Water Quality Protection Program (WQPP)
Steering Committee Minutes
March 7, 2024
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's Water Quality Protection Program (WQPP) will meet on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
The meeting details are as follows:
- Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Time: 9:00 am - 5:00pm
- Location: Marathon City Hall, 9805 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050.
- Please refer to the attached parking lot map.
- The meeting will also be broadcast live for *viewing and listening only* via GoToWebinar. Advance registration for the webinar is available at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3103467664290165590.
- The Webinar ID number is 452-130-491.
- Public Comment: Verbal public comment will be limited to 3 minutes and accepted in person at 4:10 PM.
Supporting Meeting Materials:
- Draft Agenda
- November 29, 2023 Draft Meeting Notes
- Draft list of Management Committee priority topics recommended for 2024 EPA funding
November 29, 2023
March 8-9, 2023 Meeting Minutes (Draft)
March 29, 2023 Meeting Minutes (follow-up from March 9, 2023 meeting)
More information about this meeting.
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Presentations
+Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Five-Year Work Program - Lucero
Florida Keys Coastal Storm Risk Management Project - Vianzon
Monroe County Road Elevation Project Update - Haag
Coastal Projects Submerged Habitat Database - Walters
Impact of Shallow Wastewater Injection in the Florida Keys - Kump and Ingalls
March 8 - 9, 2023
August 11, 2022 Meeting Minutes with Public Comments(Draft)
More information about this meeting.
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Presentations
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August 11, 2022
March 7, 2022 Meeting Minutes with Public Comments(Draft)
More information about this online meeting.
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Presentations
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March 7, 2022
November 15, 2021 Meeting Minutes (Draft) - (PDF, 339 KB)
Steering Committee Member List (PDF, 107 kb)
WQPP Bylaws, approved November 15, 2021 (PDF, 118 KB)
2022 WQPP Report to Congress Draft Framework (PDF, 750 KB)
Resiliance Action Plan for Florida's Coral Reef
More information about this online meeting.
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Presentations
+Resilience Action Plan for Florida's Coral Reef - Burgh
Water Watch Sponge Restoration Aquaculture - Krueger
Monroe County Marina Pumpout and Mooring Field Development Initiatives - Roberts
Canal Restoration Project Updates - Haag, Frezza, and Garrett
EPA South Florida Geographic Initiative Funding - Blackburn
Florida Keys Water Quality Improvement Program - Trulock
DEP Water Quality Protection and Restoration Funding - Walczak
Water Quality Protection Program Report to Congress: 2022 Update - Guardado
November 15, 2021
July 23, 2021 Meeting Minutes (Draft) - (PDF, 190 KB)
More information about this online meeting.
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Presentations
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July 23, 2021
WQPP Bylaws, 1996 (PDF, 53 KB)
WQPP Bylaws, revised 2021 (Draft) - (PDF, 33 KB)
WQPP Bylaws, Suggested Edits - (PDF, 83 KB)
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Presentations
+FKNMS Benthic Habitat Monitoring Program - Fourqurean (PDF, 4.62 MB)
FKNMS Water Quality Monitoring Program Annual Report - Briceno (PDF, 5.6 MB)
Florida's Coral Reef Water Quality Data - Compilation, Analysis, and Decision Support (PDF, 1.8 MB)
February 10, 2021
More information about this online meeting.
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Presentations
+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)
EPA Special Studies: FY20 Funded Projects and FY21 Priority Topics - Blackburn (PDF, 799 KB)
September 23, 2020
More information about this joint meeting with the FKNMS Sanctuary Advisory Council.
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Presentations
+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)
November 13, 2019
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Presentations
+Wastewater Project Updates - Wilson et al. (PDF, 58 kB)
Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District Solar Project - Rosaco (PDF, 1.52 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)
April 18, 2019
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Presentations
+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)
Hurricane Irma Debris Removal and Canal Restoration Updates - Haag (PDF, 10.5 MB)
Reasonable Assurance Update - Rios (PDF, 5.26 MB)
Florida Keys Vulnerability Assessment - Koelsch (PDF, 2.05 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
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Presentations
+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)
December 6, 2017
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Presentations
+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)
April 26, 2017
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Presentations
+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)
September 7, 2016
WQPP Steering Committee Membership List Update (PDF, 220 KB)
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Presentations
+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)
March 2, 2016
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)
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Presentations
+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
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Presentations
+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
WQPP Steering Committee Membership List Update (PDF, ~25 KB)
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Presentations
+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
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Presentations
+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
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Presentations
+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
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Presentations
+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
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Presentations
+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
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Presentations
+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)
