FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: SFWMD NORTH/SOUTH EVERGLADES AND NEEPP BOUNDARIES - 2014

Geodataset Name:       NEEPP_BND_2014
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         111
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This feature class contains the boundaries for the Northern Everglades, Southern Everglades, and the protection plans for the Lake Okeechobee (LOPP), Caloosahatchee River Watershed (CRWPP), and St. Lucie River Watershed (SLRWPP). The feature class has a field named "Type"; corresponding to the following values:0 = set for the boundaries comprising the Northern and Southern Everglades; 1 = set for the overlap between the two areas North and South; 2 = set for Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP); 3 = set for watersheds; 4 = set for subwatersheds; 5 = set for drainage basins; 6 = set for the Lake Okeechobee (waterbody). The boundary for the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP) is defined as the combined area for the Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee River, and St. Lucie River watersheds. These boundaries were defined over time from varying versions of the SFWMD ArcHydo-Enhanced-Dataset (AHED) and other supplemental data and were last updated in 2014.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    South Florida Water Management District
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20180522 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 2014 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: NEEPP_BND_2014.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
DRAINAGEBA
100 String
SUBWATERSH
100 String
WATERSHED
100 String
BOUNDARY
100 String
TYPE_
8 Double
GIS_AC_ACR
8 Double
DESCRIPT
100 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

DRAINAGEBA (DRAINAGEBASINS) The drainage basins are smaller areas and are part of subwatersheds.

SUBWATERSH (SUBWATERSHED) Subwatersheds are composed by drainage basins and form a watershed.

WATERSHED (WATERSHED) The watershed is composed by subwatersheds.

BOUNDARY (BOUNDARY) The boundaries available are the NEEPP and Northern/southern Everglades.

TYPE_ (TYPE) The types values are: 0 = set for the boundaries comprising the Northern and Southern Everglades; 1 = set for the overlap between the two areas North and South; 2 = set for Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP); 3 = set for watersheds; 4 = set for subwatersheds; 5 = set for drainage basins; 6 = set for the Lake Okeechobee (waterbody).

GIS_AC_ACR The shape area of these polygons converted to acreages.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on the following:
Where TYPE = 0-2, DESCRIPT based on BOUNDARY

Where TYPE = 3, DESCRIPT based on WATERSHED

Where TYPE = 4, DESCRIPT based on SUBWATERSH

Where TYPE = 5, DESCRIPT based on DRAINAGEBA

Where TYPE = 6, DESCRIPT = "LAKE OKEECHOBEE [WATERBODY]"


FGDLAQDATE GeoPlan added field based on date downloaded from source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
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.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program:

Underscoring the state's commitment to Greater Everglades ecosystem 
restoration, the Florida Legislature in 2007 expanded the Lake Okeechobee 
Protection Act to strengthen protection for the Northern Everglades. This 
is being achieved by restoring and preserving the Lake Okeechobee 
watershed and the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. The legislation 
required watershed plans for Lake Okeechobee (including Fisheating Creek), 
the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers and their estuaries. Features of 
the Northern Everglades & Estuaries Protection Program:
* Recognizes that the Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie
  watersheds are critical water resources of the State
* Builds upon and consolidates numerous restoration activities into a 
  comprehensive approach
* Expands use of the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund to include Northern
  Everglades restoration and extends it through 2020 Initial phases of these 
  plans are now being implemented, as is planning for feasibility studies of 
  sub-basins within each plan. 

More information about the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection 
Program can be found at the following SFWMD webpage: https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/northern-everglades


North/South Everglades and NEEPP Boundaries:

The boundary for the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program
(NEEPP) is defined as the combined area for the Lake Okeechobee, 
Caloosahatchee River, and St. Lucie River watersheds. These boundaries
were defined over time from varying versions of the SFWMD ArcHydo-
Enhanced-Dataset (AHED) and other supplemental data. The boundaries for 
the Lake Okeechobee Watershed are primarily based on the 2013 linework 
for the SFWMD ArcHydo-Enhanced-Dataset (AHED), the official repository for
watershed boundaries. Polygon boundary of the Northern Everglades and 
Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP), as of July 2014. 

This dataset provides a common reference for linework and polygon areas
associated with the Northern Everglades, Southern Everglades, and the 
protection plans for the Lake Okeechobee (LOPP), Caloosahatchee River
Watershed (CRWPP), and St. Lucie River Watershed (SLRWPP). Boundaries 
are derived primarily from the current (July 2012) AHED linework. The Northern
Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program was mandated in 2007 by the 
Florida Legislature. The 2012 Florida Statutes, section 373.4595 -- Northern 
Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program -- defines the Northern Everglades 
as "the Lake Okeechobee watershed, the Caloosahatchee River watershed, 
and the St. Lucie River watershed", and finds that "the Lake Okeechobee
watershed, the Caloosahatchee River watershed, and the St. Lucie River 
watershed are critical water resources of the state, providing many economic,
natural habitat, and biodiversity functions benefiting the public interest, including 
agricultural, public, and environmental water supply; flood control; fishing;
navigation and recreation; and habitat to endangered and threatened species 
and other flora and fauna. "The protection plans (PP) are revised every three 
years. 

The Lake Okeechobee Watershed includes four major tributary systems: 
Kissimmee River, Lake Istokpoga - Indian Prairie/Harney Pond, Fisheating 
Creek, and Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough, as well as other drainage networks
around east, west, and south of the Lake. These tributary systems and 
drainage networks are generally bound by the drainage divides of the major 
water bodies and are further divisible into 69 drainage basins and grouped by 
nine sub-watersheds based on hydrology and geography. The data set 
represents the external boundaries of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed, the 
9 sub-watersheds which comprise the LOW, and the 69 Basins which comprise 
the sub-watersheds as per the 2014 LOWPP Update and the Northern 
Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program. The basis for the boundaries 
was the technical work associated with the "Draft - Technical Support 
Document: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Performance Measure Methodologies"
Lake Okeechobee document dated February 2013 developed for revisions to 
the 40E-61 Works of the District Program, with minor modifications.

The boundaries for the St. Lucie River Watershed are based on the current
linework for the SFWMD ArcHydo-Enhanced-Dataset (AHED), the official 
repository for watershed boundaries. The St. Lucie River Watershed has the 
following subwatersheds: C-25, C-24, C-23, C-44 (that includes S-153 and 
Basin 8), St. Lucie North Fork, Basin 4, 5, and 6, North Mid-Estuary, South 
Mid-Estuary, South Coastal, South Fork. 

The boundaries for the Caloosahatchee River Watershed are based on the 
current linework for the SFWMD ArcHydo-Enhanced-Dataset (AHED), the 
official repository for watershed boundaries. The Caloosahatchee River 
Watershed has five subwatersheds: S4, East Caloosahatchee, West 
Caloosahatchee, Tidal, Coastal. 

The dataset has one field named "Type" that corresponds to the following 
values:0 = set for the boundaries comprising the Northern and Southern 
Everglades 1 = set for the overlap between the two areas, North and 
South2 = set for Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Plan 
(NEEPP)3 = set for watersheds4 = set for subwatersheds5 = set for 
drainage basins6 = set for the Lake Okeechobee (water body).

This feature class contains boundaries for the Northern Everglades, Southern
Everglades, and the protection plans for the Lake Okeechobee (LOPP),
Caloosahatchee River Watershed (CRWPP), and St. Lucie River Watershed
(SLRWPP).

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

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REFERENCES:
North/South Everglades and NEEPP Boundaries:
https://geo-sfwmd.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/northsouth-everglades-and-neepp-boundaries

Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program:
https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/northern-everglades

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This dataset was downloaded by the GeoPlan Center from the SFWMD Open Data Portal 
(https://geo-sfwmd.opendata.arcgis.com/) on 8/16/2018. When received the dataset was 
in the following projection: WGS84. The dataset was reprojected to FGDL Albers. 

The following table operations were performed: 
- Added the field DESCRIPT based on the following: 
  Where TYPE = 0-2, DESCRIPT based on BOUNDARY
  Where TYPE = 3, DESCRIPT based on WATERSHED
  Where TYPE = 4, DESCRIPT based on SUBWATERSH
  Where TYPE = 5, DESCRIPT based on DRAINAGEBA
  Where TYPE = 6, DESCRIPT = "LAKE OKEECHOBEE [WATERBODY]"
- Added the field FGDLAQDATE based on date downloaded from source.
- Deleted fields OBJECTID, SHAPE_AREA, and SHAPE_LENGTH
- Upcased all text in the attribute table.
- Data set was renamed NEEPP_BND_2014 from NEEPP_NORTH_SOUTH_EVERGLADES
Process Date: 20180816

Dataset copied. Process Date: 20180906
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

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South Florida Water Management District
SFWMD
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West Palm Beach, FL
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