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LAKE PANASOFFKEE Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Plan April 2000 Southwest Florida Water Management District SWIM Section Resource Management Department 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North Tampa, Florida 33637 (81 3) 985-7481 The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) does not discriminate upon the basis of any individual's disability status. This non-discrimination policy involves every aspect of the District's functions, including one's access to, participation, employment, or treatment in its programs or activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act should contact the District at 813-985-7481, or 1-800-836-0797 (Florida), extension 2201 ; TDD ONLY 1-800-2318 103 printed on
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................... i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................. ES- 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 1 TheSWlMAct ..................................................... 1 Lake Panasoffkee Swim Plan Evolution ................................. 1 Lake Panasoffkee Restoration Council ............................. 2 LAKE PANASOFFKEE MANAGEMENT ISSUES .......................... 3 Fisheries Habitat Improvement ................................... 3 Shoreline Restoration .......................................... 3 Navigation ................................................... 3 Pollutant Load Reduction Goal ................................... 4 LAKE PANASOFFKEE SWIM PLAN GOALS ............................. 5 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES .............................................. 5 Management for Fisheries Habitat. Shoreline Improvement and Navigation ...... 6 Management for Maintenance of Aquatic Plant Coverage ................... 7 Management of Existing Water Quality .................................. 7 Management of Fisheries and Evaluation of Restoration on Fish Populations .... 7 Fish Foodsurvey ............................................. 7 Fish community Survey ........................................ 8 Linkage to Other Water Resource Management Activities ................... 8 Internal Linkages .............................................. 8 External Linkages ............................................ 11 PRIORITY PROJECTS ................................................... 13 Step One . Coleman Landing Pilot Project .............................. 13 Step Two . Dredge to Hard Bottom from the %-foot Contour ................ 14 Step Three . East Side Emergent Removal . Tied to the 35-foot Contour ....... 15 StepFour-Canals ................................................. 16 Step Five . Woody/ Shrubby Vegetation Encroachment .................... 17 Step Six . Dredging from 34-foot Contour ............................... 18 Bathymetric Mapping ............................................... 19 VegetativeMapping ................................................ 19 Acquisition of Spoil Disposal and Containment Areas ...................... 20 Fish Food Survey .................................................. 21 Fish Community Survey ............................................. 21 Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring ................................ 22 APPENDIX A . Background Information and Technical Assessments ............ A . 1 Background Information ........................................... A - 1 Land Use ...................................................... A-2 FisheriesData .................................................. A-3 I
Page 4 and 5: Aquatic Vegetation ................
Page 6 and 7: Council was to look at sport fish p
Page 8 and 9: Without any action, the sedimentati
Page 10 and 11: 1995. The diagnostic studies provid
Page 12 and 13: submerged and emergent vegetation,
Page 14 and 15: Management for Fisheries Habitat, S
Page 16 and 17: Fish Community Survey: Analysis of
Page 18 and 19: Land Acquisition - Land acquisition
Page 20 and 21: Once the mitigation projects have b
Page 22 and 23: Project Title: Step Two - Dredge to
Page 24 and 25: of 3.2 million cubic yards of sedim
Page 26 and 27: Project Title: Step Six - Dredging
Page 28 and 29: coverage is maintained an accurate
Page 30 and 31: would include not only standing cro
Page 32: APPENDIX A - Background Information
Page 35 and 36: present in Lake Panasoffkee, but th
Page 37 and 38: plant management effort targets exo
Page 39 and 40: percent of the river's dry-season f
Page 41 and 42: Water Quality The water quality of
Page 43 and 44: within the lake, and in the Outlet
Page 45 and 46: List of Studies and Literature Cite
Page 47 and 48: APPENDLX B - Regulatory Jurisdictio
Page 49 and 50: With regard to Lake Panasoffkee, th
Page 51 and 52: Table C-4 Petroleum Sites as of 6/2
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Table C-5 Management & Storage of S
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