In an effort to identify actions to restore Bayou Chico and other associated waterbodies, representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, or FDEP, will host a community meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13, to discuss the Bayou Chico Basin Management Action Plan, or BMAP. The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Escambia County Central Office Complex, located at 3363 W. Park Pl. All residents and local stakeholders are invited and encouraged to attend.
In 2008, FDEP adopted water quality restoration targets to decrease fecal coliform bacteria in the six waterbody segments within the Bayou Chico watershed. The plan represents a collaborative effort between local, regional and state interests, and includes the following specific actions:
- Highly integrated local stakeholder communication and response to source identification protocols
- Wastewater infrastructure repairs and upgrades
- Sanitary sewer expansion projects; increased stormwater system maintenance management
- Septic tank regulation and ordinance
- Public education and outreach
- enhanced water quality monitoring programs.
For more information, contact Brent Wipf, Environmental Programs Manager for the Escambia County Water Quality & Land Management Division, at (850) 595-3445 or at [email protected].
