Surface Water

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Read about our Surface Water Projects

View the Calendar for Water Sampling Runs (PDF)

GPS COORDINATES - ALL SAMPLING STATIONS

The surface water program conducts surveys of the Halifax River, St. John’s River, and the Mosquito Lagoon water basins. This water quality monitoring program is called for in the County of Volusia Growth and Resource Management to judge the continuing health of these systems. Data generated by the program is reported to the U.S.E.P.A. national water quality database and used by state, local and federal agencies as well as individuals. Over 70 stations are monitored each month for:

Nitrogen (Nitrate/Nitrite)
Ortho-Phosphate
Chlorophyll
True color
Turbidity
Nitrogen Kjeldahl
Total Suspended Solids
Total Phosphorus
Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Enteroccocus Bacteria
Specific Conductance

Springs Project (Blue, DeLeon, Gemini, and Green Springs) tested for:

Temperature
pH
Conductivity
Salinity
DO
TDS
TSS
NOX