Environmental Protection
Water Resources
The Third Issue of "The Wader" is Here!
The main focus of this issue is water conservation- learn about new GRU rebates, tips to minimize your water use, and the connection between energy and water. Get the scoop on the second annual Springs Celebration to be held at Poe Springs County Park on August 2nd. The Wader is Alachua County Environmental Protection Department's (ACEPD) electronic newsletter that is published quarterly to inform citizens of ACEPD's water related programs, with an emphasis on public outreach efforts of ACEPD and partnering organizations. The Wader includes a calendar of upcoming environmental events and links to some great websites. Splash into water resources protection by clicking HERE and joining The Wader mailing list! To see archived issues click HERE.
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We are always in a Watershed!
Even if you can't see a creek or lake from your house, it is likely that what you do at your house and in your yard affects local water quality. When it rains water runs off (called stormwater) our roofs, driveways, and other hard surfaces and travels through the stormwater collection system and most likely discharges to a creek without any treatment. Most of our creeks discharge to the aquifer (our drinking water) through sinkholes.
Download a map of Alachua County Watersheds!
Water Resources Protection Programs
Alachua County Environmental Protection Department (ACEPD) Water Resources Program protects our water resources by monitoring surface waters, groundwater, springs, and wastewater and enforcing the Water Quality Code and Hazardous Materials Code. ACEPD is also involved with public education and citizen volunteer groups.
The Alachua County Forever Program also protects our water by preserving sensitive lands. The Natural Resources Program protects our water by preserving surface waters and associated wetlands, and up to 150 feet of upland buffer, as well as strategic ecosystems, significant habitat, significant geologic features, listed species habitat, and floodplains in their natural state, parcel by parcel, throughout the entire county!
Visit our Friends at Gainesvillecreeks.org
"We otter have clean water!"
Gainesvillecreeks.org is your source of information on the interdependent creeks, watersheds and wetlands in Gainesville, Florida. Learn how our community cares for water through stormwater management, and learn how you can help keep your local waterways beautiful and healthy.
