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This data set shows the drinking water source and domestic (household) wastewater disposal method for parcel polygons for each of the 67 counties in the state of Florida, based on information gathered from utilities, state and local government, and other entities that have functions related to drinking water or wastewater. This is a selection of the FLWMI for known and likely wells and septic. Each parcel is assigned a value for wastewater (sewer or septic) and drinking water (public or private well) based on the information that was gathered and processed from multiple sources. The wastewater and drinking water values are further assigned a qualifier of Known, Likely, and Somewhat Likely based on factors related to the level of certainty for the source information. For example, a service address provided by a utility will be considered 'Known' while the listed wastewater method on a business permit for a food establishment will be deemed to be 'Likely' or 'Somewhat Likely'. Information provided by utilities was considered current, as was permit information related to business establishments. Permit information related to septic systems and private domestic drinking water wells generally ranges from the late 1990s onward. The parcels and associated real property data were downloaded from the State of Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) for the tax assessment years of 2013 and 2014.
This dataset contains only Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) which have been established by the EPA in the State of Florida. A TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) is ascientific determination of the maximum amount of a given pollutant that a surface water can absorb and still meet the water quality standards that protect human health and aquatic life. Water bodies that do not meet water quality standards are identified as "impaired" for the particular pollutants of concern--nutrients, bacteria, mercury, etc. TMDLs must be developed, adopted and implemented for the identified pollutants to reducethepollutants and restore the water body so that designated uses are attained.This dataset contains only those TMDLs which have been established by the EPA. This layer was created using data from the EPA TMDL website here: http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/waters/f?p=131:12. All features shown as having a mercury impairment were removed from the dataset. This dataset is an update to the FGDL layer EPA_EST_TMDL_MAR16.