This dataset contains Springs Priority Focus Areas located in the State of Florida. As per the Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act (part VIII of chapter 373, Florida Statutes), the department delineates priority focus areas for each Outstanding Florida Spring that is impaired by excessive nutrient pollution. Using the best data available, the department delineates the priority focus areas considering groundwater travel time to the spring, hydrogeology, nutrient loads in the springshed, and other factors. The priority focus areas are adjusted to rely upon understood and easily identifiable boundaries such as roads or political jurisdictions. The priority focus areas become effective upon incorporation into a basin management action plan (BMAP).
To spatially represent the area where a spring is likely to be most adversely impacted by activities. The purpose of this layer to show the land area with greatest potential to impact a specific spring.
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Use is limited to showing approximate feature delineations. This layer is not intended for legal decision making FDEP: This data is intended to be used for general informational and planning purposes, and is not appropriate for legal and/or cadastral purposes. FDEP: The data set is NOT a survey document and should not be utilized as such. FDEP GIS data is provided as a public service. FDEP makes every effort to provide accurate and complete data. Metadata is provided for all datasets and no data should be used without first reading and understanding the limitations of the data. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) provides NO WARRANTY as to the accuracy of this data or any corresponding attributes or metadata. Data is provided in an as is condition, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including any assurance that the data is fit for a particular purpose. FDEP shall have no liability, in any case, to the use of provided data (including redistribution and reproduction). Full liability, responsibility and consequence relating to the use of provided data rest with the user.
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GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.
This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Spatial and Attribute Information
Individual shapefiles used by the BMAP section were combined to create this data layer. Data was projected to FDEP FL Albers projection. It has been passed on the BMAP Administrators to review and provide input.
Wekiva boundary removed and data layer resubmitted as Springs Priority Focus Areas.
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Added as a new layer in the GIS library. Removed BMAP Springs Protection Zones from the GIS library. This new layer is a replacement for the BMAP Springs Protection Zones in the GIS library, MapDirect and the FDEP Open Data site.
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Madison Blue, Kings Bay, Fanning-Manatee, Troy-Peacock-LafayetteBlue-Falmouth, and Volusia Blue Priority Focus Areas have been added as Primary Protection Zones.
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Updated data obtained from DEAR and updated the same in the GIS library.
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Revised data obtained from DEAR and updated the same in the GIS library
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Madison Blue, Kings Bay, Fanning-Manatee, Troy-Peacock-LafayetteBlue-Falmouth, and Volusia Blue Priority Focus Areas have been removed as Primary Protection Zones as per request from Gregory DeAngelo.
This layer has been renamed Pending Springs Priority Focus Areas. Madison Blue, Kings Bay, Fanning-Manatee, Troy-Peacock-LafayetteBlue-Falmouth, Volusia Blue, Chassahowitzka-Homosassa, Weeki Wachee, Wacissa, Wekiwa-Rock, DeLeon, Devil's Ear, Gemini, Columbia Hornsby Treehouse, Ichetucknee, and Jackson Blue Priority Focus Areas have been added as Primary Protection Zones. Rainbow Springs was renamed to "Rainbow" and Silver Springs was renamed "Silver" to be consistent with naming conventions. These changes are at the request of Gregory DeAngelo.
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Updated data obtained from DEAR and updated the same in the DEP GIS library. The display name for this layer changed to 'Pending Springs Priority Focus Areas' in the GIS library.
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This display name for this layer has been changed back to Springs Priority Focus Areas after temporarily being named Pending Springs Priority Focus Areas. A new attribute field called STATUS has been added. This was done in response to requests of the stakeholders to display PFAs with different statuses on the same map (i.e., more than just the "pending" PFAs). These changes were approved by Greg DeAngelo, Deputy Director of DEAR.
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For GIS related inquiries please contact Ronald Hughes.
Updated data obtained from DEAR and updated the same in the DEP GIS library. The display name for this layer changed to 'Springs Priority Focus Areas' in the GIS library.
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The GeoPlan Center downloaded the Springs Priority Focus Areas dataset on August 1st, 2018 from the FDEP Data Portal: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geospatial Open Data: http://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/ http://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/datasets/springs-priority-focus-areas Please Note: Data is also available via the FTP website: http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/otis/gis/data/SPRINGS_PRIORITY_FOCUS_AREAS.zip SPRINGS_PRIORITY_FOCUS_AREAS.zip SPRINGS_PRIORITY_FOCUS_AREAS.gdb The GDB layer was exported to shapefile. The dataset's projection was redefined to FGDL Albers. During the QA/QC process the following tasks were undertaken: - Redefined the dataset's projection from FDEP Albers to FGDL Albers. - Deleted the OBJECTID field. - Uppercased all records in the table. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME. - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source. - Renamed file from SPRINGS_PRIORITY_FOCUS_AREAS to SPRINGS_PRIO_FA_JUN18.
Metadata imported.
Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
Esri
The name of the Spring Protection Zone.
FDEP
The type of Spring Protection Zone (Primary, Secondary, etc.)
FDEP
Area calculated in acres. Calculated using the shapefile geometry.
FDEP
Current stage within the BMAP developmental process.
FDEP
The BMAP has been adopted by the Secretary and stakeholder implementation is underway.
BMAP Section
A process to prepare a BMAP is underway; the BMAP is not yet adopted.
BMAP Section
Based on NAME.
GeoPlan
The date FGDL acquired the data from the source.
GeoPlan
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
GeoPlan
Area in meters
GeoPlan
Perimeter in meters
GeoPlan
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