Doering, P. H. and R. H. Chamberlain. (1997). Water
quality in the Caloosahatchee Estuary, San Carlos Bay and
Pine Island Sound, Florida. Draft. 23 pp. West Palm
Beach, FL: Ecosystem Restoration Dept., South Florida Water
Management District.
(The purpose of this report is to summarize water quality
conditions in the southern portion of the Charlotte Harbor
system, describing seasonal and spatial variation in water
quality and comparing water quality with other established
standards that are more generically applied. Concentrations
of nutrients and other water quality parameters were sampled
monthly at 17 stations in the Caloosahatchee Estuary-Pine Island
Sound region of the Charlotte Harbor system from November 1985
to May 1989. Several of these stations were revisited on a
monthly basis from November 1994 to December 1995.)
Jones, Ronald D. and Joseph N. Boyer. (2001). Integrated
surface water quality monitoring program for the south Florida
coastal waters: FY2000 cumulative report to the South Florida
Water Management District (C-10244), and Everglades National
Park. 55 pp. Miami, FL: Southeast Environmental Research
Center, Florida International University.
(Covers Cape Romano
to Pine Island Sound, providing site-specific information on
salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, total nitrogen
and total phosphorous, total organic nitrogen, total organic
carbon, alkaline phosphatase activity, chlorophyll a,
silicate, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, total phosphorous and
soluble reactive phosphate.)
McPherson, B. F. and T. H. O'Donnell. (1979). Quality
of surface water on Sanibel Island, Florida, 1976-77. 50
pp. Tallahassee, FL: U. S. Dept. of the Interior, U. S.
Geological Survey.
(The purpose of this investigation was to provide a broader base of information
than previously available on the water quality in the Sanibel River and ponds
and lakes in the interior of Sanibel Island. The investigation was conducted
in 1976-77 by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of
Sanibel and the Island Water Association. A specific objective of this report
was to determine the areal and seasonal extent of saltwater and sewage influences
in surface waters. The report includes an areal survey of macronutrients
and chloride concentrations in surface water in both the wet and dry seasons
in 1976. To obtain additional baseline information and to determine seasonal
changes in surface-water quality, four sites were selected for more frequent
and comprehensive sampling than that made in the wet and dry season areal
survey. The objective of sampling the four sites was to describe variability
within each of the two aquatic environments. These sites were selected to
be representative of two prevalent types of aquatic environment on the island:
ponds and the channelized Sanibel River.)
Missimer, Thomas M. and Associates. (1976). Preliminary
investigation of the effects of septic tank discharge on
the ground- and surface-water quality of Sanibel, Florida. 379
pp. Fort Myers, FL: Missimer.
Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan. (1999). Synthesis
of technical information. Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Program. Technical
Report No. 99-02. 2 vols. North Fort Myers, FL: Charlotte
Harbor National Estuary Program.
Vol. 1. Characterization of water quality, hydrologic alterations,
and fish and wildlife habitat
(This document comprises the characterization element of
the National Estuary Program process. It synthesizes available
information about the water quality, hydrologic alterations,
and fish and wildlife habitat in the Greater Charlotte Harbor
watershed. It covers the Caloosahatchee River, Charlotte Harbor,
Estero Bay, Lemon Bay, Myakka River, Peace River, Pine Island
Sound and Coastal Venice.)
