Identifying Potential Pollutants
and Improving Water Quality

Applied Sciences provided professional services in support of the Squirrel Prairie Watershed Management Program. Services provided included a Flood Protection Level of Service analysis for roadways and structures, performing a Surface Water Resource Assessment to identify water quality trends and potential pollutant sources, and conducting a Best Management Practices (BMP) alternatives analysis to identify opportunities to reduce flooding and/or improve water quality conditions. This analysis is being performed jointly for SWFWMD and Hernando County (County), with the district acting as the lead agency.

LOCATION: Hernando County, Florida
AREA: Squirrel Prairie Watershed
DATE: 2018
SIZE: 31 Square Miles
CLIENT: SWFWMD
ROLE: GIS Analysis, Modeling, Civil Engineering, Water Resources Planning
COLLABORATORS: Hernando County
FEATURES: GIS Analysis, Flood Damage Estimates, Water Quality Assessment, BMP Alternatives