The Determination of Minimum Flows for Sulphur Springs, Tampa

The Determination of Minimum Flows for Sulphur Springs, Tampa The Determination of Minimum Flows for Sulphur Springs, Tampa

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DRAFT brackish waters often extend to the base of the dam. The mean salinity value for no flow conditions for the long-term EPCHC sites at Rowlett Park is 5.2 ppt. The current minimum flow for Lower Hillsborough River was adopted in 2000. As part of that process, the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program facilitated a minimum flows advisory group to the District, which formulated a series of recommendations regarding water resources and ecological criteria necessary to establish minimum flows for the Hillsborough River downstream of the dam. The advisory group formulated five recommendations, two of which dealt with the salinity regime of the lower river. The first was to maintain a salinity gradient ranging from fresh (

DRAFT criteria. The

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brackish waters <strong>of</strong>ten extend to the base <strong>of</strong> the dam. <strong>The</strong> mean salinity value <strong>for</strong> no<br />

flow conditions <strong>for</strong> the long-term EPCHC sites at Rowlett Park is 5.2 ppt.<br />

<strong>The</strong> current minimum flow <strong>for</strong> Lower Hillsborough River was adopted in 2000. As part<br />

<strong>of</strong> that process, the <strong>Tampa</strong> Bay National Estuary Program facilitated a minimum flows<br />

advisory group to the District, which <strong>for</strong>mulated a series <strong>of</strong> recommendations regarding<br />

water resources and ecological criteria necessary to establish minimum flows <strong>for</strong> the<br />

Hillsborough River downstream <strong>of</strong> the dam. <strong>The</strong> advisory group <strong>for</strong>mulated five<br />

recommendations, two <strong>of</strong> which dealt with the salinity regime <strong>of</strong> the lower river. <strong>The</strong> first<br />

was to maintain a salinity gradient ranging from fresh (

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