Caloosahatchee Water Quality

Monitoring Results

EDWIN WIN EVERHAM

Professor of Marine and Ecological Sciences
Florida Gulf Coast University

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HeraclitusofEphesus c.535 c.475BC

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PlatosCratylus
Nomaneverstepsinthesamerivertwice
Youcouldnotsteptwiceintothesameriver;forotherwaters
areeverflowingontoyou.
Allentitiesmoveandnothingremainsstill"
Nothingispermanentexceptchange

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Youcouldnotsteptwiceintothesameriver;forother
watersareeverflowingontoyou
SeaLevel

Hydrology
Alteredhydrology
Temperature
Changingexpectations
Landscapecontext

Climatechange

MANAGEDLANDS
Exoticspecies
Naturalselection
Historicalalterationstodisturbances
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Critical pollutants issues . . .

Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Turbidity

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Additional pollutant challenges . . .

Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Heavymetals

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Monitoring and research programs

SouthFloridaWaterManagementDistrict
DepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection
USGeographicalSurvey
LeeCountyEnvironmentalLaboratory
SanibelCaptivaConservationFoundation
FloridaGulfCoastUniversity

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Role of agencies, NGOs, universities

Monitoring
DataAnalysis
Research
AdaptiveManagement

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Gaps in monitoring and research

Pesticides,pharmaceuticals,heavy
metals
Groundwaterinputs
Impactsofaltereddevelopmentand
newBMPs
Planningforclimatechange
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