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Kissimmee Chain of LakesLong Term Management
Plan(KCOL LTMP)
Kissimmee Chain of LakesLong Term Management
Plan(KCOL LTMP)
BackgroundBackground
Initiated in April 2003 through a SFWMD Governing Board resolution
Resolution in response to the controversy surrounding the 2003 Lake Tohopekaliga Extreme Drawdown for Habitat Preservation and Enhancement
Initiated in April 2003 through a SFWMD Governing Board resolution
Resolution in response to the controversy surrounding the 2003 Lake Tohopekaliga Extreme Drawdown for Habitat Preservation and Enhancement
Step # 1: (Aug ’03 – April ’04)
Step # 1: (Aug ’03 – April ’04)
Identify goals and objectives Scope & Goal Document
Identify goals and objectives Scope & Goal Document
Step # 2: (April ’04 – August ’07)
Step # 2: (April ’04 – August ’07)
Build consensus among stakeholders on what lake ecosystem health means
Establish the technical and scientific basis for assessing lake ecosystem health Annotated Bibliography Stakeholder Value Survey Conceptual Ecosystem Model Assessment Performance Measures 2007 Peer Review
Build consensus among stakeholders on what lake ecosystem health means
Establish the technical and scientific basis for assessing lake ecosystem health Annotated Bibliography Stakeholder Value Survey Conceptual Ecosystem Model Assessment Performance Measures 2007 Peer Review
Step # 3: (Sept ’07 – Aug ’08)
Step # 3: (Sept ’07 – Aug ’08)
Defined Management Objectives, Targets, and Priorities
Developed the Plan
Defined Management Objectives, Targets, and Priorities
Developed the Plan
Partner OrganizationsPartner Organizations
South Florida Water Management District
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Osceola County
Interested Stakeholders
South Florida Water Management District
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Osceola County
Interested Stakeholders
Geographic Scope
Geographic Scope
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes and lands hydrologically connected to the lakes
PurposePurpose
Enhance and/or sustain lake ecosystem health while balancing impacts across ecosystems including the Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee
Enhance and/or sustain lake ecosystem health while balancing impacts across ecosystems including the Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee
Plan GoalsPlan Goals
Ecological: Enhance and/or sustain healthy lake ecosystems so that they are capable of supporting the full array of biological communities that are currently dependent upon the KCOL for life cycle requirements.
Societal: Define strategies to accommodate human activities that minimize the adverse effects of those activities on native ecosystems (Grumbine, 1994; Carr et al, 2007). This includes both watershed management and lake management activities.
Agency Coordination: Coordinate lake management activities between plan stakeholders through a partnership effort and a management framework designed to monitor, assess, respond, and adapt to management needs.
Assessment: Assess lake ecosystem health through routine monitoring and system assessment, modify and identify new management targets as needed, and determine success of management actions.
Ecological: Enhance and/or sustain healthy lake ecosystems so that they are capable of supporting the full array of biological communities that are currently dependent upon the KCOL for life cycle requirements.
Societal: Define strategies to accommodate human activities that minimize the adverse effects of those activities on native ecosystems (Grumbine, 1994; Carr et al, 2007). This includes both watershed management and lake management activities.
Agency Coordination: Coordinate lake management activities between plan stakeholders through a partnership effort and a management framework designed to monitor, assess, respond, and adapt to management needs.
Assessment: Assess lake ecosystem health through routine monitoring and system assessment, modify and identify new management targets as needed, and determine success of management actions.
Plan PrinciplesPlan Principles Modify lake regulation schedules to promote plant diversity, quality lake
substrate, and fish and wildlife productivity within lake littoral zones.
Manage lake inflows to maintain desired lake trophic state and fish and wildlife habitat.
Manage hydrilla at lowest feasible level on lakes where eradication is no longer possible and for eradication where still possible
Minimize the cumulative impact of development on lake water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, flood protection levels, and recreational uses through application of smart growth and storm water best management practices.
Preserve/protect lakeshore marshes from development-related filling.
Reduce discharge and/or runoff volumes from existing and future land development by providing additional storage within the KCOL watershed.
Address emerging issues and concerns through the IAT using adaptive management principles and the proposed management framework
Implement the Agency Action Plan presented in Chapter 8.
Modify lake regulation schedules to promote plant diversity, quality lake substrate, and fish and wildlife productivity within lake littoral zones.
Manage lake inflows to maintain desired lake trophic state and fish and wildlife habitat.
Manage hydrilla at lowest feasible level on lakes where eradication is no longer possible and for eradication where still possible
Minimize the cumulative impact of development on lake water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, flood protection levels, and recreational uses through application of smart growth and storm water best management practices.
Preserve/protect lakeshore marshes from development-related filling.
Reduce discharge and/or runoff volumes from existing and future land development by providing additional storage within the KCOL watershed.
Address emerging issues and concerns through the IAT using adaptive management principles and the proposed management framework
Implement the Agency Action Plan presented in Chapter 8.
Hydrologic Management Objectives
Hydrologic Management Objectives
Promote plant diversity, quality lake littoral substrate, and fish and wildlife productivity within lake littoral zones.
Maintain current levels of flood protection.
Provide flow releases necessary to meet Kissimmee River Restoration hydrologic criteria.
Reduce undesirable inflows to Lake Okeechobee.
Promote plant diversity, quality lake littoral substrate, and fish and wildlife productivity within lake littoral zones.
Maintain current levels of flood protection.
Provide flow releases necessary to meet Kissimmee River Restoration hydrologic criteria.
Reduce undesirable inflows to Lake Okeechobee.
KBMOS Evaluation Performance Measures
KBMOS Evaluation Performance Measures
High and low stage events
Recessions, ascensions, and reversals
Intra-annual and inter-annual variability
High and low stage events
Recessions, ascensions, and reversals
Intra-annual and inter-annual variability
Normal High / Spring High
Extreme Low
Wet Low
Normal Low
0
20
75
90
PercentInundation
100
LittoralZone
Open Water
Extreme High
LakeFloodplain
95
Water Quality Mgmt ObjectivesWater Quality Mgmt Objectives
Meet or maintain state water quality standards including existing and future total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in lakes and tributaries to the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.
Reduce phosphorus runoff from properties exceeding phosphorus discharge limitations (Lake Okeechobee Works of the District).
Reduce municipal storm water nutrient inputs to lakes.
Reduce non-nutrient contaminant inputs to lakes.
Protect/enhance water clarity and lake swimmability.
Investigate sediment nutrient fluxes in Lake Tohopekaliga
Meet or maintain state water quality standards including existing and future total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in lakes and tributaries to the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.
Reduce phosphorus runoff from properties exceeding phosphorus discharge limitations (Lake Okeechobee Works of the District).
Reduce municipal storm water nutrient inputs to lakes.
Reduce non-nutrient contaminant inputs to lakes.
Protect/enhance water clarity and lake swimmability.
Investigate sediment nutrient fluxes in Lake Tohopekaliga
Fish & Wildlife Mgmt Objectives
Fish & Wildlife Mgmt Objectives
Support the life cycle requirements of KCOL dependent fish and wildlife resources.
Conserve and/or enhance aquatic and littoral habitats.
Protect lake-associated listed species.
Minimize development encroachment on lakeshore habitats.
Support the life cycle requirements of KCOL dependent fish and wildlife resources.
Conserve and/or enhance aquatic and littoral habitats.
Protect lake-associated listed species.
Minimize development encroachment on lakeshore habitats.
Aquatic Plant Mgmt Objectives
Aquatic Plant Mgmt Objectives
Maintain hydrilla at minimal feasible levels on those lakes where eradication is not possible and eradicate hydrilla where feasible.
Allow multiple uses and protect natural functions of water bodies.
Restore natural lakeshore plant communities.
Maintain hydrilla at minimal feasible levels on those lakes where eradication is not possible and eradicate hydrilla where feasible.
Allow multiple uses and protect natural functions of water bodies.
Restore natural lakeshore plant communities.
Water Supply Mgmt Objectives
Water Supply Mgmt Objectives
Ensure that water supply withdrawals do not cause harm to the water resources of the are and the related natural resources.
Identify surface water withdrawals from the KCOL.
Operate reservoirs/STAs to improve current levels of flood protection.
Operate reservoirs/STAs to reduce nutrient loads to downstream water bodies.
Operate reservoirs/STAs to provide recharge opportunities for groundwater resources.
Ensure that water supply withdrawals do not cause harm to the water resources of the are and the related natural resources.
Identify surface water withdrawals from the KCOL.
Operate reservoirs/STAs to improve current levels of flood protection.
Operate reservoirs/STAs to reduce nutrient loads to downstream water bodies.
Operate reservoirs/STAs to provide recharge opportunities for groundwater resources.
Recreation and Public Use Mgmt Objectives
Recreation and Public Use Mgmt Objectives
Sustain existing recreational opportunities and land uses without increasing conflicts between lakefront owners and recreational users.
Establish public use opportunities compatible with protection of natural resources.
Manage airboat, ATV, mud truck, and boat traffic to reduce ecological and noise impacts.
Sustain existing recreational opportunities and land uses without increasing conflicts between lakefront owners and recreational users.
Establish public use opportunities compatible with protection of natural resources.
Manage airboat, ATV, mud truck, and boat traffic to reduce ecological and noise impacts.
1. Lake Tohopekaliga
2. East Lake Tohopekaliga
3. Alligator Chain of Lakes and Lake Gentry
4. Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha, and Cypress
5. Lakes Hart and Mary Jane
6. Lakes Preston, Myrtle, and Joel
1. Lake Tohopekaliga
2. East Lake Tohopekaliga
3. Alligator Chain of Lakes and Lake Gentry
4. Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha, and Cypress
5. Lakes Hart and Mary Jane
6. Lakes Preston, Myrtle, and Joel
LMA Priorities
LMA Priorities
Prioritization Considerations(with respect to level of difficulty for
future management)
Prioritization Considerations(with respect to level of difficulty for
future management)
Aquatic Plant Management
Water Quality
Development Pressure
Recreational User Conflicts
Habitat Quality
Aquatic Plant Management
Water Quality
Development Pressure
Recreational User Conflicts
Habitat Quality
Fish and Wildlife Species and Habitat Issues / Concerns
Flooding
Navigation
Water Supply Development
Fish and Wildlife Species and Habitat Issues / Concerns
Flooding
Navigation
Water Supply Development
LMA GoalsLMA Goals
Lake Tohopekaliga - Enhance
East Lake Tohopekaliga - Enhance
Alligator Chain of Lakes and Lake Gentry - Enhance
Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha, and Cypress - Enhance
Lakes Hart and Mary Jane - Enhance
Lakes Preston, Myrtle, and Joel - Sustain
Lake Tohopekaliga - Enhance
East Lake Tohopekaliga - Enhance
Alligator Chain of Lakes and Lake Gentry - Enhance
Lakes Kissimmee, Hatchineha, and Cypress - Enhance
Lakes Hart and Mary Jane - Enhance
Lakes Preston, Myrtle, and Joel - Sustain
Monitoring & Assessment Program
Monitoring & Assessment Program
IntegratedData Collection & Monitoring
Mgmt Objectivesfor Lake
ManagementAreas
Targets for DefiningEcosystem Health
- Hydrology- F&W and Habitat
- Aquatic Plant Mgmt.- Water Quality
Decision to Takean Agency Action
Implementation ofManagement Tools
Routine Reportingon Condition
Reporting onEffectiveness of
Management
Recommendations toRevise Targets
or EstablishNew Targets
Long-Term Monitoring to
Assess Conditions
Monitoring to Assess Mgmt. Effectiveness
Monitoring to ImproveUnderstanding of
Ecosystem Processesand Functions
Data Analysis & Assessment
Phased ImplementationPhased Implementation Initial Planning (May 2004 – Sept 2008)
Initial Implementation (Oct 2008 – 2013) Identification of additional assessment performance measures to
address all management objectives Aligning assessment performance measures with Conceptual
Ecosystem Model Formal identification of ecosystem and management uncertainties Coordination, streamlining, and enhancement of monitoring and
assessment activities Development of first series of annual assessment reports Implement adaptive management
Full implementation (2014 - …)
Initial Planning (May 2004 – Sept 2008)
Initial Implementation (Oct 2008 – 2013) Identification of additional assessment performance measures to
address all management objectives Aligning assessment performance measures with Conceptual
Ecosystem Model Formal identification of ecosystem and management uncertainties Coordination, streamlining, and enhancement of monitoring and
assessment activities Development of first series of annual assessment reports Implement adaptive management
Full implementation (2014 - …)
Progress Made Since 2007 Peer Review
Progress Made Since 2007 Peer Review
Consolidated guild habitat measures into single PM for “Fish & Wildlife Habitat in Lake Littoral Zones”
Combined upland wetlands and near-lake wetlands into a single “Palustrine Wetland” measure
Revised and updated other measures, including Snail Kite and Bald Eagle (updated data and targets)
Reorganized information within measures for better readability
Identified targets specific to certain lakes or LMAs, where possible
Reduced number of measures from 33 to 26
Consolidated guild habitat measures into single PM for “Fish & Wildlife Habitat in Lake Littoral Zones”
Combined upland wetlands and near-lake wetlands into a single “Palustrine Wetland” measure
Revised and updated other measures, including Snail Kite and Bald Eagle (updated data and targets)
Reorganized information within measures for better readability
Identified targets specific to certain lakes or LMAs, where possible
Reduced number of measures from 33 to 26
Watershed Management Tools
Watershed Management Tools
Comprehensive and Water Supply Planning
Environmental Regulation and Permitting
Programs TMDL FDACS Agricultural Best Management Practices Program NEEPP
Projects Habitat Preservation and Storm Water Treatment
Watershed Management Best Management Practices
Comprehensive and Water Supply Planning
Environmental Regulation and Permitting
Programs TMDL FDACS Agricultural Best Management Practices Program NEEPP
Projects Habitat Preservation and Storm Water Treatment
Watershed Management Best Management Practices
Watershed Management Tool Gaps
Watershed Management Tool Gaps
Regulatory Gap # 1: Existing regulations do not regulate development of existing platted properties less than 10-acres in size.
Regulatory Gap # 2: Standards need to be developed for MS4 exempt developments, municipalities, and individually owned properties to align storm water management facilities with basin restoration/enhancement goals.
Urban BMP Program Gap
Land Acquisition
Regional Storm Water Retention and Treatment Facilities
Regulatory Gap # 1: Existing regulations do not regulate development of existing platted properties less than 10-acres in size.
Regulatory Gap # 2: Standards need to be developed for MS4 exempt developments, municipalities, and individually owned properties to align storm water management facilities with basin restoration/enhancement goals.
Urban BMP Program Gap
Land Acquisition
Regional Storm Water Retention and Treatment Facilities
Lake Management ToolsLake Management Tools Environmental Regulations and Permitting
Programs Aquatic Plant Management Program Lake Restoration 2020 Program Largemouth Bass Population Management Alligator Population Management
Enforcement
Projects Kissimmee Basin Modeling and Operations Study EIS for Modification of Kissimmee Basin Structure Operating
Criteria
Environmental Regulations and Permitting
Programs Aquatic Plant Management Program Lake Restoration 2020 Program Largemouth Bass Population Management Alligator Population Management
Enforcement
Projects Kissimmee Basin Modeling and Operations Study EIS for Modification of Kissimmee Basin Structure Operating
Criteria
Lake Management Challenges
Lake Management Challenges
Hydrilla management
Optimizing conditions for snail kite foraging and nesting while not jeopardizing other lake management needs such as lake drawdowns, flood attenuation, etc.
Managing competing boating interests such as jet skis, sailing, air-boating, hunting, fishing with other lake uses, such as passive lake recreation
Determining the maximum number of boats per lake given the differing desires of the above-listed boating interests (this will be increasingly difficult in the coming years)
Balancing shoreline and littoral aquatic vegetation habitat needs with shoreline resident desires to remove aquatic vegetation or fill shoreline wetlands
Hydrilla management
Optimizing conditions for snail kite foraging and nesting while not jeopardizing other lake management needs such as lake drawdowns, flood attenuation, etc.
Managing competing boating interests such as jet skis, sailing, air-boating, hunting, fishing with other lake uses, such as passive lake recreation
Determining the maximum number of boats per lake given the differing desires of the above-listed boating interests (this will be increasingly difficult in the coming years)
Balancing shoreline and littoral aquatic vegetation habitat needs with shoreline resident desires to remove aquatic vegetation or fill shoreline wetlands
Planning
DCA, County, Municipalities, DEP, Utilities,
WMD
ERP Regulatory Team
USACE, WMD, DEP, Counties
Resource Advocates
Lake Associations, Audubon, etc.
Coordination and Adaptive Management
Inter-Agency-Team
Assessment and
Monitoring
Science Team
Policy Makers
Agency Implementers
Compliance Officers
Stakeholders
Agency Representatives
Decision Makers
Proposed Management Framework
Proposed Management Framework
Adaptive Management Process
Adaptive Management Process
Identify
Problem
Design
Implement
Monitor
Assess
Adjust
Proposed Agency ActionsProposed Agency Actions Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Allocate agency staff to serve on the IAT and Science Teams Adopt KCOL LTMP management objectives Allocate resources and/or realign current resources to support
implementation of the KCOL LTMP Monitoring and Assessment Program
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner Allocate agency staff to serve on the IAT and Science Teams Adopt KCOL LTMP management objectives Allocate resources and/or realign current resources to support
implementation of the KCOL LTMP Monitoring and Assessment Program
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL
Proposed Agency ActionsProposed Agency Actions
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps Existing regulations do not regulate development of existing
platted properties less than 10-acres in size Standards need to be developed for MS4 exempt developments,
municipalities, and individually owned properties to align storm water management facilities with basin restoration/enhancement goals
Urban BMP Program Gap
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps Existing regulations do not regulate development of existing
platted properties less than 10-acres in size Standards need to be developed for MS4 exempt developments,
municipalities, and individually owned properties to align storm water management facilities with basin restoration/enhancement goals
Urban BMP Program Gap
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL
Proposed Agency ActionsProposed Agency Actions
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination TMDL Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Basin Rule Statewide Unified Storm Water Rule Kissimmee Basin Water Reservation
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination TMDL Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Basin Rule Statewide Unified Storm Water Rule Kissimmee Basin Water Reservation
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL
Proposed Agency ActionsProposed Agency Actions
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL Reauthorization of the S-64 Structure Construction of regional storm water retention facilities Add Off-line Storage to the C&SF System Land Acquisition
Part 1: Become a Plan Partner
Part 2: Fill Management Gaps
Part 3: Near-Term Coordination
Part 4: Develop an Integrated Watershed Management Plan specific to the KCOL Reauthorization of the S-64 Structure Construction of regional storm water retention facilities Add Off-line Storage to the C&SF System Land Acquisition