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State of Florida Responseto 2016 South FloridaAlgal BloomOctober 20, 2016Inland HABs Discussion Group Webinar
Florida’s Multi-Agency Approach Florida does not have anagency specifically taskedto monitor for freshwaterharmful algal blooms Surveillance for freshwaterHABs is done while fieldstaff are performing otherfield sampling, monitoring,and reconnaissance work FDEP provides its fieldstaff with bloom samplingkits to take with them incase they observe a bloomwhile in the fieldJordan Skaggs, St. Lucie River near St. Lucie Inlet, June 27, 201610/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response2
Florida’s Multi-Agency Approach FDEP Sampling, analysis, and dissemination ofresults Water quality protection FDOH Issues health advisories Investigates reports of illness related toHAB exposure Online information sharing through theirCyaonoHAB tracking module in Caspio FWC Addresses fish kills and sick wildlife Principle agency for marine HABs Sampling and analysisFDEP Biology Laboratory WMD Sampling and reconnaissance County Governments Sampling, reconnaissance, advisoriesKalina Warren, June 23, 2016 Leighton Park10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response3
Florida’s Multi-Agency Approach Starting in Late February orearly March, FDEP staffsend out a request toother state agency staff toupdate our Cyano HABContact List Each agency typically has aprimary and one or moresecondary contacts When a significant bloomis report, the Cyano HABcontacts coordinate agencyresponse principallythrough emails, phonecalls, and teleconferencesKalina Warren, June 23, 2016 Leighton Park10/20/20164
Florida’s Multi-Agency Approach FDOH’s Caspio web toolallows CyanoHAB contactsto keep up to date withreconnaissance, samplingand analysis efforts Generates an email toeach CyanoHAB contactwhen a record is added orupdated Can append maps, tables,and photos to the recordBloom NotificationWaterbody Name: St. Lucie CanalAuto Generated Bloom Contact ID: 371Response Date: 06/14/2016Descriptive Bloom ID: FDEP 2016-0614 StLucieRiverLocation: S80 upstream of St. Lucie LockName of Water Body: St. Lucie CanalDate Received:Date First Seen:Location: S80 upstream of St. Lucie LockNearest Town:County: MartinBloom Description:Health Effects:Environmental Impacts:Recorder's Name: Cheryl SwansonRecorder Agency: FDEP (HQ)Recorder Phone Number 8502458171Recorder Email cheryl.swanson@dep.state.fl.usAgency Assigned for Follow-Up: FDEP (HQ)Agency Person Contacted:Comments:Other Comments:Nearest Town:Lat Degrees:Lat Minutes:Lat Seconds:Lon Degrees:Long Minutes:Long Second:Visit Type: InitialVisit Team: SFWMDAgency: WMDFish Kills:Warnings or Advisories:Lab Results Available: YesComments on Lab Results:The dominant taxonwas Planktolyngbya limnetica.Please login to the Florida HAB Online TrackingModule for more information about this record.If you need further assistance, please emailandy.reich@flhealth.gov orJoseph.Higginbotham@flhealth.gov Thankyou.Site VisitSite Visit Conducted: Yes10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response5
2016 Bloom SeasonSouth Florida experienced a wetter than normal dryseason (November – May) during 2015/2016, with thewettest winter on record for multiple cities10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response6
2016 Bloom Season FDEP was notified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineersabout an algal bloom onLake Okeechobee on May13, 2016. Lake Okeechobee is Florida’slargest lake (730 squaremiles) that averages only 2.7meters deep Lake Okeechobee isclassified as a Class I potabledrinking water sourceNASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat datafrom the U.S. Geological Survey.10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response7
Lake Okeechobee ReleasesDue to concernsabout thestructural integrityof the HerbertHoover Dike, theUSACE mustmaintain the lakelevel according toa rtals/44/docs/h2omgmt/LORSdocs/2008 LORS WCP mar2008.pdf10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response8
Lake Okeechobee Releases Majority of the water isreleased to the Caloosahatcheeand St. Lucie River systems,which lead to theCaloosahatchee and St. LucieEstuary systems Past high volume releases haveresulted in seagrass andshellfish die offs in the estuariesand contributed to significantalgal blooms in these systems Smaller volumes of water arereleased to the south to theWater Conservation P/bulletins/1389c2410/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response9
Lake Okeechobee ReleasesThe Lake Okeechobee algal bloom and releasesto the estuaries were well covered by the media10/19/201610
Lake Okeechobee Releases Caloosahatchee River bloomimpacts occurredpredominantly in June, 2016 Despite getting more thantwice the amount of water thatthe St. Lucie River received,significant sustained algalblooms were not common onthe Caloosahatchee Prevailing winds pushed thebloom on Lake Okeechobee tothe east, away from the S77lock and towards the S308 lockChase Conley, Franklin Lock, June 22, 201610/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response11
FDEP ResponseFDEP set up an algal bloominformation page thatprovided: An algal bloom reportinghotline and webpage wherecitizens could report a bloom CyanoHAB FAQs Sampling results Information on innovative algalbloom clean-up technologyevaluations Beach closure Information Human health and wildlifeimpact information Algal Bloom Response Teaminformation10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response12
FDEP Response Algal bloomresponse updateswere provided tothe public via theDEP webpage Majority of calls intothe Algal BloomReporting Hotlinewere asking aboutbeach conditionsrather than toreport a bloom10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response13
FDEP Response Contact informationwas provided for eachof the responding stateagencies as well as foraffected counties Providing local links andphone numbers forbeach conditioninformation helped usmanage the hotline callvolume10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response14
Sampling and Reporting Effort FDEP reported samplingand analysis results up totwice per week Microscopic analysisperformed to determinedominant species presentin the sample and whetherpotential toxin-producingcyanobacteria werepresent Analyzed for microcystins,cylindrospermopsin, andanatoxin-a10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response15
Sampling and Reporting Effort Samples collected bymultiple agencies(FDEP, FDOH, SFWMD,FWRI, Lee County) Toxin samplescollected forinformationalpurposes only Advisories currentlybased on visualobservation Precautionaryprinciple – if it’s green,avoid contact or use10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response16
Sampling and Reporting mplesAnalyzed BySampling LocationCountyDepthAlgae oxin1528/10/2016FDEPFDEPIndian River Lagoon,Port St. John boatramp (-80.766446,28.475095)Brevard0.3not collectednotdetectednot detectednotdetected1518/10/2016SFWMDFDEPC51S155 (N 26 38'41.2000", W -80 03'17.9800")PalmBeach0.25mixed algae; nodominant species insamplenotdetectednot detectednotdetected1508/10/2016SFWMDFDEPLake Clarke Shores (N26 38' 58.8", W -80 04' 27.2")PalmBeach0.25mixed algae; nodominant species insamplenotdetectednot detectednotdetectedMartin0.3mixed algae; nodominant species insamplenotdetectednot detectednotdetectedMartin0.3mixed algae; nodominant species insamplenotdetectednot detectednotdetectedMartin0.3mixed algae; nodominant species insample2.3 Inot detectednotdetectedMartin0.5mixed algae; nodominant species insamplenotdetectednot 6FDEPFDEP1478/9/2016SFWMDFDEP1468/9/2016FWCFWRI - algal ID;FDEP -toxins10/20/2016S. Fork St. Lucie River- Central Marine (N27 12' 55.0332", W 80 15' 18.6444")S. Fork St. Lucie River- Leighton Park (N 27 10' 20.9028", W -80 15' 46.1808")C44 S80, St. LucieCanal (N 27 6'37.442", W -80 17'7.095")Ft. Pierce Inlet Beach(N 27 28.165', W -80 17.425')2016 South Florida HAB Response17
Sampling and Reporting EffortSouth Florida Algal Bloom ResponseTotal Sites Visited (n 402)Samples Collected (n 319)microcystin toxins detected (n 45)7060Number5040302010Aug 7 to 13July 31 to Aug 6July 24 to 30July 17 to 23July 10 to 16July 3 to 9June 26 to July 2June 19 to 25June 12 to 18June 5 to 11May 29 to June 4May 22 to 28May 15 to 210Week10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response18
Sampling and Reporting EffortSouth Florida Algal Bloom Response by CountySamples Collected (n 319)Recon Only (n mi-Dade3LeeBroward43Indian RiverBrevard76Hendry320Glades2Charlotte3(ocean sample)025Collier692028919St. Lucie40Palm Beach60MartinNumber120County2016 South Florida HAB Response19
June, 201610/20/2016Eric Hasert, Treasure Coast Newspapers, St. Lucie River Estuary, June 24, 20162016 South Florida HAB Response20
June, 2016Due to the scale of thealgal bloom on LakeOkeechobbee ( 300square miles at times), thevolume of water that hadto be released, and runofffrom the rest of the St.Lucie River watershed,intense algal blooms wereobserved throughout theSt. Lucie estuary and outseveral miles into theAtlantic Ocean10/20/2016Brian Ingram, June 26, 2016, Atlantic Ocean off St. Lucie Inlet2016 South Florida HAB Response21
Highly Variable Conditions10/20/2016Dianne Hughes, Bathtub Beach Reef June, 24-25, 201622
June, 2016Greg Lovett, The Palm Beach Post via AP, June 29, 2016, Central Marine, Stuart, FL10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response23
Innovative Algal Bloom CleanupTechnology PortalFDEP created awebpage for vendorsto submit their algalbloom cleanuptechnologies for review10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response24
Innovative Algal Bloom CleanupTechnology Portal Portal was created as a result of two unpermitted algal clean upprojects that were initiated at affected marinas A review committee was created with representatives fromFDEP, DOH, FWC, SFWMD, U. S. EPA, U. S. ACE, U. S. GeologicalSurvey, and Martin County Wide range of technologies submitted, which the committeebroke into several groups Mechanical (16)Biological (15)Chemical (7)Combination (14) Committee reviewed submitted technologies with an eyetowards applicability, human and environmental healthconcerns, scalability, mobility, and deployment timerequirements10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response25
Innovative Algal Bloom CleanupTechnology Portal Mechanical technologies included: Autonomous or manned skimmers, both stationary and mobile Autonomous algae-harvesting “robot” that converted algae intoparaffin Suction / vacuum pumps, stationary and mobile Aerators Floating barriers Biological technologies included: Biopolymers Microbial mixes Fertilizers to boost microbial community10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response26
Innovative Algal Bloom CleanupTechnology Portal Chemical technologies included: PolymersFlocculantsChlorine dioxideAlgaecide/bactericide Combination technologies included: Pumping on both mobile and stationary platforms with: xidation Electro-Chemical Oxidation to aerate and mineralize nutrients10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response27
Innovative Algal Bloom CleanupTechnology Portal Committee members expressed a strong preference fortechnologies that did not require chemical or biologicalagents to be added directly to surface waters Technologies that removed algal biomass from the surfacewater would need a disposal plan if the algal biomass wasnot being used as feedstock for the production of aproduct (e.g., bioplastic products, paraffin, syngas) Potential worker and resident exposure to cyanotoxinsneeds to be addressed if aerosols could be created bytechnology10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response28
Innovative Algal Bloom CleanupTechnology Portal Algal bloom in Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie River andestuary systems dissipated before pilot projects could beset up through the technology portal Current plan is to review the submitted technologies andadd those technologies that appear to be safe andefficacious to our Innovative Technologies Library These technologies would then be available for use infuture CyanoHAB events if appropriate Use of these clean up technologies would require humanand environmental safety precautions as well asmonitoring and disposal plans10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response29
Lessons LearnedSize matters!10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response30
Lessons LearnedScale of the Event Coordination and communication tools that worked fine for pastsmaller scale bloom events were inadequate for this summer’sSouth Florida blooms In order to expedite the reporting of reconnaissance andsampling results, new tools were deployed Geoforms Surveygismo.com webinars Clean up technologies span all size ranges and timelines Some technologies were developed for pools or ponds, while others weregeared towards large open water applications Some technologies would require weeks to months to see an effect,while others would be more immediate10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response31
Lessons LearnedThe public is highly interested in a “one-stop shop” forinformation about HABs and local conditions CyanoHAB response is handled by multiple agencies inFlorida; however, FDEP included links and contactinformation for all of the responding state agencies andaffected countiesEducating the public and the media about HABs is anongoing process Just because you provide information on a webpagedoesn’t mean the everyone has found it, looked at it, orunderstood it10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response32
Lessons LearnedBloom conditions can be highly variable Beach conditions near St. Lucie Inlet were highly dependedon the tide, with toxin concentrations ranged from nondetect to hundreds of micrograms per liter within hours Dead end canals and marinas can be severely impacted fora much longer timeframe than more open water areasHave an algal clean up technology review and approvalplan before the bloom season startsAlgal clean up technologies need to be selected andimplemented in a manner that minimizes theirpotential for adverse health or environmental impactswhile still being effective10/20/20162016 South Florida HAB Response33
ContactDavid Whiting, Deputy DirectorFlorida Department of Environmental ProtectionDivision of Environmental Assessment and Restoration2600 Blair Stone RoadTallahassee, FL 32399-2400(850) 016 South Florida HAB Response34
State of Florida Response to 2016 South Florida Algal Bloom October 20, 2016 Inland HABs Discussion Group Webinar. 2016 South Florida HAB Response 2 Florida’s Multi-Agency Approach Florida does not have an agency specifically tasked to monitor for freshwater harmful algal blooms
Florida’s State Opioid Response Annual Report - 2019 Florida’s State Opioid Response (SOR) Project is administered through the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) in the Department of Children and Families (Department) and has built upon and expanded work implemented under the SAMHSA-funded State Targeted Response Grant (STR).
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