Wakulla Spring Working Group and

Restoration Planning Meeting

Thursday, May 26, 2011

10:00 am – 3:30 pm

DouglasBuilding, Conference Room A

3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399

Quarterly Meeting Agenda

10:00Welcome and IntroductionsLynn Cherry, Carpe Diem

Community Solutions, Inc.

10:15Presentations on Water Quality at Wakulla SpringBob Knight Wetland Solutions, Inc.

10:30Douglas Gilbert – Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

TMDL for Wakulla Spring

11:00City of Tallahassee (COT)

Planned Upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Facility and how the COT Plans

to Keep Future Nitrogen Loads Low with Increased Growth

11:30LeonCounty Stormwater – Johnny Richardson

Stormwater Water Quality Data Trends and Planned Stormwater Upgrades

12:00Ed BallWakullaSpringState Park ReportBrian Fugate & Scott Savery

FDEP Parks Service

12:10Wakulla Spring Ambassador ReportCal Jamison

12:20Announcements from Stakeholders

12:30Lunch (Brownbag or cafeteria adjacent to conference room)

1:15Development of a Comprehensive Assessment Plan for Restoration of

Wakulla SpringBob Knight

1:30Build a Long-term Comprehensive Assessment Plan for Restoration

of Wakulla SpringLynn 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

2:30Groups Present Monitoring Assessment to Audience and Audience Discussion

of Data Management and Reporting

3:15Meeting 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 or 386.462.1003

The working group is funded by FDEP’s Springs Initiative. For more information, see www.Floridasprings.org