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Publications

Listed below are the various publications provided by the environmental regulatory agencies under the Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department.

Air

Air Quality Index English/Spanish (PDF)
Arnie's Adventures - Activity Book (PDF)
Car Care and Cleaner Air (PDF) Do Your Share for Cleaner Air - Coloring Book (PDF)
Exhausted? Report Smoking Vehicles (PDF)
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)
How You Can Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Idle Reduction Educational Kit (PDF)

Media Packages

Ozone (PDF)
Particulate Matter (PM) (PDF)
Ozone Awareness (PDF)
Ozone and Your Patients' Health by the EPA
Smoke: What You Should Do If You Encounter Smoke on Florida's Highways (PDF)
Smoke: How Smoke From Fires Can Affect Your Health (PDF)

Environmental Atlas

Water Quality in Your Community
Historical Maps of Environmental Interest

Benchmarks

2016 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2014 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2012 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2010 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2009 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2008 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2007 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2006 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2005 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2004 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2003 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2002 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2001 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
2000 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)
1999 Environmental Benchmarks Program (PDF)

Best Management Practices

Automobile and other Salvage Facilities (PDF)
Dry Cleaners Operating In Broward County (PDF)
Florida Stormwater, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector's Manual (PDF)
Guidance for the Management and Disposal of CCA-Treated Wood (PDF)
Lithographic Printers (PDF)
Marine Facilities (PDF)
Metal Finishing Facilities (PDF)
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Facilities (PDF)
Paint & Body Shops Antifreeze
Removing Mercury from Florida’s Auto-Salvage Yards
Auto Repair Florida Environmental Compliance Assistance
Lead Management at Florida Shooting Ranges
Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Manufacturers
RCRA 101 Compliance Assistance
Managing Spent Fluorescent and High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
Recommended Management Practices for the Removal of Hazardous Materials from Buildings Prior to Demolition (PDF)
Hazardous Waste Curriculum for Aviation Maintenance (PDF)
Hazardous Waste Guide to Pharmacies (PDF)
Used Oil Management (PDF)
What You Should Know When Operating a Lawn Maintenance Business in Broward County (PDF)

What You Can Do

What You Can Do (PDF)

Marine Resources

Artificial Reefs and Their Locations (PDF)
Mooring Buoy Location & Usage (PDF)
SS Copenhagen - Underwater Archaeological Preserve (PDF)
The Socioeconomic Study of Reef Resources in Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys (Technical Report 01-10 - Final Project Report - PDF - 348 pages)
Artificial Reef Research in Broward County 1993-2000 (Technical Report 01-05 - PDF - 17 pages)
Fish Census of Artificial Reefs in Broward County (Year 1 Report - PDF - 28 pages)

Pollution Prevention

Common Sense Pest Control Booklet (PDF)
Home Brewed Pest Control (PDF)
Medications - How to Dispose of Unwanted Medications Properly (PDF)
Wellfield Protection (PDF) Storage Tank Inspection Guide/Booklet (PDF - 40 pages)
Storage Tank Inspection Guide/Booklet Spanish Version (PDF - 40 pages)
Source Water Assessment and Protection Program Comprehensive Final Report (30 pages)
Prevent Pollution with Less Toxic Alternatives to Common Household Products (PDF)
Remediation Times Newsletter
Hazardous Material & Storage Tank Licensing in Broward County

Technical Bulletins

Automobile & Other Salvage Facilities (PDF)
Lithographic Printers (PDF)
Marine Facilities (PDF)
Recycled Use Oil (PDF)
Understanding the EPAs new Toxicity Characteristic Rule (PDF)
Quarterly Inventory Report on Contaminated Locations in Broward County, Florida (PDF)

Trees

Mangrove Trimming (PDF)
Palm Tree Care (PDF)
Proper Tree Care (PDF)
Proper Tree Pruning (PDF)

Water/Wastewater

Assessing the Effects of Hydrating Snake Warrior's Island Natural Area with Urban Storm Water (PDF - 106 pages)
Assessing the Effects of Hydrating Snake Warrior's Island Natural Area with Urban Storm Water Appendices 1- 4 (PDF)
Common Causes of Fish Kills (PDF)
Where Should the Water Go? (PDF)
You and Your Septic Tank (PDF)
Water Quality In Your Community (1972-1997): A Resident's Guide to Canal Water Quality in Broward County (PDF)
Technical Report DPEP 03-07 North Fork New River Operational Flow (OPFLOW) 2002 Study (PDF - 83 pages)
Technical Report Series TR: 05-01 Metals in Fish From the North Fork of the New River (PDF - 50 pages)
The Occurrence of Metals in Broward County Waterways (PDF - 27 pages)
An Investigation of Water Quality Complaints in the Kingfisher Canal, Deerfield Beach, FL (PDF - 21 pages)
Precipitation in Broward County (PDF - 8 pages)
Summary of Bacteriological Testing in the Las Olas Isles (PDF - 41 pages)
Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground Water Northeastern Pompano Beach, Florida (PDF - 7 pages)
A Survey of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Port Everglades Surface Waters (PDF - 15 pages)
A Survey of the Occurrence and Distribution of Volatile Organic Compounds in Broward County Surface Waters (PDF - 32 pages)
A Second Survey of the Occurrence and Distribution of Volatile Organic Compounds in Broward County Surface Waters (PDF - 35 pages)
Summary of Bacteriological Testing in the Las Olas Isles, August 1994 through August 1995 (PDF - 28 pages)
Long and Short-Term Water Quality Changes at Site #15, New River at Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (PDF - 27 pages)
Medications - How to Dispose of Unwanted Medications Properly (PDF)
Hillsboro Pines Groundwater Quality Study - October 2002 (PDF)
TR-01-03 Broward County, Florida Historical Water Quality Atlas 1972-1997
Broward County, Florida Water Atlas: Freshwater Canals 1998-2003 (PDF)
Water and Sediment Quality of the Lakes at Vista View Park (PDF)

Broward County Water Quality Index Map

Part One - Cover, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Executive Summary, Introduction and Methodology sections (PDF)
Part Two - Freshwater Canals (PDF)
Part Three - Estuarine (PDF)
Part Four - Appendices, Abstract, Back Cover (PDF)

Wetlands

Wetlands Resources (PDF)