Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Benjamin McPherson (retired) Ronald L. Miller (retired) Arturo Torres Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Analysis of Historic Water Quality Data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/wq_analysis/ Description: Abstract: The Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY), the Everglades National Park (EVER), and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX) are water-dominated ecosystems that are susceptible to water-quality impacts. A comprehensive analysis of historical water-quality and ancillary data is needed to direct the restoration of the Everglades and the adoption of water-quality standards in BICY, EVER, and LOX because of their designations as Outstanding Florida Waters. Purpose: Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY), Everglades National Park (EVER)), and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX) maintain separate networks of hydrologic monitoring stations (hydrostations) for measuring the stage and quality of surface water throughout their units. The data collected at these sites provides a historical baseline for assessing hydrologic conditions and making a wide range of management decisions (both internally and externally). Surface-water stage data is relatively straight-forward to analyze, both in real time and relative to historic conditions, and has typically been conducted by in-house hydrology staff at both units. Analysis of surface water-quality data is generally regarded as being more complex because of the subtleness of trends, absence of continuous data (bi-monthly for BICY and monthly for EVER), and dependence on surface water depth and season. Collection and analysis of water-quality samples at BICY, EVER, and LOX are done under cooperative agreements with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Under these agreements, the Park Service collects the samples in the field and the SFWMD provides sampling equipment and laboratory analyses. EVER has been sampling water quality on a monthly basis at 9 "internal marsh" stations since 1984 as part of this program. BICY has been sampling water quality on a monthly basis at 10 "internal" stations since 1995 as part of this agreement, with water quality data at these sites extending as far back to 1988 (but not as part of the agreement). Water-quality data collected at the BICY and EVER stations has been archived and reported for short-time intervals (yearly and bi-yearly), but an analysis that covers all sampled parameters, extends over the full period of record, and provides comparisons between the two parks has yet to be performed. Water-quality data have been collected at 14 internal marsh sites in LOX by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over 10 years. These samples have been analyzed by SFWMD laboratory. In 2000, a study was begun by the U.S. Geological Survey to gather, edit, and interpret selected water-quality data from a variety of sources to improve the understanding of changes in water-quality in areas impacted by human activities or in more remote and relatively unimpacted areas of the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp. One purpose is to look for long-term trends and possibly relate the trends to human or natural influences on water quality such as agriculture, drought, hurricanes, changes in water management, etc. Another purpose is to interpret data from the most remote and unimpacted areas to discern, if possible, what the natural background concentrations are for water-quality constituents that have sufficient data. An attempt will be made to find correlations between available water-quality, physical, and meteorological parameters. Such analyses of water-quality and ancillary data may assist in establishing water-quality standards appropriate for the designation as Outstanding Florida Waters in both the Everglades National Park and the Big Cypress National Preserve. Ancillary data such as precipitation, water-level, water flow, dates of major storms, and beginning and ending dates of water-control effects will be studied to relate their timing to any noticeable changes in water quality. The initial study area was in BICY and EVER; the study area was extended into LOX in 2003. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1960 Ending_Date: 20050930 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.55 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.125 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.75 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.11 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: water quality Theme_Keyword: water level Theme_Keyword: hydrology Theme_Keyword: nutrients Theme_Keyword: major ion Theme_Keyword: nitrogen Theme_Keyword: phosphorus Theme_Keyword: carbon Theme_Keyword: pesticides Theme_Keyword: chloride Theme_Keyword: sulfate Theme_Keyword: specific conductance Theme_Keyword: statistical analysis Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme_Keyword: 012 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: US Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, NIST Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: FL Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology Place_Keyword: Broward County Place_Keyword: Collier County Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County Place_Keyword: Monroe County Place_Keyword: Hendry county Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Big Cypress Swamp Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park Place_Keyword: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Central Everglades Place_Keyword: South East Coast Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress Place_Keyword: WCA1 Place_Keyword: WCA2 Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 1 Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 2 Access_Constraints: None. Use_Constraints: These data are subject to change and are not citeable until reviewed and approved for official publication. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Arturo Torres Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Florida Integrated Science Center-Ft. Lauderdale 3110 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 813 975-8620 ext 128 office 813 215-4500 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aetorres@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/wq_analysis/basemap.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: location of historic water-quality sites Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: The National Park Service collected the samples in the field and the SFWMD provideed sampling equipment and laboratory analyses. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data are provided as Excel spreadsheets. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McPherson, Benjamin F. Halley, Robert Publication_Date: 1996 Title: The South Florida Environment: a region under stress Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Circular Issue_Identification: 1134 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Southern Florida NAWQA Program publication Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/circular/1134/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McPherson, Benjamin F. Miller, Ronald L.; Haag, Kim H.; Bradner, Anne Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Water Quality in Southern Florida, 1996 - 98 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Circular Issue_Identification: 1207 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1207/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Miller, Ronald L. McPherson, Benjamin F.; Haag, Kim H. Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Water quality in the southern Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp in the vicinity of the Tamiami Trail, 1996-97 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Water Resources Investigations Report Issue_Identification: 99-4062 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri99_4062_miller.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Miller, Ronald L. McPherson, Benjamin F. Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Occurrence And Distribution Of Contaminants In Bottom Sediment and Water Of The Barron River Canal, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, October 1998 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Florida Scientist Issue_Identification: v. 64, n. 1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Orlando, FL Publisher: Florida Academy of Sciences Other_Citation_Details: originally published in Florida Scientist, vol. 64, Winter, 2001, Number 1 Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/papers/bottom_sed/index.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Miller, Ronald L. McPherson, Benjamin F.; Sobczak, Robert; Clark, Christine Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Water Quality in Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park - Trends and Spatial Characteristics of Selected Constituents Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Water Resources Investigations Report Issue_Identification: 03-4249 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/wri/03-4249/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Miller, R. L. McPherson, B. F. Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Water Quality in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - Trends and Spatial Characteristics of Selected Constituents, 1974-2004 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Scientific Investigations Report Issue_Identification: 2007-5277 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5277/ Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable Completeness_Report: Stations in Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) have bi-monthly records while the records for Everglades National Park (EVER) and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX) are monthly. The period of record varies from site to site ranging from 1932 for stage at well S-196, 1953 for Tamiami Trail discharge, 1955 for rainfall, 1959 for sulfate and stage at site P-33, and 1960 for most internal sites at EVER. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The objective of this project was to analyze, summarize, and report on water-quality data collected in freshwaters in or near ENP, BCNP, and LOX over the period of record. The analysis included an evaluation of seasonal and long-term trends, spatial patterns, and possible effects of hydrologic, climatic, and human-induced perturbations. Specific objectives included: (1) determination of baseline water-quality conditions relative to the designations as Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW) and Outstanding National Resource Water (ONRW); (2) an analysis of water-quality conditions across the landscape, and at internal marsh sites relative to conditions in upstream canals; and (3) an analysis of long-term trends for selected parameters: chloride, sulfate, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, and specific conductance. Water-quality and ancillary data were collected from the files of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Florida Water Management District, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, some southern Florida County agencies, State of Florida agencies, and other sources of long-term water-quality and ancillary data. Available data was collected in electronic files from the original source. The intention was not to collect every available piece of data, but to collect data with the potential to detect long-term trends or lack thereof in chemical concentrations. Focus was on chemicals of environmental importance. Station location and description, and period of record data are stored for each sampling location in the USGS NWIS database and in the South Florida Water Management District DBHYDRO database. Station location and description, and period of record data are stored for each sampling location in the Big Cypress National Preserve's paper files. Data were reformatted, if necessary, for storage in a database at the U.S. Geological Survey Subdistrict Office in Tampa, Florida. When feasible, data was screened using chemical logic checks developed by Ronald Miller of the USGS in St. Petersburg, Florida. Various graphs and statistical evaluations were used to detect correlations between variables and trends in concentration. Selected graphs and statistical results will be incorporated into a written report of the interpretations. Process_Date: 2005 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2004 includes evaluation of baseline water-quality conditions at selected index sites in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LNWR) and Biscayne Bay National Park (BBNP). The baseline water-quality in LNWR will be evaluated and a summary of water quality conditions published in an interpretative report. Based on consultation with scientists at BBNP, water-quality index sites in the Park will be selected and compilation started on a database of historical water quality at these sites. Completion of the database and a report for Biscayne Bay National Park are planned for FY 2005. Process_Date: 2005 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Arturo Torres Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Florida Integrated Science Center-Ft. Lauderdale 3110 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 813 975-8620 ext 128 office 813 215-4500 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aetorres@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Big Cypress National Preserve-Everglades National Park-Loxahatchee NWR Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 55 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.01 Longitude_Resolution: 0.01 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 Altitude_Resolution: 1.0 Altitude_Distance_Units: meters Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park Water and Sediment Quality Distribution_Liability: The data have no implied or explicit guarantees Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Excel Format_Version_Date: 1997 Transfer_Size: 1.9 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/rmiller/ Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website Fees: none Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Loxahatchee NWR data Distribution_Liability: Not intended to represent final and approved data. It may contain errors and may not yet be complete. 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