Lake Panasoffkee SWIM Plan - Southwest Florida Water ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................
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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
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