Environmental Protection Department

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AIR
 
Top 10 things you can do to prevent Global Warming (.pdf, 315 kB)
50 Ways to Leave Your Car (.pdf, 39 kB)
2007 Air Pollution Solutions Calendar
Air Quality Index (.pdf, 359 kB)
Arnie's Adventures - Activity Book (.pdf, 614 kB)
Asbestos Code Revisions Brochure (.pdf)
Car Care and Cleaner Air (.pdf, 251 kB)
Do Your Share for Cleaner Air - Coloring Book (.pdf, 384 kB)
Exhausted? Report Smoking Vehicles (.pdf, 172 kB)
A Guide to Clean Fuels and Fuel Economy (.pdf)
   Una Guía para Combustibles Limpios y Ahorro de Combustible (Spanish) (.pdf)
   Yon Gid sou Zafè Gaz Pwòp ak Ekonomi Gaz (Creole) (.pdf)


Media Packages
   Ozone (.pdf, 514 kB)
   Particular Matter (PM) (.pdf, 468 kB)

Ozone Awareness (.pdf, 590 kB)

Smoke: What You Should Do If You Encounter Smoke on Florida's Highways (.pdf, 561 kB)
Smoke: How Smoke From Fires Can Affect Your Health (pdf, 446 kB)
Sooty Mold (.pdf)
Surface Coating and Refinishing Self Inspection Handbook (English) (.pdf, 6.12 MB)
Surface Coating and Refinishing Self Inspection Handbook (Espanol) (.pdf, 2.46 MB)

Urban Congestion and Air Pollution (.pdf, 112 kB)

ENVIRONMENTAL ATLAS

BENCHMARKS

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

BROWARD ACADEMY

DO'S & DON'TS

Do's & Don'ts (.pdf, 61 kB)

MARINE RESOURCES

Artificial Reefs and Their Locations (.pdf, 494 kB)
Mooring Buoy Location & Usage (.pdf, 319 kB)
SS Copenhagen -- Underwater Archaeological Preserve (.pdf, 147 kB)

Sea Turtle Conservation Program 2003 Report (Technical Report 03-08)   
(.pdf, Entire document - 121 pages, 17,429 KB)
- - Cover, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Acknowledgements – (7 pgs, pdf, 61 KB)
- - Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results – (32 pages,.pdf, 1,16 MB)
- - Discussion, References – (8 pages, 54 KB – pdf)
- - Appendices 1-4 – (12 pages, 2.17 MB – pdf)
- - Appendix 5 – (25 pages, 149 KB – pdf)
- - Appendix 6 – (37 pages, 4.73 MB – pdf)

Sea Turtle Conservation Program 2001 Report (Technical Report 01-11) (.pdf) (48 pages, 2.21 MB)
Sea Turtle Conservation Program 2000 Report (Technical Report 01-02)( .pdf) (46 pages, 1.86 MB)
The Socioeconomic Study of Reef Resources in Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys (Technical Report 01-10) (Final Project Report) -- (.pdf) (348 pages, 10 MB)
Artificial Reef Research in Broward County 1993-2000 (Technical Report 01-05)-- (.pdf)
(17 pages, 756 KB)
Fish Census of Artificial Reefs in Broward County (Yr 1 Report) -- (.pdf) (28 pages, 940 KB)

POLLUTION PREVENTION

TECHNICAL BULLETINS

TREES

Mangrove Trimming (.pdf, 177 kB)
Palm Tree Care (.pdf, 93 kB)
Proper Tree Care (.pdf, 85 kB)
Proper Tree Pruning (.pdf, 112 kB)

WATER/WASTEWATER

Assessing the Effects of Hydrating Snake Warrior's Island Natural Area with Urban Storm Water (.pdf 26mb and 106 pages)
Assessing the Effects of Hydrating Snake Warrior's Island Natural Area with Urban Storm Water Appendices 1- 4 (.pdf  324kb)
Common Causes of Fish Kills (.pdf, 67 kB)
Do A Number on Cleaning Up the New River (.pdf, 54 kB)
What You Should Know About the New River (.pdf, 46 kB)
Where Should the Water Go? (.pdf, 81 kB)
You and Your Septic Tank (.pdf, 208 kB)
Water Quality In Your Community (1972-1997): A Resident's Guide to Canal Water Quality
in Broward County
(.pdf, 235 kB)
Technical Report DPEP 03-07 North Fork New River Operational Flow (OPFLOW) 2002 Study (.pdf) (83 pages, 7.37 MB)
Technical Report Series TR: 05-01 Metals in Fish From the North Fork of the New River (pdf) (50 pages, 3,183 KB)
The Occurrence of Metals in Broward County Waterways (.pdf) (27 pages, 256 KB)
An Investigation of Water Quality Complaints in the Kingfisher Canal, Deerfield Beach, FL
(.pdf) (21 pages, 416 KB)
Precipitation in Broward County (.pdf) (8 pages, 148 KB)
Summary of Bacteriological Testing in the Las Olas Isles (.pdf) (41 pages, 131 KB)
Implementation of a Chemical Method for Differentiating Human and Animal Fecal impacts in Surface Waters and Sediments (.pdf) (34 pages, 1,181 KB)
Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground Water Northeastern Pompano Beach, Florida (.pdf) (7 pages, 132 KB)
A Survey of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Port Everglades Surface Waters (.pdf) (15 pages, 101 KB)
A Survey of the Occurrence and Distribution of Volatile Organic Compounds in Broward County Surface Waters (.pdf) (32 pages, 2,546 KB)
A Second Survey of the Occurrence and Distribution of Volatile Organic Compounds in Broward County Surface Waters (.pdf) (35 pages, 2,713 KB)
New River Restoration Plan 1994 (.pdf) (26 pages, 53 KB)
New River Restoration Plan Update; Activities & Accomplishments from 1991-2000. (.pdf) (56 pages, 568 KB)
Summary of Bacteriological Testing in the Las Olas Isles, August 1994 throught August 1995 (.pdf) (28 pages, 597 KB)
Long and Short-Term Water Quality Changes at Site #15, New River at Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (.pdf) (27 pages, 274 KB)
Medications - How to Dispose of Unwanted Medications Properly (.pdf, 154 kB)
Hillsboro Pines Groundwater Quality Study - October 2002 -- (.pdf, 2.04 MB)

 

TR-01-03 Broward County, Florida Historical Water Quality Atlas 1972-1997

Since this is a very large document (480 pages), it has been broken down in to four segments.

  • Part One - Cover, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Executive Summary, Introduction and Methodology sections (.pdf, 1.13 MB)
  • Part Two - Freshwater Canals (.pdf, 2.77 MB)
  • Part Three - Estuarine (.pdf, 2.05 MB)
  • Part Four - Appendices, Abstract, Back Cover (.pdf, 91 kB)

Broward County, Florida Water Atlas: Freshwater Canals 1998-2003 (.pdf, 6.11MB)

 

 

Water and Sediment Quality of the Lakes at Vista View Park -- (.pdf, 1.75 MB)

WETLANDS

Wetlands Resources (.pdf, 104 kB)