This layer contains all monitoring locations that have been processed through the Watershed Information Network (WIN) application. WIN is the DEP repository for reporting and managing environmental quality data from non-regulatory databases or data sources from a range of data providers across the State of Florida. WIN replaces Florida STORET as an active data repository. WIN data, together with Florida STORET data, are used for a range of purposes, including but not limited to Impaired Waters Rule assessments, development of Total Maximum Daily Loads, Basin Management Action Plans, Strategic Monitoring Plans, and criteria development, including Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC). Data providers to WIN and users of those data include federal, DEP and other state agencies, local agencies, academic institutions, volunteer organizations, private laboratories, and others. Monitoring locations must pass all WIN Minimum Data Quality Standards (MDQS), be individually visually verified by the organization that loaded the locations, and be associated to a NHD Reach Code, when required. Reach codes are required for all types of monitoring locations except for Oceans, Wetlands, Spring Boils, Spring Vents, and Ground Water types. Please reference the metadata for contact information.

*The data for this dataset is updated daily. The date(s) displayed in the details section on our Open Data Portal is based on the last date the metadata was updated and not the refresh date of the data itself.*This layer contains monitoring locations that have been processed through the Watershed Information Network (WIN) application and have been sampled at least once. WIN is the DEP repository for reporting and managing environmental quality data from non-regulatory databases or data sources from a range of data providers across the State of Florida. WIN replaces Florida STORET as an active data repository. WIN data, together with Florida STORET data, are used for a range of purposes, including but not limited to Impaired Waters Rule assessments, development of Total Maximum Daily Loads, Basin Management Action Plans, Strategic Monitoring Plans, and criteria development, including Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC). Data providers to WIN and users of those data include federal, DEP and other state agencies, local agencies, academic institutions, volunteer organizations, private laboratories, and others. Monitoring locations must pass all WIN Minimum Data Quality Standards (MDQS), be individually visually verified by the organization that loaded the locations, and be associated to a NHD Reach Code, when required. Reach codes are required for all types of monitoring locations except for Oceans, Wetlands, Spring Boils, Spring Vents, and Ground Water types.

Statewide coverage of sampling locations (stations) primarily from WIN, STORET, SBIO, USGS & Legacy STORET providing data for the IWR Run 65 database. All available historic data are included in the database, therefore some stations may not contain any data used in current assessments. A station can only be used for IWR assessment purposes if it represents ambient water quality of surface water and the station can be definitively tied to one of the ~6,700 water bodies which we assess. A station will not be included in this coverage if it samples wastewater effluent, groundwater, is a rain gauge, etc.

This is a statewide polygon layer identifying the Waterbody Identification Units (WBIDs) on the Strategic Monitoring Plan that the department has scheduled to be monitored to determine whether waterbodies and waterbody segments are attaining the minimum criteria for surface waters established in the Surface Water Quality Standards (Chapter 62-302, F.A.C.) and the Identification of Impaired Surface Waters (Chapter 62-303, F.A.C.). The WBIDs or assessment units are drainage basins, lakes, lake drainage areas, springs, rivers and streams, segments of rivers and streams, coastal, bay and estuarine waters in Florida. Monitoring efforts have been prioritized in specific basins to allow there to be a focus on collecting data where there may be shortfalls, and to combine with critical ongoing sampling needed for assessment. Following data collection, sample results are uploaded to Watershed Information Network (WIN) or the state biological database (SBIO). Waterbodies assessed as impaired are placed on the Verified List of Impaired Waters and are prioritized for a TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) to be developed to determine the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and attain water quality standards. For more information or questions regarding waterbodies identified on the Strategic Monitoring Plan, please contact Jessica Mosytn (Jessica.Mostyn@FloridaDEP.gov or (850) 245-8441).

Crediting Locations have been created for data entry in Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Statewide Annual Report (STAR) via the Restoration Projects Data Portal (RPDP). The map is only intended for this purpose. This map should not be used for assessment purposes or for any other DEP department or division such as for permit or grant applications. Some boundaries in this map may be adjusted for the purposes of aligning with watershed models or consistency in tracking for a specific BMAP. This layer has been edited in September 2022 to include the field "PROJECT" for use in the WIN BMAP stations filter search function. All precautions of use should be applied in both applications.