Human Use and Ecological Water Resource Values Assessments of Rock and Wekiwa Springs (Orange County, Florida) Minimum Flows and Levels. Final Report

摘要

In response to a 1988 legislative directive, the St. Johns River Water Management District (District) implemented minimum flows and minimum water levels (MFLs) for surface watercourses in the Wekiva River System (Wekiva River at SR46, Black Water Creek at SR44) and minimum water levels for the groundwater in the aquifer underlying the Wekiva Basin (eight named springs) in 1991. In March 2004, the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act, Section 369.318(&), Florida Statutes, directed the District to up-date the minimum flow and levels standards for Rock Springs and Wekiwa Springs by December 1, 2007. As a part of this evaluation, the District contracted with Wetland Solutions, Inc. (WSI), an environmental consulting firm with prior project experience in the Wekiva River Basin, to assess whether the water resource and human use values (WRVs) for Rock and Wekiwa springs are protected under the Districts MFL hydrologic regime.