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A Water Quality Education Campaign
Help stopPOINTLESS
PERSONAL
POLLUTION
Our Water ResourcesOur Water Resources
Wakulla River
Welcome to your WatershedWelcome to your Watershed
A land area that drains to a single point – a lake, stream, wetland or sink
Tallahassee’s threemajor watersheds - Lakes Jackson, Munson and Lafayette
Lake Munson – one of the most polluted in Florida.
Lake Jackson is up here. It has its
own watershed.
Lake Munson Watershed drains most of downtown Tallahassee.
Beautiful, but Polluted,Beautiful, but Polluted, Lake Munson Lake Munson
Munson Slough drains to Lake Munson
Eight Mile Pond is below Lake Munson
Go to the website http://tappwater.org/lakes-lakes.aspx to read more about Lake Munson
UniquenessUniqueness of Big Bend Geography of Big Bend Geography Our natural water system is especially sensitive.Our natural water system is especially sensitive.
Red clayRed clay Shallow lakesShallow lakes Limestone karstLimestone karst Subtropical weather patternsSubtropical weather patterns
STORMSSTORMS = Runoff = Runoff Drainage Drainage Streams, Lakes, Sinks Streams, Lakes, Sinks Aquifer Aquifer
Our Big Bend Our Big Bend GeographyGeography
Source: Northwest Florida Water Management DistrictSource: Northwest Florida Water Management District
Small and large
sinkholes form
all the time.
Man’s leg for size comparison
Every lake in Leon County is
affected by one or more large
sinkholes.
Eutrophication“Too much to eat”
Why Your Yard MattersEvery drop we lose, Nature finds.
What’s good for What’s good for your yard can be your yard can be
bad for your lake.bad for your lake.
Too much plant food (nutrients) can create an explosion of plant growth = algae bloom
Nutrients are used up massive plant die-offDecomposition uses up Oxygen fish die
Down the Drain
What you can do Capture the water – Capture the water – Slow the flowSlow the flow.. Prevent Prevent erosionerosion - keep your yard at home. - keep your yard at home. Smart Smart fertilizing - your yard, not your lakefertilizing - your yard, not your lake Pick upPick up after your pet. after your pet. Check your Check your septic systemseptic system every 3 - 5 years. every 3 - 5 years. Don’t spillDon’t spill oil or gasoline. oil or gasoline.
Slow the flow! Think About Personal Pollution
Dog waste has 6 times more bacteria than human waste.
The job of cleaning up after your pet can be simple – just take a plastic bag or pooper scooper along on your next walk.
What to do with the waste?
• Bury it in the yard.• Throw it in the trash.• Flush it down the toilet.
Use your yard to clean the waterUse your yard to clean the water
Slow the flowSlow the flow of water leaving the yardof water leaving the yard Use fertilizers and pesticides with careUse fertilizers and pesticides with care Keep your yard at home – stop erosionKeep your yard at home – stop erosion
Capture your water Capture your water Slow the Flow Slow the Flow
Rain Gardens
Berms, buffers and terraces
Mulching
Hey, that’s my yard!
It’s never too early to Think About Personal Pollution
For more information, visit
www.TAPPwater.org