Water Quality Protection Program (WQPP)
Steering Committee Minutes

More information about this online meeting.

• Presentations

  
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  Water Quality Protection Program Bylaws - Rios (PDF, 4.11 MB)

  Update: South Florida Ecosystem Working Group - Bohnsack (PDF, 675 KB)

  Canal Restoration Work Plan - Haag (PDF, 2.56 MB)

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  EPA Special Studies: FY20 Funded Projects and FY21 Priority Topics - Blackburn (PDF, 799 KB)

  Public Comment (PDF, 101 KB)

September 23, 2020

Agenda (PDF, 805 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 385 KB)

More information about this joint meeting with the FKNMS Sanctuary Advisory Council.

• Presentations

  
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  WQPP Priorities Working Group: Draft Recommendation to the Steering Committee (PDF, 949 kB)

  WQPP Priorities: Resolution, Process, and Recommendation - Bonsack (PDF, 701 kB)

  South Florida Regional Influences and Tidal Flooding and Climate - Bergh (PDF, 949 KB)

  WQPP Priorities: Wasteater Management - Rios (PDF, 2 MB)

  Status of Wastewater Connections - Wilson (PDF, 77.5 KB)

  TAC Engagement on Wastewater Issue - Parr (PDF, 773 KB)

  Monroe County Stormwater Regulation Updates - Roberts (PDF, 397 KB)

  WQPP Priorities: Canal Restoration, Marine Debris, Sargassum - Haag (PDF, 4.3 MB)

  WQPP Priorities: Marinas and Liveaboards and Emerging Pollutants of Concern - Krueger (PDF, 704 KB)

  Coral Reef Management Issues and Opportunities - Walczak (PDF, 3.16 MB)

  Public Comment: Proposals for Study of Shallow Injection in Marathon - Balkany and Coon (PDF, 271 KB)

  Public Comment: Cudjoe Gardens Property Owners Association and Sugarloaf Shores Property Owners Associations - Edelstein (PDF, 151 KB)

November 13, 2019

Agenda (PDF, 145 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 368 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Wastewater Project Updates - Wilson et al. (PDF, 58 kB)

  Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District Solar Project - Rosaco (PDF, 1.52 MB)

  Do Canals in the Florida Keys Contribute to Nearshore Water Quality Degradation Study, Update- Sullivan Sealy (PDF, 3.2 MB)

  Canal Restoration Advisory Working Group Update - Haag, Corning, Freeza, Garrett (PDF, 3.91 MB)

  Canal Turbidity Standards (PDF, 288 KB)

  Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Priorities - Fangman (2.68 MB)

  EPA Grant Update - Blackburn (PDF, 596 KB)

  Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD): Status and Response - Barker (2.88 MB)

  Technical Advisory Committee - Rios (PDF, 4 MB)

  Sargassum Status Update - Krueger (PDF, 2.21 MB)

  Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Florida Keys: Spatial Distribution and Sampling Effort - McEachron and Duffey (PDF, 1.39 MB)

  Public Comment: Finishing the Wastewater Job (PDF, 848 KB)

April 18, 2019

Agenda (PDF, 114 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 124 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Wastewater Project Updates - Wilson et al. (PDF, 123 kB)

  Canal Restoration Advisory Working Group Update - Haag, Corning, Freeza, Garrett (PDF, 2.17 MB)

  Florida Keys Canal Restoration Guidance Document Outline (PDF, 118 KB)

  Environmental Canal Restoration, Effects on Plants, Animals and Sediments - Fourqurean (PDF, 21.3 MB)

  Hurricane Irma Debris Removal and Canal Restoration Updates - Haag (PDF, 10.5 MB)

  Do Canals in the Florida Keys Contribute to Nearshore Water Quality Degradation Study - Sullivan Sealy (PDF, 4.3 MB)

  Reasonable Assurance Update - Rios (PDF, 5.26 MB)

  Florida Keys Vulnerability Assessment - Koelsch (PDF, 2.05 MB)

  CREMP Update (PDF, 4.49 MB)

  EPA FY19 South Florida Budget / Special Study Priorities / Biennial Report - Blackburn (PDF, 144 KB)

  Sponge Restoration Update - Krueger (PDF, 2.86 MB)

  24 Years of Water Quality Monitoring in the FKNMS - Blackburn (PDF, 3.54 MB)

May 22, 2018

Agenda (PDF, 75 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 169 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Bethic Habitat Monitoring (WQPP) - Fourqurean (PDF, 6 MB)

  Bethic Habitat Monitoring (Canal Remediation) - Fourqurean (PDF, 4.6 MB)

  Canal_Demo Project Water Quality - Briceño (PDF, 3.78 MB)

  Coral Disease Outbreak Update - Ruzicka (PDF, 3.4 MB)

  Hurricane Irma Debris Removal and Canal Restoration Updates - Haag (PDF, 10.5 MB)

  Florida Keys Water Watch - Kruger (PDF, 907 KB)

  Management Committee Proposal for Steering Committee Discussion - Blackburn (PDF, 40 KB)

  Regional Wastewater Project Update - FKAA (PDF, 1.2 MB)

  WQPP Canal Subcommittee Update (PDF, 577 KB)

  SSPOA Comments on Updating of Selection Criteria for Canal Restoration Projects in Monroe County (PDF, 200 KB)

December 6, 2017

Agenda (PDF, ~24 KB)

Final Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Bethic Habitat Monitoring - Fourqurean (PDF, 5.3 MB)

  Canal_Demo Project Water Quality - Briceño (PDF, 3.78 MB)

  Coral Disease Outbreak and Hurricane Irma Rescue - Ruzicka (PDF, 35.4 MB)

  Hurricane Irma Debris Removal Update - Haag (PDF, 5.3 MB)

  Post-Irma Water Quality Interagency Meeting to Share Water Quality Sampling Results - Fourqurean (PDF, 2.85 MB)

  FY 2017 WQPP Budget - Blackburn (PDF, 110 KB)

April 26, 2017

Agenda (PDF, ~24 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  2017 RAD Update Monitoring Needs - Espy (PDF, 1.96 MB)

  Florida Reef Tract Coral Disease Outbreak - Bonshack (PDF, 7.32MB)

  WQPP Data Management - Anderson (PDF, 1.5 MB)

  Water Quality Monitoring Program - Briceno (PDF, 1.29 MB)

  Monroe County and Islamorada Canal Restoration Project Updates (PDF, 2.57 MB)

  Sponge Restoration Update - Sharp (PDF, 2.46 MB)

  Florida Bay Sponge Restoration - Florida Sea Grant (PDF, 432 KB)

  Sponges: The Keys to the Keys - Florida Sea Grant (PDF, 432 KB)

  WQPP Discussion - Blackburn (PDF, 99KB)

Agenda (PDF, ~24 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)

WQPP Steering Committee Membership List Update (PDF, 220 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Water Quality Protection Program Technical Advisory Committee (PDF, 1.37 MB)

  Canal Restoration in Monroe County, Benthic Monitoring Report - Howard, Fourqurean (PDF, 37.0 MB)

  Water Quality Monitoring Project for Demonstration of Canal Remediation - Briceno (PDF, 660 KB)

  Monroe County and Islamorada Canal Restoration Project Updates, without movie (PDF, 1.58 MB)

  Monroe County and Islamorada Canal Restoration Project Updates, movie (MP4, 26.3 MB)

  Status of Onsite Wastewatewr Upgrades in Monroe County - Brookman (PDF, 935 KB)

  Sponge Restoration Update - Sharp (PDF, 4.24 MB)

  Wastewater Implementation Status (PDF, 1.2 MB)

March 2, 2016

Agenda (PDF, ~24 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)

WQPP Steering Committee Membership List Update (PDF, 220 KB)

WQPP Priority List (PDF, 102 KB)

WQPP Priority Activities, Comments, and Unedited Responses (PDF, 329 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Water Quality Monitoring Project - Briceño (PDF, 2.11 MB)

  CREMP - R. Ruzicka (PDF, 7.3 MB)

  Seagrass Monitoring Project - Fourqurean (PDF, 13.3 MB)

  Canal Restoration Demonstration Project Updates - Haag, Blondin (PDF, 2.75 MB)

  Wastewater Implementation Status - LoSacco, Wilson (PDF, 2.18 MB)

  Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Program, Status of Funding - Trulock (PDF, 226 KB)

  Scaling up Sponge Community Restoration in South Florida - Sharp (PDF, 4.11 MB)

  Pesticide Toxicity Reports - Pierce (PDF, 4.55 mB)

  Florida Keys Water Watch - Krueger (PDF, 3.24 MB)

  Florida Coral Reef Protection Act - Walczak (PDF, 2.33 MB)

  Protecting Sanctuary Waters From AWT Discahrge - Edelstein (PDF, 1.14 MB)

September 30, 2015

Agenda (PDF, ~24 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  FY15 EPA Funded Projects/FY16 Funding Status/TAC - Blackburn, Rios (PDF, 588 KB)

  Water Quality Monitoring Project - Briceño (PDF, 4.58 MB)

  Canal Restoration Demonstration Project Updates - Haag, Blondin (PDF, 2.96 MB)

  Wastewater Implementation Status - LoSacco, Wilson (PDF, 122 KB)

  Diadema antillarum and Keys Water Quality - Moe (PDF, 416 KB)

  Scaling up Sponge Community Restoration in South Florida - Sharp (PDF, 3 MB)

  Filter Feeder Habitat Systems - Wray (PDF, 1.3 MB)

  Sustainable Infrastructure Management - Walters, Condran (PDF, 468 KB)

  Florida Keys Water Watch - Krueger (PDF, 3.24 MB)

  Real Potential Threats from Wastewater System Failure - Walters (PDF, 684 KB)

   

March 11, 2015

Agenda (PDF, ~24 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)

WQPP Steering Committee Membership List Update (PDF, ~25 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Florida DEP Watershed Assessment (PDF, 1.58 MB)

  CREMP - R. Ruzicka (PDF, 7.3 MB)

  Data Management - Kiermaier (PDF, 1.23 MB)

  Water Quality Monitoring Project - Briceño (PDF, 674 KB)

  Seagrass Monitoring Project - Fourqurean (PDF, 5.57 MB)

  Pesticide Toxicity Reports - Pierce (PDF, 1.15 MB)

  Canal Restoration Public Outreach - Haag (PDF, 1.78 MB)

  Sponge Research Progress Report - Butler (PDF, 289 KB)

  Scaling-up Florida Bay Sponge Restoration Efforts - Causey (PDF, 86 KB)

  TNC - Coastal Hazard Online Tools - Bergh (PDF, ~17.7 MB)

  Florida Keys Water Watch - Krueger (PDF, 2.46 MB)

  Army Corps of Engineers Fact Sheet (PDF, 31.7 KB)

  Canal Restoration Advisory Update (PDF, 6.09 MB)

  Canal Restoration Subcommittee Report (PDF, 707 KB)

  WQPP Steering Committee Public Comments - Mishara (PDF, 52.5 KB)

  Sea Level Rise Report - Haag, Bergh (PDF, 5.82 MB)

  South Florida Budget Update - Blackburn (PDF, 121 KB)

  Wastewater Implementation Status - Wood (PDF, 100 KB)

  Wastewater Update (PDF, ~789 KB)

   

August 14, 2014

Agenda (PDF, ~62 KB)

Minutes (PDF, ~1.01 MB)

• Presentations

  
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  Wastewater Implementation Status (PDF, 828 KB)

  Monroe Country Canal Inventory and Assessment - Rios, Haag(PDF, 76 KB)

  Canal Updates from CMMP with Bathymetry - Blondin (PDF, 2.25 MB)

  Canal Biofilter Presentation - Wray (PDF, 8.86 MB)

  Endrocrine Disruptors in the Florida Keys - Moe (PDF, 7.06 KB)

  Preliminary SAC Pesticide Impact report - Mathews (PDF, 1.39 MB)

  Outreach Report - Zoning Updates - Morton (PDF, 193 KB)

   

February 12, 2014

Agenda (PDF, 82 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 143 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Wastewater Implementation Status - Wilson (PDF, 1.83 MB)

  Canal restoration sub-committee report - Blondin, Rios (PDF, 1.83 MB)

  Canal Benthic Monitoring - Fourqurean (PDF, 1.18 MB)

  Canal Water Quality Monitoring - Briceño (PDF, 6.01 MB)

  EPA WQPP Budget Update - Blackburn(PDF, 109 KB)

  Clean Marinas Update - Jones (PDF, 3.58 MB)

  Key West Marinas - Higgins (PDF, ~5 MB)

  CREMP - Ruzicka (PDF, 1.78 MB)

  Water Quality Monitoring Project - Briceño (PDF, 3.47 MB)

  Seagrass Monitoring Project - Fourqurean (PDF, 5.51 MB)

  Data Management - Kiermaier (PDF, 1.05 MB)

   

July 10, 2013

Agenda (PDF, 36 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 133 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Wastewater Implementation Status (PDF, 828 KB)

  Monroe Country Canal Inventory and Assessment - Rios, Haag(PDF, 76 KB)

  Canal Updates from CMMP with Bathymetry - Blondin (PDF, 2.25 MB)

  Canal Biofilter Presentation - Wray (PDF, 8.86 MB)

  Endrocrine Disruptors in the Florida Keys - Moe (PDF, 7.06 KB)

  Preliminary SAC Pesticide Impact report - Mathews (PDF, 1.39 MB)

  Outreach Report - Zoning Updates - Morton (PDF, 193 KB)

   

February 20, 2013

Agenda (PDF, 40 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 83 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Everglades Restoration Summary - Mitchell (PDF, 2.89 MB)

  Wastewater Implementation Status - Wood(PDF, 738 KB)

  CREMP - Ruzicka (PDF, 1.57 MB)

  Water Quality Monitoring Project - Briceño (PDF, 6.75 MB)

  Seagrass Monitoring Project - Fourqurean (PDF, 6.01 MB)

  Data Management - Kiermaier (PDF, 1.31 MB)

   

September 26, 2012

Agenda (PDF, 14 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 136 KB)

• Presentations

  
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  Update, Canal Restoration - Leonard (PDF, 2.23 MB)

  Wastewater Implementation Status- Wood (PDF, 529 KB)

  Assessing Effects of Mosquito Control Pesticides - Pierce (PDF, 1.0 MB)

  Use of Color Satellite Date to Assess Water Clarity - Barnes (PDF, 5.31 MB)

  Tropical Connections, Book Sources (PDF, 393 KB)

   

Minutes: January 25, 2012 (PDF, 115 KB)

Minutes: February 02, 2011 (PDF, 191 KB)

Minutes: July 07, 2010 (PDF, 206 KB)

Minutes: January 20, 2010 (PDF, 127 KB)

Minutes: July 22, 2009 (PDF, 163 KB)

Minutes: January 27, 2009 (PDF, 328 KB)

Minutes: July 24, 2008 (PDF, 363 KB)

Minutes: January 30, 2008 (PDF, 361 KB)

Minutes: January 30, 2007 (PDF, 53 KB)

Minutes: July 25, 2006 (PDF, 133 KB)