in the Wakulla Springs Springshed, Leon and Wakulla Counties, Florida, 1966-2018. 2011. Davis et al.
- Degradation of Water Quality at Wakulla Springs, Florida: Assessment and Recommendations. 2005. Loper et al.
- Nitrate Loading in Lower St. Marks-Wakulla Rivers Watershed.Part A. 2002. Chelette et al.
- Nitrate Loading in Lower St. Marks-Wakulla Rivers Watershed.Part B. 2002. Chelette et al.
- Anne Rudloe letter to Northwest Florida Water Management District. December 15, 1987
Fertilizer Management
- Sierra Club Supports Strict Rainy Season Ban_Leon County Urban Fertilizer Ordinance_05 04 21
- Ltr to Leon Cnty Cmsn re proposed fertilizer ordinance.05-05-21.Deyle
- Leon County Fertilizer Letter. FSC-FSI
- Leon County Proposed Fertilizer Ordinance. May 3, 2021
- Summary of Relevant Science Considered for Alachua County Fertilizer Ordinance Amendments. 2019. Greco
- Alachua BoCC Public Hearing Presentation re Fertilizer Ordinance. 2019.Greco
- Alachua BoCC Agenda Packet. April 9, 2019. Greco
- The Fate of Nitrogen Applied to Florida Turfgrass. 2018. Shaddox and Unruh
Wastewater Treatment Facilities and OSTDS Management
- Wakulla Sands Golf Course Master Plan and Estimate. Dec 2021.Dewberry
- Wakulla Co WW Feasibility Analysis. Final Report. Dec 2021. Dewberry
- Leon County Comprehensive Wastewater Facilities Plan Task 2 Report Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Technologies. Feb 2021
- Leon County Comprehensive Wastewater Facilities Plan Task 3 Report Factors Other Than Cost-Effectiveness that Influence Selection of Treatment Technology. Apr 2021
- Moore Parcel RIB Presentation to WSA. March 2021.Core
- Letter to David Edwards re RIB in Wakulla PFA.01-28-21
- Sucralose Lit Review.2021.Schultz
- Wakulla County Facility Plan plus attachments. Nov 2020. Dewberry
- WSA Letter to Leon County Commissioners re INRBs.09-28-20
- Leon County Comprehensive Wastewater Facilities Plan Task 1 Revised Draft. Nitrogen Reduction Performance Criteria for Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems. Nov 2020
- Discrimination of N Sources In Karst Contributing Areas.2020.Canion et al
- Water Quality Restoration Plans Also Focus on Septic Systems. Jun 2019
- Wakulla County Wastewater Treatment Feasibility Analysis Project Public Presentation. Dec 2019. Dewberry
- Consulting Agreement with Dewberry for Wakulla County Wastewater Treatment Feasibility Analysis. Jul 2019
- Evaluation of Wastewater Tracers.2019.Cantwell et al
- Comments on FDOH proposed rule re INRBs 64-E6 FAC. 2018
- Final RFP – Leon County Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan. 2018
- City of Tallahassee Sewer over Septic Program. 2018
- City of Tallahassee Sewer over Septic Program Flyer. 2018
- Unsewered Target Areas.City of Tallahassee 2035 Master Sewer Plan Update. 2017
- Sucralose and Other Tracers.2016.Silvanima
- Environmental Emission of Pharmaceuticals from Wastewater Treatment Plants.2016.Subedi et al
- Micropollutants in Septic Drainfielda.2016.Yang et al
- Fate and Transport of Micropollutants in OSTDS Drainfields.2016.Yang et al
- Florida OSTDS Nitrogen Reduction Strategies. 2015. FDOH
- Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies. 2015. Hazen and Sawyer
- Blue Print 2000 Alternatives to Sewer Study, Project #26 Description. 2014
- Calculation of Wastewater Effluent Leakage Multiple Tracer Approach.2014.Gasser et al
- Water Resources Committee Alternatives to Sewer Project Summary Narrative. 2013
- Final Order City of Tallahassee Wastewater Facility. 2011. FDEP
- Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal and Management Options for Wakulla Springs, Leon County, Wakulla County, and Tallahassee FL. Nov 2011. Lombardo
- Assistance Project for Wakulla County OSTDS and Decentralized Wastewater Systems Management Program. Phase III Final Draft Report. 2011. Harrington et al.
- Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: Nitrogen. 2011. Toor et al.
- Occurrence and Suitability of Sucralose as Indicator Compound.2011.Oppenheimer et al
- Effluent-Borne Contaminants Beneath Septic Tanks. 2010. Katz et al.
- Wakulla County OSTDS Phase II Report. 2010. Harden, Chanton et al.
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual. 2002. USEPA
- Manual Wastewater Treatment and Disposal for Small Communities. 1992. USEPA
Dark Water
- Why is the Water Dark. Presentation to park staff. May 11, 2021. Deyle
- Declining Stage Implications for Dark Water and MFL Mar 26, 2021.Deyle
- Why is the Water Dark. Part III. Feb 26, 2021.Deyle
- Why is the Water Dark.Part II.Dec 18, 2020.Deyle
- Why is the Water Dark.Part I.Nov 20, 2020.Deyle
- Wakulla Spring Dark Water Phase III Final Report. July 2020. McGlynn
- Why is the Water Dark?” brochure.2020
- Wakulla Spring Dark Water Phase II Final Report. Oct 2018. McGlynn and Deyle
- Dark Water I Final Report. 2019. McGlynn & Deyle
- Drivers of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Vent and Major Conduits of the World’s Largest Freshwater Spring. 2018. Luzius et al.
- Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Carbon Loading of Five Intermittent Streams Recharging Wakulla Springs. 2010. Kulakowski
- Minutes Wakulla Springs Water Quality Working Group.04-16-92
Geology and Hydrogeology
- Geology of Lake Jackson. July 23, 2021. Means
- Wakulla Discharge Analysis. Sep 25, 2020. James Sutton presentation to WSA
- Karst System Map
- Big Data Hydrogeology and the Woodville Karst Plain. 2016. Bassett & Dyer
- Tracer Study of the Tallahassee, Florida, Treated Effluent Spray Field. 2016. Kincaid et al.
- Dye Tracing Investigates Conduit Connections Between Lost Creek Swallet, Spring Creek Springs, and the Leon Sinks – Wakulla Cave System. 2015. Dyer
- Spring Creek Reversals. 2014. Davis and Verdi
- Bird Sink Trace Study Excerpt.2012.Kincaid
- Wakulla County Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment. 2009. Baker et al.
- Hydrogeologic Investigation of Contributing Area Tallahassee Wells. 2007. Davis & Katz
- Leon County Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment. 2007.Baker et al.
- Woodville Karst Plain Map. 2006. Kincaid
- Wakulla Cave System. 2006. Kincaid
- Leon Sinks & Chips Hole Cave Systems. 2006. Kincaid
- Karst Hydrogeology of the Woodville Karst Plain. 2006. Kincaid
- 2005 Ames Sink Tracer Test. 2005. Kincaid
- Where’s the Water Come From? Toward A Water Budget for Wakulla Spring. 2001. Kincaid
- Spring Creek Springs Group.FGS.SP47. 2001. Lane
- Preferential Flow Paths in Soluble Porous Media and Conduit System Development in Carbonates of the Woodville Karst Plain, Florida. MS Thesis. 2001.Werner
- Wakulla Springs Woodville Karst Plain Symposium Transactions. 1988. Florida Geological Survey
- The Geology of Wakulla Springs.1988.Schmidt
Minimum Flows and Levels
- Final Recommended Minimum Flows for Wakulla and Sally Ward Springs Wakulla County, Florida. Mar 2021. NWFWMD
- Comments on Wakulla-Sally Ward MFL Proposed Rule. March 8, 2021. Deyle
- Final Wakulla Springs MFL Peer Review Report. March 1, 2021.
- Comments on Draft Wakulla and Sally Ward Springs MFL Technical Report. Jan 20, 2021. Deyle
- Wakulla Spring MFL Comments. Jan 11, 2021. Barr
- Draft Recommended Minimum Flows for Wakulla and Sally Ward Springs Wakulla County, Florida. Nov 2020. NWFWMD
- AppendixA_WakullaMFL_BLTS. Nov 2020. NWFWMD
- AppendixB_WakullaMFL_Est. Nov 2020. NWFWMD
- AppendixC_WakullaMFL_Thermal. Nov 2020. NWFWMD
- AppendixD_WakullaMFL_HECRAS. Nov 2020. NWFWMD
- AppendixE_WakullaMFL_SMRR_Est 1. Nov 2020. NWFWMD
- Wakulla MFL Development and Models. Sep 25, 2020. Kathleen Coates presentation to WSA
- Wakulla MFL Groundwater Flow Models. Sep 25, 2020. Kathleen Coates presentation to WSA
- Wakulla and Sally Ward Spring MFL Development. Aug 28, 2020. Paul Thurman presentation to WSA
- Draft Eastern District Model (EDM) ground water model report. Aug 2019. Coates et al.
- Final Work Plan St. Marks River Rise, Wakulla, and Sally Ward Springs Minimum Flows and Levels Development.2014. Atkins
- Sec 6.4.2 Technical Report MFL Establishment for the Lower Suwannee River & Estuary, Little Fanning, Fanning & Manatee Springs. 2005.Suwannee River Water Management District
Wildlife and Aquatic Plant Resources
- Manatees in Northern Gulf. Presentation to WSA. Jan 2022.Pasawicz
- Upper Wakulla River Wildlife Abundance Trends 1992-May 2021.Feb 2022.Deyle
- Upper Wakulla River Wildlife Abundance Trends 1992-2020.Febb 2022.Deyle
- Upper Wakulla River SAV Trends.2013-2021 Presentation to WSA Nov 2921 Deyle
- Wakulla Springs Wildlife Abundance Trends Part 2 Presentation to WSA Sep 2021 Deyle
- Wakulla Springs Wildlife Abundance Trends Part 1 Presentation to WSA Aug 2021 Deyle
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring Summary. Sep 2020. Thompson
- Monthly Mean Manatee Counts Dec 2008 – Apr 2020. 2020. Wilbur and Deyle
- Apple Snail Egg Cluster Counts 2006-2019. 2020. Wilbur & Deyle
- Apple Snails and Limpkins at Wakulla. 2018. Bryan
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Coverage Trends Upper Wakulla River Nov 2013 – Feb 2020. 2020. Deyle.
- Upper Wakulla River Wildlife Abundance Trends 1992-2018. Sep 2019. Deyle
- Wakulla Herbicide Treatment. 2019. Van Dyke
- Wakulla River Habitat Assessment, Periphyton, and Vegetation Surveys. 2019. FDEP
- Where Have All the Gators Gone? Tallahassee Democrat, October 1, 2017. Deyle
- Summary of Wildlife Monitoring Data 1997-2016. May 2017. Thompson
- VIDEO: Manatee at Wakulla Springs. Feb 2017. McGlynn
- Habitat Distribution and Abundance of Crayfishes in Two Florida Springs. 2016. Manteuffel
- Wakulla Springs State park Apple Snail Release Program 2006-2012. 2014. Savery
- Summary of Wakulla Springs Ecosummaries. 2008. Thompson
- History of Hydrilla Removal Efforts. 2005. Savery
- Algae and Nutrients in Fla Springs. 2007. Stevenson et al.
Plans, Strategies, and Projects
- Southwest GA Oil FLUM amndmnt cpm21-12 submittal.10-15-21
- Wakulla Springs Special Planning Area. July 2021. Hanson.
- NWFWMD Letter to Florida Springs Council with attchmnts.06-28-2021
- Wakulla Springs Restoration Plan. 2014. Florida Springs Institute
- Wakulla Springs Restoration Plan Executive Summary. 2014. Florida Springs Institute
- Wakulla Springs State Park Unit Mgmt Plan. 2007. FDEP
- Spring Protection Manual. 2002. FDEP
- Wakulla Springs State Park Unit Mgmt Plan. 2001. FDEP
History
Laws and Regulations