FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 7, 2016
RESTORATION OF
BAYOU CHICO FOCUS OF UPCOMING ANNUAL UPDATE MEETING
~DEP and stakeholders to
review ongoing and potential restoration efforts~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
– The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites stakeholders –
government representatives, scientists, environmental organizations and others
– to attend a meeting that will provide updates on the ongoing efforts to
restore Bayou Chico. The restoration plan, which addresses excessive levels of fecal coliform, was adopted four years ago.
WHAT: Bayou
Chico Restoration Plan Annual Update Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday,
Jan. 13
9
a.m.
WHERE:
Escambia
County Board of Commissioners Central Office Complex
3363
West Park Place
Pensacola,
FL 32505
The meeting will include discussion of restoration efforts accomplished over the past year, progress towards restoration and future plans for further source identification and water-quality monitoring. During this past year, stakeholders successfully identified and eliminated direct sources of fecal coliform bacteria discovered through collaborative field investigations and water-quality monitoring strategies.
“We
are proud of all the focused efforts stakeholders in the Bayou Chico basin have
implemented during the last year,” said Tom Frick, director of the Division of
Environmental Assessment and Restoration. “Watershed restoration depends on
effective team efforts like these and continued adaptive management
strategies.”
The
restoration plan, known as a basin management action plan or BMAP, covers Bayou
Chico and six water body segments, all of which flow into Bayou Chico and the
bay: Jones Creek, Jackson Creek, Bayou Chico Drain, Bayou Chico Beach, Bayou
Chico proper and Sanders Beach. BMAPs are long-term plans developed in
collaboration with stakeholders that identify strategies and projects to
eliminate or reduce pollutant sources and restore the water body.
For
more information about the Bayou Chico restoration plan, please click here.
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