Wakulla Spring Working Group and
Restoration Planning Meeting
Thursday, May 26, 2011
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Douglas Building, Conference Room A
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399
Quarterly Meeting Agenda
10:00
Welcome and Introductions
Lynn Cherry, Carpe Diem
Community Solutions, Inc.
10:15
Presentations on Water Quality at Wakulla Spring
Bob Knight Wetland Solutions, Inc.
10:30
Douglas Gilbert – Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
TMDL for Wakulla Spring
11:00
City of Tallahassee (COT)
Planned Upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Facility and how the COT Plans
to Keep Future Nitrogen Loads Low with Increased Growth
11:30
Leon County Stormwater – Johnny Richardson
Stormwater Water Quality Data Trends and Planned Stormwater Upgrades
12:00
Ed Ball Wakulla Spring State Park Report
Brian Fugate & Scott Savery
FDEP Parks Service
12:10
Wakulla Spring Ambassador Report
Cal Jamison
12:20
Announcements from Stakeholders
12:30
Lunch (Brownbag or cafeteria adjacent to conference room)
1:15
Development of a Comprehensive Assessment Plan for Restoration of
Wakulla Spring
Bob Knight
1:30
Build a Long-term Comprehensive Assessment Plan for Restoration
of Wakulla Spring
Lynn Cherry
Break into Small Groups by Interest or Expertise; groups are as follows:
(What group are you most interested in participating in?)
Development of a Comprehensive Assessment Plan
for Restoration of Wakulla Spring
Group 1: Groundwater Levels and Quality in the Springshed
 Monitoring locations
 Parameters and frequency
 Responsible parties
Group 2: Stream Flow and Quality in the Springshed
 Water levels and discharge
 Monitoring locations
 Parameters and frequency
 Responsible parties
Group 3: Other Parameters in the Springshed
 Rainfall
 Land use and land cover
 Record of withdrawals for public and private supply wells
 Land application of wastewater effluent
 Fertilizer sale and use
Group 4: Flows, Levels, and Water Quality at Wakulla Spring/River
 Instrumentation
 Parameters and frequency
 Location
 Responsible parties
Group 5: Biological Parameters and Human Use at Wakulla Spring/River
 Parameters and frequency
 Locations
 Responsible parties
All: Reporting and Dissemination of Monitoring Results
 Type of reporting
 Frequency
 Dissemination as public service
2:30
Groups Present Monitoring Assessment to Audience and Audience Discussion
of Data Management and Reporting
3:15
Meeting Conclusion and What’s Next?
Bob Knight & Lynn Cherry
Questions regarding the Working Group Meeting or Restoration Plan can be directed to
Debra Segal at dsegal@wetlandsolutionsinc.com or 386.462.1003
The working group is funded by FDEP’s Springs Initiative. For more information, see
www.Floridasprings.org