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Unless otherwise noted, the following reports are in the Portable Document Format, are under 5 mb in size, and will open in a new window. The free Adobe Reader may be required to view these files.

 

Year: 1998By: Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.
Document Type: DOH Research Report
Title: Evaluation of the Potential For Restoring Commercially Viable Oyster Harvesting in Suwannee Sound
This study examined the pre- and post-construction Salmonella occurrence, and fecal coliform, nitrate/nitrite, and total Kjeldahl nitrogen concentrations in the Suwannee River near the Town of Suwannee and canals in the town to evaluate whether a project converting 850 septic systems to sewer would restore the commercial oyster harvesting in the Suwannee River. Post-construction monitoring was influenced by different weather conditions. Salmonella source was upstream of town.

 

Year: 2007By: Briggs, Gerald R., Eberhard Roeder, and Elke Ursin
Document Type: DOH Research Report
Title:Nitrogen Impact of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems in the Wekiva Study Area June 30th, 2007
This study was requested by the legislature in 2006 to assess whether onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) are a “significant source of nitrogen to the underlying groundwater relative to other sources” within the Wekiva Study Area (WSA) and, if so, “to recommend a range of cost-effective nitrogen reduction strategies.” The study included four tasks: (1) conduct groundwater monitoring on three OSTDS, (2) evaluate the influence of soil on OSTDS nitrogen load to groundwater, (3) estimate the OSTDS input and load contribution compared to other sources using the results from (2), and (4) assess a range of nitrogen reduction strategies. Recommendations to Florida legislature were provided to reduce nitrogen input from onsite systems in the Wekiva Study Area.

 

Year: 2008By: Smith, Daniel P.
Document Type: DOH Research Report
Title:Florida Passive Nitrogen Removal Study: Additional Monitoring
This report describes the results from an extension of monitoring on three column-scale two-stage passive nitrogen-reducing filter systems installed in Hillsborough County, Florida.

 

Year: 2009By: Hall, Pamela and Stephen J. Clancy
Document Type: DOH Research Report
Title:The Florida Statewide Inventory of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS) Final Report
This reports provides a brief overview of the project approach, methodology, resources, scope, and findings of the 2009 Statewide Inventory of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems in Florida.